Dr Emma Gollings

Emma is a Clinical and Health Psychologist and the Director of the Clinical & Health Psychology Group. Emma has been passionate about offering primary mental health care in the community for many years and previously was co-founder, alongside Dr Philippa Frances, of the Wellspring Centre for Clinical & Health Psychology.

Emma provides specialist psychological services to support adolescents and adults who may be experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties, and those associated with chronic health or complex medical conditions. She brings extensive experience from working in public health, university, and private sectors.

Emma is a Clinical Advisor on the WorkSafe Victoria Clinical Panel. Emma also consults to The Black Dog Institute where she is a facilitator for workplace mental health training programs around Australia.

Emma is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the APS College of Health Psychology, the APS College of Clinical Psychology, the Australian Pain Society, and the International Association for the Study of Pain. Emma has Board-Approved Supervisor status with the Psychology Board of Australia to AHPRA.

Emma draws from evidence-based practice to help her clients live with meaning and purpose. Emma supports individuals to develop new skills to help them move through difficult times, whether it be from adjusting to a new medical or health problem, an episode of depression or post-natal depression, anxiety, burn out, development of an eating disorder, bereavement, or trauma. Emma has a special interest in psycho-oncology, pain management, and workplace mental health.

Underpinning Emma’s warm and compassionate approach, she is trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Narrative Therapy. In addition to providing individual therapy, Emma has an interest in group work, training, and providing professional supervision to psychologists.

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