Aarthi Pathmanandavel

Clinical Psychologist

Aarthi is a warm and dedicated Clinical Psychologist, with years of experience working within specialist services in the public health system, in both community and inpatient settings. She adopts an approach that is collaborative, flexible, and genuine. She acknowledges that it takes courage and openness to engage in therapy and strives to highlight these strengths while supporting each client’s journey. She believes in providing clients with a friendly and calm atmosphere, creating conditions for vulnerability and change, and partnering together to tackle the challenges. When working with children, Aarthi strongly believes in partnering with the most important people in their lives—their parents or carers—to create change.

Aarthi specialises in working with children and their families, empowering parents to support their children’s development, help their children in challenging moments, and amplify times of connection. She has experience working with children with a range of mental health diagnoses, supporting families to address emotional and behavioural difficulties. She is a Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator, which utilises an attachment lens to support parents and carers to help their children.

Aarthi also has experience working with adolescents and adults with anxiety, depression, stress, grief and loss, and interpersonal challenges. She draws on several frameworks when providing intervention, such as Systemic Family Therapy, Parent Management Training, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, and Attachment-Based Family Therapy. She believes in working with clients to establish the approach that best suits their needs.
Aarthi is a member of Australian Psychological Society and a Board-approved supervisor, for both Registered Psychologists and Clinical Psychology Registrars.

Aarthi is available on Saturday.
50 minute consultation $280
Medicare rebate $141.85
Private health fund rebate may apply

Aarthi is currently accepting supervises on other days of the week.