Dr Vedanta Suvarna

Vinny (she/her) is a Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in treating anxiety and OCD in neurodivergent young people. She completed her PhD in the field of Autism, with a focus on children and their parents, and the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions. She has also completed the advanced teacher training course: MYmind, a mindfulness based intervention for neurodivergent children and their parents, and has undertaken additional training in the treatment of OCD. Her broader interests include race-related mental wellbeing, perfectionism, stress, perinatal mental health and exploring attachment-based challenges across the lifespan and the ways early experiences shape identity, relationships, and emotional wellbeing.

She has worked across a range of mental health presentations across all ages and in diverse settings, including the Griffith University Health Clinic and Queensland Health Crisis Stabilisation Unit, Inpatient Adult Mental Health, Child Development Service, and private practice. 

Vinny uses an individualised and integrative approach to support clients with their needs, using a range of evidence-based treatments including Cognitive-Behavioural therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment based therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based interventions, Emotion-Focused therapy (EFT), and parenting skills. 

She is passionate about providing a warm, culturally safe, and non-judgmental space, to help clients overcome challenges, build resilience and reach their individual goals so that they may live more meaningful lives.