Mindarie Mind and Body

Monica Howard has been practicing psychology for 29 years. She and Chris are the founders of Mindarie Mind & Body established in 2008. Some of the areas of her work in psychology have been depression, anxiety, Post Natal Depression, parenting issues, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, phobias, grief,workers compensation, bipolar disorder, relationship issues, OCD and prevention work. Monica is trained in various methods of clinical psychology practice such as cognitive mindfulness methods, schema therapy, Emotion Freedom Technique, hypnotherapy, solution focused therapy and other modalities as appropriate. Monica takes much care and enjoys working with people from all backgrounds with a unique approach tailored to the individual, to assist them to work towards their goal in therapy. Monica works with adults, teenagers and children.

Dr. Chris Howard (D.Psych) provides clinical psychology to children, teens and adults. Chris helps in areas such anxiety, mood difficulties and depression, stress, adjustment difficulties and grief and trauma. In addition he assists children and families with behavioural difficulties, utilising positive parenting and attachment strategies. Chris is careful to consider health, diet, lifestyle and development through the lifespan when developing a comprehensive therapeutic plan. Chris also has a special interest in sports performance and positive psychology. Chris applies strategies such as mindfulness-based cognitive behaviour therapy and schema therapy. Chris has a reputation for both kindness and straight-talking to bring about positive change.