Dr Kymbra Clayton

Clinical Psychologist & Family Therapist

Kymbra is a Clinical Psychologist who has been working in the field for 15 years. She specialises in providing therapy to  children, adolescents, families and adults. Kymbra works from a curiosity frame that encompasses an ecological system and attachment lens.

Special interest areas include mental health, trauma, clinical assessments and therapy interventions for neurodiversity (ASD, ADHD, Gender Identity, Sexuality) learning issues, personality disorders, relationships, out of home care, grief and loss and dissociative disorders. She works with all age groups across the lifespan (children, teens and adults).

Kymbra obtained her PhD in Psychology from Macquarie University focusing on the effects of childhood trauma and dissociative disorders. Kymbra obtained her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Charles Sturt University and her thesis focussed on ethical and dual relationship dilemmas for therapists across rural, regional and urban areas.

Kymbra is a registered specialist provider for Victims Service and also has further formal training in Clinical Family Therapy, Self Psychology, EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis and Schema Therapy.

Kymbra is a full member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association, the Australian Psychological Society, and is a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. She is an active member of the the Australian ADHD Professionals Association. She is also a full member of the Australian Association of Family Therapists and the EMDR Australian Association. Kymbra is a Registered Board Approved Supervisor to psychologists, clinical psychologists and intern psychologists and clinical psychologist registrars.

Qualifications

BFA, BSc Psych (Hons), Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Psychology, Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy (Clinical Practice), Master of Psychology (Clinical), PhD

Area of Focus

Childhood Trauma, Dissociative Disorders, Grief and Loss, Gender and Sexuality Issues, Neurodiversity, Health Issues, Workplace and Career Challenges

Client Focus

Children, Teens, Adults, Family

Modalities

Family Systems
Attachment Based
Strength Based
Schema Therapy
Self Psychology
Trauma Therapy
Clinical Hypnosis
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Emotional Focused
Animal Assisted

Services

Individual sessions, Family Sessions, Telehealth