South Melbourne

We offer a nurturing therapeutic space to develop healthy minds and support emotional wellbeing.

  • Natalie Gelfand | Psychologist

    BBiomediSc GradDipPsych (Adv) MPsych (Clinical)

    My approach is centered on creating a warm, collaborative, and safe space where we can explore your inner experiences with curiosity and empathy. With this awareness, we can uncover patterns and insights that pave the way for meaningful change and personal growth.

  • Madeline Wilson | Psychologist

    I strive to create a warm, gentle space where you feel truly heard and seen. My approach is centred on meeting you where you are, embracing your unique experiences and needs. Together, we’ll explore patterns in your life with compassion and empathy, supporting you to take meaningful steps toward living the life you want.

  • Tori Heywood-Smith | Psychologist

    BPsychSc(Hons) MA(ATh)

    My approach is grounded in deep respect for your unique story and context. I offer an open, collaborative space where you can build knowledge and address unhelpful patterns. With compassionate attention and a focus on self-awareness, we draw on your inner resources to create more flexible ways of thinking, feeling, and relating.

  • Nicole D'Souza | Clinical Psychologist

    BA (Hons) MPsych (Clinical), MAPS

    My approach to therapy is integrated, sensitive, and committed to meeting your therapeutic needs in the present moment. We will work toward building a collaborative therapeutic relationship that inspires curiosity and creates space for honest communication.

  • Rebecca Schwarcz | Psychologist

    We welcome Rebecca to the Illume Psychology team.

    Consulting from South Melbourne.

    APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE NOW

  • Dr Poppy Edwards | Founder + Practice Director | Clinical + Forensic Psychologist

    BA(Hons) MPsych (Clinical) DPsych (Forensic), MAPS

    My focus is on therapy that deepens understanding, makes sense of the past and brings to awareness unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour. Together we will work toward redefining the relationship you have with yourself, others and the world.

  • Francesca Liviero

    Clinical Administrative Assistant + Studio Wellbeing Practitioner

  • I am a registered psychologist with experience supporting adolescents and adults from diverse backgrounds and in various settings. I have worked with a wide range of mental health concerns, and my approach is grounded in a deep respect for your unique story and context. In therapy, I offer an open space where you can reflect, explore, and connect more deeply with yourself. I believe in working collaboratively to help you make sense of your experiences, beliefs, and unhelpful patterns. Together, we focus on building insight and helping you draw on your own inner resources to create more flexible and meaningful ways of thinking, feeling, and relating. My work is grounded in presence and openness, with a focus on developing self-awareness and compassionate attention to your internal experience.

  • BBiomediSc GradDipPsych (Adv) MPsych (Clinical)

    I am a registered psychologist with extensive experience working with adolescents and adults to address mental health needs, including navigating trauma, relationship challenges, and overwhelming emotions. My approach is centred on creating a warm, collaborative, and safe space where we can explore your inner experiences with curiosity and empathy. I believe in the transformative power of the therapeutic relationship to develop insight and psychological growth. Together, we will uncover the patterns that shape your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, balancing purposeful exploration and careful analysis. In our sessions, you’ll find a supportive space to explore your story, understand the mechanisms of problems and work toward meaningful change.

  • BA (Hons) MPsych (Clinical), MAPS

    I am a registered clinical psychologist with a depth of experience gained through working in private practice, as well as providing intensive support within outpatient mental health services. My approach to therapy is integrated, sensitive, and committed to meeting your therapeutic needs in the present moment. We will work toward building a collaborative therapeutic relationship that inspires curiosity and creates space for honest communication. Becoming empowered to create change is an important aim of therapy that involves exploring and making sense of your individual history, including observing how problems have grown in your life. Over time we will develop a shared understanding of the way your experience informs your relationships and self-concept as we work together to form new perspectives, nurture self-compassion and establish more helpful patterns of thinking and being.

  • Founder + Practice Director
    BA(Hons) MPsych (Clinical) DPsych (Forensic), MAPS

    I am a registered clinical and forensic psychologist, as well as psychoanalytic psychotherapist with diverse experience across private mental health and forensic public sectors. Therapy begins by building a collaborative and affirming relationship that provides the foundation for meaningful life change by supporting open, explorative and relational processes. My focus is on therapy that deepens understanding, connects with inner experiences, makes sense of the past and brings to awareness unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour. Together we will enhance your strengths and celebrate your courageous moments as you become empowered to assert mastery over problems, and redefine the relationship you have with yourself, others and the world.