Kathy Cleland
she/her · Principal psychologist · MindScope · Australia-wide via telehealth
Extended 80-minute telehealth sessions for complex presentations, where ADHD sits alongside autism, trauma or other diagnoses. Limited availability.
Experience
- Principal Psychologist and Clinical Director, MindScope
- An early proponent of the neurodiversity-affirming paradigm, grounded in lived experience
- Autism and ADHD (AuDHD), complex trauma, dissociation and plurality
- Neuroaffirming Autism and ADHD diagnostic assessments, including complex diagnostic pictures
- Associate Supervisor for Honours students in suicide prevention research
- Earlier career in early childhood education, developmental disability, homelessness services and as a Queensland Ambulance Service first responder
About
Kathy is MindScope’s Principal Psychologist and Clinical Director.
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Her practice is shaped by a philosophy centred on dignity, autonomy, inclusion and respect for neurodivergent ways of being; an early proponent of the neurodiversity-affirming paradigm, she remains an advocate for the human rights principles at its foundation. She is particularly skilled where autism and ADHD, complex trauma, and dissociation intersect, and complexity needs nuanced, compassionate care.
Her approach is relational, trauma-responsive and attentive to the systems that shape a person’s life. Extended sessions give more time to explore concerns in depth, understand how different factors interact, and work at a pace that supports substantive therapeutic work. She also provides neuroaffirming Autism and ADHD diagnostic assessments, including complex diagnostic work where previous or co-occurring diagnoses complicate the picture. Away from work she enjoys forest walks, theatre, making art and tinkering with software.
Details
- Qualifications
- Principal psychologist, BSc(Psych)(Hons) GCPsych(Forensic) MEdNeuro, MAPS
- Reach
- Extended telehealth sessions Australia-wide; limited availability
- Appointments
- 80-minute extended consultations; session hours Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm AEST; times set with the practice
- Wheelchair access
- Not applicable: telehealth
What a session costs
- $498
- Extended 80-minute consultation
- $101.55
- Medicare rebate
Extended consultations are for more complex presentations. The first one is a chance to decide together whether ongoing extended sessions are the right fit.
The rebate needs a Mental Health Treatment Plan and referral from your GP.
Fees are set and charged by the practice. ADHDme takes no commission.
MindScope is an independent practice. This profile is written from Kathy Cleland’s own description of their work.
