Our Team

Dr Amanda Ch'ng

Principal Clinical Psychologist

PhD (UWA), postgraduate clinical psychology training

Amanda is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked for many years in the public health system and private practice in WA providing mental health care to adults and adolescents. She has assisted people experiencing depression, anxiety, acute and post traumatic stress, grief, loss and who are struggling to adjust to illness or major life transitions. She has worked extensively with people adjusting to traumatic accidents, cancer, rheumatological conditions, illness, amputation and other disability. Amanda also has an interest in psychological approaches to the management of chronic pain, as an adjunct to medical treatment.

Amanda completed both a PhD and postgraduate training in clinical psychology at the University of Western Australia. Her PhD, in the area of adjustment to illness/health problems, entailed a series of research projects with patients who had experienced stroke, identifying psychological processes that assist with adjustment. Ways of coping that might improve psychological wellbeing, or reduce depression and anxiety, following a major health event were identified.

Amanda draws on her experience with a range of treatment techniques, providing evidence based treatments that are customised to the needs of each individual. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Humanistic Existential approaches are employed to assist clients.

Amanda is an AHPRA Psychology board approved supervisor for Psychologists and Clinical Psychologists in training. She has academic teaching experience, and has provided clinical supervision at a number of universities. Amanda also has developed and delivered many training workshops for organisations looking to provide staff training.

Jarred Munro

Director and Principal Clinical Psychologist

15 years in WA Health neurology rehabilitation

Jarred Munro is a Director and Principal Clinical Psychologist at Solutions Health Psychology Group in Subiaco. Jarred has a special interest in the psychological treatment of Acquired Brain Injury and Neurological Conditions and Functional Neurological Disorders (Movement Disorders, PNES and Post Concussion Syndrome). Jarred developed his interest from working across 15 years in Neurology (and other) Rehabilitation units in W.A. Health.

Jarred has broad experience in the multidisciplinary delivery of rehabilitation to people adjusting to brain injury, neurological conditions, and complex health conditions. He has worked at Shenton Park Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital SRS, Gairdner Rehab Unit, Rehab in the Home, State Head Injury Unit and Bentley Rehabilitation. Jarred has guest lectured on the Masters of Neurological Rehabilitation for Physiotherapy at UWA and worked for TRACS WA to develop goal setting and motivational interviewing programs in rehabilitation.

Jarred is passionate about helping people to overcome their struggle with adjusting to disability and complex health problems and blends his relaxed style with evidenced based techniques such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness.

Stuart Andrews

Director

15+ years in WA public sector and private practice

Stuart is a Director at Solutions Health Psychology Group in Subiaco. He has over 15 years of experience working with adolescents, adults, and couples in WA's public sector and in private practice. He has worked extensively in the treatment of acute and post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse issues. Helping people adjust to, and cope with, acute and chronic medical conditions and to manage grief and loss are further areas of interest. He also has a deep appreciation, both personally and professionally, of helping people overcome the psychological difficulties associated with communication disorders including stuttering and tics.

Stuart has developed his interests from his work in acute, inpatient and outpatient medical and mental health hospitals across WA's Health Sector, including the WA State Adult Burns Unit, Fiona Stanley and Royal Perth Hospital's Consultation and Liaison Psychiatry and Inpatient and Community Mental Health Teams, and Next Step Drug and Alcohol Services.

Stuart strongly believes the core of meaningful therapy is the ability of therapists to relate to their clients, offering genuine interest in their lives with a focus on developing a collaborative non-judgemental therapeutic relationship so that his clients can make desired meaningful changes in their lives. He is trained in a range of evidence-based treatments including Trauma-Focused therapies, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, Couples Interventions, Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT), Acceptance and Mindfulness based treatments and employs these interventions collaboratively with his clients to help facilitate change.

Stuart is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. He is an AHPRA Psychology board approved supervisor and offers clinical supervision. Stuart currently is also employed as the Senior Clinical Psychologist with the WA State Adult Burns Unit, where he provides leadership in the psychological care and treatment of inpatients and outpatients.

Tiana Hankins

Clinical Psychologist

AHPRA endorsed Clinical Psychology, Board Approved Supervisor

Tiana is a considered, passionate, and empathic professional who works with clients on their own goals, at their own pace. She can see self and GP-referred individuals, and medicolegal clients. Tiana works compassionately and collaboratively with adult clients, utilising evidence-based intervention strategies and a bio-psycho-social model of clinical practice.

Having worked in both the public and private sectors for 15 years, Tiana has experience effecting behavioural change with diverse client populations experiencing entrenched psychological patterns, assisting people to make changes within their lives to improve their psychological wellbeing, mental health and relationship patterns. Tiana has experience working with a variety of presenting concerns, with special areas of interest in anxiety; pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder; trauma; grief, loss and adjustment; coping and resilience; health issues and carer support in chronic illness.

Tiana's therapeutic approaches often include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with an emphasis on trauma-informed interventions.

Tiana is fully registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), with endorsement in the area of Clinical Psychology, and a Board Approved Supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia.

Elizabeth

Clinical Psychologist

Postgraduate training UWA (2010), AHPRA endorsed Clinical Psychology

Elizabeth is a clinical psychologist with 10 years of experience in adult mental health. She completed her postgraduate training at the University of Western Australia in 2010. Elizabeth completed doctorate research in psychological treatment for weight management and depression in type two diabetes.

Her interests and experience are in chronic health issues, especially cancer care and adult and older adult psychiatry.

Elizabeth uses a range of therapy types including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to assess and treat mental health disorders and aims to improve clients wellbeing, and enhance a sense of purpose and meaning in life, within the clients current life context.

Elizabeth is registered to practice with AHPRA, endorsed to practice in the area of Clinical Psychology and is a member of the Association for the Contextual Behavioural Sciences.