Ms Maria Mmolatau
Ms Maria Mmolatau
Clinical Psychologist
BA (Psych), M Psych (Clinical)
Maria is a compassionate and dedicated clinical psychologist who works with adults and adolescents. She offers an empathic and motivational approach in collaborating with clients to improve their wellbeing. She helps clients to utilise their own unique strength while learning new skills to improve their satisfaction, resilience and overall quality of life.
She has over 10 yrs work experience, working across hospital settings, community health service and in private practice. She has experience working with clients presenting with depression, bipolar, anxiety, stress, anger, emotional dysregulation and trauma. Maria also has special interest in women’s health, chronic pain, addiction and adjusting/coping with health issues.
“We will collaborate to help you find and utilise your strengths to improve your quality of life.”
Get to know Maria
Maria maintains her balance through exercises, she loves running & cycling with a good pumped up music, she plans to complete a full marathon in near future. She is passionate about travelling, exploring old buildings, and meeting people from different cultures. When at home she loves cooking for her family & friends, trying different recipes, reading a good book and bingeing on Netflix.
Maria offers various evidence based treatment approaches tailored to each individual client, these include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness based interventions. Maria is also a certified EMDR practitioner.
Maria completed her Bachelor degree in Psychology at University of Newcastle and a Masters of Clinical Psychology at Bond University. She is fully registered as a Clinical Psychologist with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency), is a member of the Australian Psychological Society- College of Clinical Psychologist. She is also a member of EMDR Association of Australia. She is eligible to provide specialist psychological services under Medicare.
Availability
Maria is available on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays (Zoom Only) including After Hours and Online Sessions.