Kate is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist with experience working across the lifespan, with particular skills and experience working with children and adolescents.  Having worked for many years in schools, she has skills supporting children and families within the school system. Kate’s previous experiences have focused on psychoeducational assessments for learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders (including Autism, ADHD etc).

Kate has worked in both mainstream and special schools, as well as working and supporting gifted students.   Having supported schools with Critical Incidents as a member of the regional Critical Incident Team, she has an extensive understanding of the public education system, disability programs and broader government policy issues, following her work as a Professional Practice Leader (PPL) for the Department of Education. 

Kate has been a supervisor of provisional psychologists since 2008 and provides supervision for professionals working in the field.