Our Team
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Esther Fidock
Registered Psychologist
Esther does assessments on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
Esther assesses adults 18+ for Autism via Telehealth, through a neurodiversity affirming and trauma informed lens. She is passionate about creating a space that is welcoming of all identities, and views the assessment process as a collaborative exploration of an individual's life narrative.
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She believes that warm, trusting relationships are integral to good health and wellbeing, and feels privileged to be able to develop connections with clients and describe their life journeys.
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Her work is influenced by the neurodiversity affirming movement, Circle of Security principles, and ACT. She welcomes members of the LGBTQIA+ community and enjoys supporting a diverse range of clients, using flexible, adaptive, and evidence based research to inform her assessments.
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Outside of assessments, Esther enjoys consulting in the autism research space. She also facilitates training for professionals relating to autism and ADHD, including how to facilitate an affirming assessment experience for adults.
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Through her work with children and families, she has observed a common pattern of adults realising their children are neurodivergent, then realising they too present with autistic and/or ADHD characteristics. She's particularly interested in supporting these individuals to understand their neurology so they can work with their brain rather than against it.
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When she's not working, you can find Esther in her garden, going for a walk, or curled up with a good book and a coffee.
Kelly Cubis-Higgs
Registered Psychologist
Kelly does therapy on Fridays
Kelly is a neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed therapist who uses a warm, kind, and engaging approach with her clients. She is a board approved supervisor and has over 10 years of experience supporting adults, children, teens and families therapeutically, both in clinic and school-based settings.
In the past, Kelly has also worked in ADHD assessment for children and adults, and in supervisory roles in organisations supporting children and families. She currently provides therapy to adults 18+ via telehealth.
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​She is a passionate advocate for her clients, and draws from a range of evidence-based frameworks, including ACT. She uses deliberate practice skills, which means that she is deeply committed to a collaborative approach and ensures that your therapy experience with her is best suited to your needs.
She enjoys learning about clients’ unique strengths and interests, and creating flexible individualised therapeutic supports. By doing this, she supports clients to build capacity to manage life’s challenges and adversity.
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Outside of her work, you will find Kelly enjoying time in the ocean and at the beach, reading or getting creative with arts and crafts.