Our people combine years of experience in psychology, counselling and education.

Matthew Ryan —
Clinical Psychologist

GradDipEd, BPsychSc (Hons), MProfPsych, MClinPsych

Memberships
— Australian Psychological Society
— Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
— Victorian Institute of Teaching

Matthew has over twenty-five years of combined psychology, counselling, and education experience. He started his career as a secondary teacher, before transitioning to the role of Clinical Psychologist. Matthew now runs Regional Psychology Group in Wodonga where he partners with clients on mental health issues including trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, perinatal loss, and his core research area, managing complex career transitions.

Matthew brings a collaborative approach to counselling that empowers his clients to set clear goals and consistently evaluate their progress. He adapts a variety of counselling techniques to individuals’ desired outcomes and personal style to ensure they leave their sessions with practical strategies to manage their psychological health and wellbeing.

Matthew established his practice in regional Victoria motivated by a desire to increase access to quality mental health services for regional and rural Australians. He enjoys the many benefits of living in Northeast Victoria, including spectacular golf courses, and spending time in a rambling garden with his wife Marguerite, and their children Ava and Hamish.

 

Marguerite Ryan — Psychologist

BA (Hons.), MBA, GradDipPsych, MAPS, GAICD

Marguerite is a registered psychologist with a special interest in perinatal, early childhood and organisational psychology.  This combination of practice areas allows Marguerite to provide a unique offering of psychology to her clients in the following areas:

·       Fertility counselling

·       Transition to parenthood

·       Birth trauma

·       Pre- and Post-Natal Depression and Anxiety

·       Perinatal bereavement

·       Circle of Security® Facilitation

·       Parental leave policy evaluation, design and implementation

·       Gender Equity Strategy & WGEA Citation Attainment

·       Respect at Work Training and Development

·       Career Assessments and Counselling

·   Workplace Psychosocial Health and Safety Assessment & Intervention

·       Mental Health Worker’s Compensation Claims

Marguerite is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the Centre for Perinatal Psychology (CPP). She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and has gained qualifications in a variety of therapeutic treatment methods, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and is a registered Circle of Security Parenting (COSP) facilitator.