About Kathleen

Dr Kathleen McLaren has a Bachelors, Honours and Masters degree in Psychology from Macquarie University, and a PhD in Medicine from Sydney University.
Kathleen has a warm, understanding, empathetic approach and believes that being heard and acknowledged is key to the therapeutic process. She believes that the client is the expert in their own life and works with them in a collaborative way to achieve their goals.
Kathleen is experienced in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Schema Therapy, and tailors her approach to suit the client’s needs. She is experienced in a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, bipolar, grief, eating disorders, OCD, and PTSD. She has a special interest in anxiety, OCD, Borderline Personality Disorder and helping couples experiencing relationship difficulties.