Hi, I’m Dr Paula.

I live on Bundjalung land (Byron Bay, Northern NSW) with my two children.

I’m a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy at The Health Lodge, Byron Bay, with over two decades of experience in mental health care and trauma.

I work with clients navigating trauma, parenting, anxiety, health burnout, and periods of deep transition, healing and renewal — often all at once.

Academic Background

  • PhD in School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW

  • MA and Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology

  • Certified in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (CPAT)

Therapeutic Approach

  • Polyvagal Therapy

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)

  • Somatic trauma therapies

  • Meditation and mindfulness facilitation

  • Internal Family Systems

  • CBT & ACT

  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy