Meet the Team
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Annie Sloss, Art therapist/ trauma therapist/ supervisor/educator
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Annie has over 25 years of experience as a therapist in adult and adolescent psychiatry, addiction treatment, and trauma therapy. She provides individual therapy for adults, as well as clinical supervision and training for individuals and groups.
Annie holds a Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Havening Techniques®. She has also undertaken extensive study in Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Her work is informed by the latest developments in neuroscience and by the compassionate, innovative approaches of trauma specialists Janina Fisher and Pat Ogden.
Annie's approach is grounded in the belief that people are the experts in their own lives and that, given the right conditions, the brain is capable of healing, growth, and lasting change.
Kristan Baker, family therapist
Kristan works across the lifespan with individuals, couples and families. With 24 years experience as a mental health occupational therapist, a psychotherapist and a couple/family therapist, he is well versed in a variety of models to help you. He has a particular interest in child & youth mental health, couple & family relationships, and trauma. He provides people with insights, skills and practices to enable resilient mental health, satisfying relationships, and trauma-informed living.
kristanbaker.com.au
Negin SADEGHIA, Psychologist and Art Therapist
Negin is a psychologist and art therapist, with over 10 years of clinical experience. She has worked with adults, young people, and couples in a variety of public and private health settings including community health, inpatient programs, and relationship support services such as Relationships Australia and SHIPS.
Negin is passionate about exploring how traumatic experiences and attachment patterns impact on our mental health, sense of well-being and life decisions. She has a strong interest in mind-body- spirit connection and integrating cognitive, emotional, somatic, and creative techniques to facilitate healing and growth. She sees herself as a warm and empathic guide here to assist you in reaching your goals. Her approach is person-centred, trauma-informed, strength-based, and culturally sensitive. She has experience working with trauma-related concerns, depression, anxiety issues, family violence, disordered eating, grief & loss, relationship and parenting concerns, pregnancy, cross- cultural & adjustment challenges and creative blocks. She also has a strong interest and experience in facilitating art therapy groups with adults and young people.
Her therapeutic work is informed by the following approaches: Internal Family Systems Model, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy /AT, Schema Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy. She offers counselling in English and Farsi.
BELouise Fin Counsellor
Bel Fin is a psychotherapist and counsellor who works with adults, young people, parents, and helping professionals. She has a particular interest in relationships, life transitions, perinatal mental health, trauma, and family patterns.
Bel holds a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy and has undertaken extensive training in attachment-based therapy, somatic approaches, trauma therapy, family systems, parts work, perinatal therapies, and the Gottman Method.
Her approach is relational, practical, and grounded in evidence-based psychotherapy. Drawing on neuroscience, attachment theory, and experiential therapies, Bel helps people understand themselves more deeply, navigate challenges, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Bel's work is underpinned by the belief that growth and healing occur through self-understanding, connection, and the capacity to develop new ways of relating to ourselves and others.
Belfin@gmail.com