Kishani is an Australian trained, Registered Psychologist with over 26 years of counselling experience and 16 years of experience working as a Registered Psychologist. She has a warm, compassionate approach, and due to her own diverse cultural background (having lived in Asia, Africa, England and Australia), she brings a deep understanding of the cross-cultural issues that some of her clients may face.
Kishani works with clients presenting with depression, anxiety, Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), sexual abuse, grief, loss, parenting and perinatal depression.
She has a particular interest in working with survivors of trauma, including victims of war, domestic violence, and narcissistic abuse, with the aim of helping them to rebuild their lives.
Kishani also provides high performance coaching to facilitate career development. She is experienced in working with first responders such as fire fighters and ambulance workers.
Her clinical work, draws upon the latest evidenced-based treatments including Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and trauma-informed practices.
During her extensive career, Kishani has worked in a range of roles: as a Senior Psychologist, Board Approved Clinical Supervisor (supervising provisionally registered psychologists), Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Thesis Supervisor, and Human Resource professional. Some of her research interests include inattention, mindfulness, perinatal depression and psychometric assessments. Her research has been published in peer reviewed journals.
Dr. Kishani Townshend
Senior Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor, PhD, MAPS
Kishani works with:
- Anxiety and Panic Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Depression
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Emotion Regulation, Stress and Burnout
- Grief, Loss & Life Transitions
- Narcissistic Abuse and Domestic Violence
- Anger Management
- Perinatal Depression and Parenting Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Career Development and high-performance coaching
- Sleep and Insomnia
- Clinical assessments
- Telehealth Only
Kishani’s Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc) (Psych) (Hons)
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Grad Dip Psych)
- Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc)
- Registered Psychologist (AHPRA, Australia)
- Registered Board Approved Supervisor (AHPRA, Australia)
- Medicare Registered
- SIRA approved for WorkCover clients
