Our Psychologists

Anica Spatz is a highly regarded Psychologist, with many years of experience in delivering clinical interventions. She is an empathic and dedicated professional with extensive clinical training in a number of gold standard therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT).

Working together with her clients, Anica’s approach is collaborative, allowing her to select the best suited therapeutic intervention based on the scientific evidence and the individual needs of her clients. With a family of her own, Anica understands the pressures faced by families. She has worked extensively with adults, adolescents and children across a number of settings, including hospitals and community mental health services, as well as with organisations to enhance wellbeing.

Anica is an accredited consulting psychologist with Westmead Private Hospital where she assists with peri-natal issues including anxiety, depression and all things baby related.

Anica is comfortable working with clients presenting with a wide range of psychological concerns, including:

• perinatal issues,
• ADD and ADHD
• trauma,
• anxiety,
• depression,
• bipolar disorder,
• personality disorders,
• psychotic disorders,
• substance use
• self harm and
• grief & loss issues.

In addition to her therapy, Anica provides psychometric testing for children, adults and adolescents.

Anica sees clients by appointment Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Dr Carol Newall MAPS, FCCLP is passionate about the successful treatment of anxiety disorders and oppositional defiant disorder. A lecturer in early childhood at Macquarie University, Carol is highly regarded in the field for her research into child development, anxiety disorders and parenting.

While she specialises in working with children and families, Carol also has a strong background in adult depression and anxiety and enjoys working with clients across the lifespan. She can help clients with a range of issues including:

• depression and low-mood
• shyness and social anxiety
• selective mutism
• panic disorder
• phobias
• generalised anxiety disorders
• oppositional and challenging behaviours
• health anxiety
• separation anxiety
• low self-esteem
• bullying
• school-refusal
• anxiety in preschoolers
• anger management
• perfectionism
• childhood fears including nightmares and fear of the dark
• tantrums
• exam or HSC stress
• parenting strategies

Carol has presented her research at international conferences and publishes in prestigious peer-reviewed clinical journals.

Dedicated, warm, and knowledgeable, Carol brings her own experiences as a mother to the therapy room. In combination with her research knowledge of both child development and clinical psychology and her passion for behavioural change, Carol brings a wide base of practice for her clients.

Carol sees clients by appointment on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Kristina Le Marne MAPS is a warm, empathetic Clinical Psychologist (Registrar) who works with children, adolescents and adults. With experience working in private practice, community health and hospital settings, Kristina is well-equipped to adapt evidence-based psychological therapies to her individual clients’ needs.  She is experienced in using a range of therapeutic modalities including:

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT),
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT),
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT),
• Motivational Interviewing (MI),
• Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT),
• Schema Therapy,
• Narrative Therapy, and
• Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.

Kristina strongly believes that therapeutic relationships are a key indicator of therapeutic success. She is passionate about creating a safe, non-judgmental and welcoming space for clients to share their troubles and successes – and where they can work towards the life that they want for themselves.

Her work includes the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a range of psychological difficulties, including anxiety and panic, low mood, stress, adjustment difficulties, emotion regulation, grief and loss, binge-eating and weight management, relationship concerns and trauma.

Kristina has specific interest and experience in treating anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, health anxiety, death anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and phobias.

She is also able to provide psychometric testing services such as the WISC or WIAT for children who may need a psychometric report or intelligence testing for school.

Kristina sees clients by appointment Mondays and Fridays, including early mornings.

Mariana Ricci is a Psychologist with over 8 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents and adults, including five years within a public hospital setting, working with patients across the lifespan, and with a wide variety of difficulties.

With a deep interest in Psychodynamic Therapies, Mariana undertook a three-year post-graduate course in Psychoanalysis. In addition, during her years in the USA, Mariana trained in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA). A parent herself, she successfully applies this approach in her work with children and families. Mariana offers a range of evidence based therapies including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in addition to her psycho-dynamic framework.

She brings an eclectic, compassionate and caring approach, adopting a unique combined and complementary approach, using all her knowledge to provide the best treatments to reach each of her client’s individual needs. Mariana works with clients presenting a wide range of psychological issues, including:

• developing self-awareness and self-growth,
• anxiety,
• depression,
• phobias,
• relationship issues,
• personality disorders,
• bipolar disorders,
• trauma, and
• grief and loss.

Mariana is bilingual and can provide therapy in either English or Spanish.

Like the rest of the Mindworx Psychology team, Mariana is passionate about Psychology and she strongly believes that psychological health is as important as physical health. She acknowledges that psychological injuries can impact our lives substantially and should not be ignored, as there are proven techniques we can use to improve our wellbeing and relationships, leading to a happier life.

Mariana sees clients by appointment Saturdays, and by arrangement on selected weekdays.