Meet Our Team
Currently new patients can book in with Liz, Zera, and Joanne below providing your referral is approved first!
To meet privacy standards and Medicare auditing requirements, secure IT platforms are used by Emerge Psychology™ and its members enjoy access to clinical advice, support, and peer networking to support their work in Telehealth.
All Allied Health Clinicians at
Emerge Psychology™ are:
Medicare Providers
Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or AASW
Actively engaged in CPD and peer review to support their delivery of Telehealth
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Katrina Hall
Accredited MH Social Worker
Joanne Richardson
Accredited MH Social Worker
Zera Walpole
Accredited MH Social Worker
Elizabeth Ford
Psychologist
Nicole Hayes
Clinical Psychologist
Eirini Lammi
Psychologist
Stephanie Cooper
Psychologist
Merril Winney
Clinical Psychologist
Michelle Wharton
Clinical and Forensic Psychologist
Angela Curtis
Psychologist
Dr Brahmesh Goyal
Consultant Psychiatrist
Crystal Kennedy
Clinical Psychologist
Shahim Ahmad
Psychologist
Susan Athaide
Clinical Psychologist and Advisor
Tracy Spencer-Lloyd
Psychologist
Important Information:
Referral Information for GPs
A note to GPs: All referrals received are examined for suitability for Telehealth and suitability for our service on a case-by-case basis. This may take some time and patients must be adequately supported across this transition time. Indeed, due to the limitations of Telehealth, patients do require local support, and ascertaining that adequate local supports and safety plans exist, is part of our intake assessment process. GPs must indicate upon referral, whether the patient is going to book in themselves, or whether GPs would like us to contact the patient to arrange an appointment. We will advise referring GPs if we require further information to complete our intake assessment and will reply to the referrer in the event that we are not able to accept your referral.
New Policy
Our psychologists at Emerge Psychology™ all work independently in their own thriving private practice locations around Australia. The precious resources of their skills must be best-utilised, therefore, we regret to advise that a $50 cancellation fee will apply to cancellations with less than 24 hour’s notice, in the unlikely event that we are unable to re-fill the appointment.
Clinical Advisor
Dr Melissa Lethbridge, Clinical Psychologist is the is the Clinical Advisor of Emerge Psychology™. With over 10 years of experience, Melissa’s professional background involves working across a range of public mental health settings including child and youth mental health, a Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (CATT), emergency department mental health, psychiatric triage, and as a senior clinical psychologist in a suicide prevention service. Alongside her work in public mental health, she also operated her own private psychology practice in Melbourne for many years before joining Emerge Psychology.
Melissa started her journey at Emerge Psychology by providing psychological telehealth sessions to people living in rural and remote areas in Australia. Most recently, she has joined the operations team in the role as an advisor. She provides advice on the processes and systems at Emerge Psychology to help strengthen the ongoing growth and development of telehealth services.
Operations Manager
Mark is the Operations Manager of Emerge Psychology™. Mark is a member of MFAA and has many years of experience in Customer Service.
Before your session please be aware of the following
By using this resource and attending sessions through Emerge Psychology™, you are agreeing to the provisions of this Disclaimer and the Consent Agreement – must be read and agreed to before the first session
Please ensure you have read the following prior to your initial session and advise your consultant psychologist of any questions:
Consent Agreement – must be read and agreed to before your first session
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