Meet the Psychology Team

Lydia Meem

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST BA(Psych)Hons, MPsych(Clin), MAPS, CClin

Lydia is a neurodivergent clinical psychologist is passionate about neurodiversity affirming practice, particularly autism assessment and strategies. She loves to help Autistic people to find joy, connection, work and study opportunities through their passions. She has been working with Autistic clients since 1998, and began running autism workshops for teachers and professionals in 2009.  After seeing Autistic children, adolescents, adults, couples and families through Autism Understanding since 2012, Lydia is now leading our neurodivergent team, and providing clinical supervision and training for psychologists and health professionals around autism and neurodiversity affirming practice. She developed the Supporting Autistic Students online course for teachers, and the Neurodiversity Affirming Clinician online membership hub to help clinicians consider how they can ensure that their practice is neurodiversity affirming.  She presents at conferences and offers customised training for schools, allied health services and disability organisations.

Dr Erin Robinson
PSYCHOLOGIST Ph.D., B.Psych (Hons 1), MPsych(Clin)

Erin has a passion for supporting neurodivergent children and adults in living a life that aligns with their values and strengths. She enjoys using creativity and flexibility within sessions to best meet the clients needs. Erin has experience working across academic sectors, both as a psychologist and an academic, and is a passionate advocate to ensure clients have access to appropriate supports and are encouraged to meet their full potential. Erin has a strong research background related to parent-child interactions and the importance of play in child development and attachment.

Erin is currently offering autism, cognitive, attention and adaptive assessments as well as counselling and autism strategies consultations.

Kristie Hart 
PSYCHOLOGIST B.Psych (Hons ), MProfPsych

Kristie is passionate about supporting clients to understand themselves and to be able to live the life they would like to lead. She enjoys working collaboratively with her clients to set goals and work towards them in effective and helpful ways. Kristie is compassionate and flexible in her therapy style, holding space and providing person-centred support which focuses on the strengths of the client and the value of the therapeutic relationship.

 Kristie is a Registered Psychologist who has been supporting neurodivergent and neurotypical clients since 2020. She has experience in the out of home care and trauma spaces and is interested in further understanding autistic brain styles and providing tailored autism strategies to her clients.

Kristie is currently offering autism, cognitive, attention and adaptive assessments as well as counselling and autism strategies consultations.

Sam Harvey
PSYCHOLOGIST B.Psych (Hons ), MProfPsych

Sam is a neurodivergent psychologist who loves to work with children, adolescents and families using a neurodiversity affirming lens. She is experienced in assessment and strategies sessions around autism, ADHD, intellectual disability, anxiety, trauma, and demand avoidance presentations.
She enjoys working collaboratively with her clients, their parents, teachers and health professionals to implement supports and accommodations to build confidence and reduce overwhelm.

Sam is currently offering autism, attention, cognitive and adaptive assessments for children and adolescents, counselling for adolescents, and parent strategies consultations.

Jaci Richards
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST BPsych(Hons), MClinNeurodpsych

Jaci is an AuDHDer who is passionate about getting to know her clients as individuals, and tailoring strategies to fit their passions, social communication style, sensory preferences and routines. She works from a neurodiversity affirming, strengths-based approach, and loves to stay up-to-date with the latest resources and strategies developed by neurodivergent clinicians.

Jaci has extensive experience providing assessments and strategies for adults with a variety of neurotypes, has been a registered psychologist from 2010, and has worked in both public health (neuropsychiatry, neurology and gerontology) and private practice settings.

Jaci is currently offering adult autism, attention, cognitive and adaptive assessments as well as counselling and strategies consultations for Autistic adults, ADHDers and AuDHDers.