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Compassionate, skillful clinical psychology to help you live your values
Our Brisbane psychologists are experts in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) – a modern, evidence based approach that focuses on helping you to overcome problems, change your life and achieve your goals quickly.
Brisbane Psychology Centre
About Us
We’re a psychology practice passionate about helping our clients to quickly and effectively achieve their life goals.


 We are experts in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and related approaches because overwhelming scientific evidence over the last 40 years show they provide the best possible tools to do just that.
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What is ACT?
ACT stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or Training, the most modern, science-based psychotherapy. ACT uses simple, effective and proven skills to feel better and LIVE better. All of our Brisbane Psychologists are ACT experts.

How can ACT help?
ACT is about learning proven skills to help us be the kind of people that we want to be. In the same way that you can learn to cook, ride a bike or fly a spaceship you can learn to live a more meaningful life. ACT skills allow you to live life more in touch with what’s important to you. Be present. Open up. Do what matters.
Why Choose an ACT Trained Psychologist?
Brisbane Psychologists trained in ACT want to help you achieve your goals. Whether that’s improving relationships with loved ones, managing anxiety, or thousands more. Your goal could be achieving peak performance – ACT coaches help top AFL, NRL and netball teams, and Olympic gold medallists!
Our team of psychologists & psychiatrists are carefully chosen for their expertise & knowledge of ACT, kindness & warmth. We’re confident you’d be pleased to work with any of them, but we want to help you find the perfect therapist, so continue on to find out more about any of the members of our team or use the topics bar below to find out who’s the perfect fit for you.
Dr. Rob Purssey 
Adult and Adolescent Psychiatrist, ACT Therapist, Pharmacology Expert
Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm
Rob is a Consultant Psychiatrist with over 20 years’ experience and is also a highly skilled ACT therapist. He is passionate about helping his clients achieve long-lasting benefits in their lives. Rob hopes his work with you will maximise your potential for a rich, full and meaningful life. Science, compassion, mindfulness, acceptance, values, and community inspire Rob’s life and work.
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Marcela Costanzo
Clinical Psychologist – Bsc Psych (Hons), MPsych (Clinical), MAPS
Mondays (Telehealth) 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wednesdays 10:00am – 5:00 pm
Fridays 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Marcela is a clinical psychologist and ACT clinician who is passionate about using modern cognitive behaviour therapies, in particular Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (i.e. ACT!), to help ease many common human struggles. She has expertise in helping clients with a range of presentations including but not limited to anxiety, depression, life transitions, acute stress, relationship issues, change of careers, adjustment disorders, grief and loss, sleep difficulties, self-esteem, chronic pain and body image (all ages).
Marcela Costanzo - Central Brisbane Psychologist
Gary Fernandez
Registered Psychologist
Bachelor of Psychology (Hons), Master of Psychology (Couns).
Monday, Thursday, Fridays
Gary is a registered psychologist and is dedicated to building authentic connections with his clients. Gary recognises that life often takes unexpected turns and the uncertainty of the future can bring about feelings of unease and tension. Through a warm, client-centred approach, he guides individuals to tap into their inner wisdom and strengths to alleviate suffering. He believes true healing starts with cultivating a meaningful relationship with life. By guiding clients to align their actions with core values, Gary supports them in navigating challenges, embracing opportunities, and developing self-awareness and resilience to lead fulfilling lives.
Sebastian Barbero
Bachelor of Psychology, Master of Clinical Psychology
Availability: Wednesdays 1:00pm – 7:00pm
Sebastian’s wide experience comes from working in a variety of settings, both in the public and private sectors. He is particularly interested in working with adolescents and adults who are experiencing a range of mental health issues including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, stress, drug and alcohol dependency, anger management, grief and loss, interpersonal difficulties, family issues, and trauma.
Georgia Watkins-Allen
Clinical Psychologist -BA (Psychology); Hons; Masters of Clinical Psychology; MAPS; AABCAP
Mondays 9:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesdays 1:00pm – 8:00pm
Georgia works from a holistic perspective working together with you to maximize your effective adjustment to the many different and difficult life challenges that arise. If it’s humanly possible, it’s normal. It’s about finding the optimal balance for you. By helping you to explore your full potential, while living a value based life, you can choose to respond optimally to the world rather than defensively reacting to it where you may find yourself getting lost or completely stuck.
Jeremy Villanueva
Psychologist – BPsych (Honours), MAppPsych (Sport & Exercise), MAPS
Tuesdays 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Fridays 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Jeremy is a registered psychologist who has a genuine interest in helping people and making a difference to their lives. His warm and easy-going nature allows others to open up and engage during sessions. He enjoys staying active, getting outdoors, travelling, and meeting new people.
Jeremy has worked in a variety of settings such as sport and exercise, drug and alcohol use, chronic pain and injury rehabilitation. He has also worked with a range of ages including children, adolescents, up to older adults. In particular, Jeremy is passionate about working in performance psychology to maximise a person’s full potential.
Ali Flint
Registered Psychologist - B. Psychology (Hons); Associate MAPS; AABCAP
Wednesdays 9:00am-3:00pm
Ali is a compassionate, highly intuitive psychologist with over 15 years of clinical experience. Friendly, down-to-earth and practical in her approach, Ali seeks to truly connect with her clients and support them to tap into their own inner wisdom and strength. Ali is a natural teacher and believes that information is power – the more people understand, the more they can change the type of person they wish to be and the type of life they want to live.
Tomas Tapper
Performance and General Psychologist -
MAppPsyc (Sport & Exercise), BA (Psych), PGDip (Psych/Sc), MAPS (CoSEP)
Tuesdays – 8am – 4pm
Thursdays – 10am – 2:00pm
Tomas provides individual psychological support and treatment to children, adolescents, and adults for a range of presenting issues. Tomas understands that no two clients are alike, and as such, tailors his approach to the individual. His counselling style is about building a relationship to work together with the client so that they can determine and pursue the goals that are most important to them, not someone else’s agenda. Tomas works primarily with the psychological therapy techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness. 
Nikita Kotlarov
Psychologist, ACT Therapist, MAPS, Coach, Counsellor - BBehSci, BA(Crim), BPsychSci(Hons)
Fridays 8am-12pm
Expertise: Couples, relationships. Adult and Adolescent anxiety, depression, struggles with stress and trauma, chronic pain.

Nik has experience working in different settings and provides a range of treatments, including high suicide risk as well as workplace issues. His approach is Client-centred and he uses the latest scientific advancements to tailor the best intervention to help Clients reduce pain and suffering and move to effectively pursue vital life. For more information: www.mindzone.com.au
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The Brisbane ACT Centre is conveniently located at 7 Marie Street, Milton.
Just 5 minutes from Brisbane city
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Articles written by our practitioners with free, useful tips on mental health, psychology and Acceptance and Commitmnet Therapy.
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New Psychologist Spotlight: Gary Fernandez

We're excited to announce we have a new psychologist joining our team!

Gary is a passionate, conscientious and deeply kind psychologist that we're lucky to have join us, and excited for him to get to work helping our clients get unstuck, move towards their goals and take valued action.

In this article Gary's answered our questions about what he's like as a psychologist to work with, and coming next month we've interviewed Gary about the overlap of philosophy and eastern spirituality with modern ACT science.

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5 Reasons Why Accessing Therapy via Telehealth May be Right For You

When you hear or read the word ‘Telehealth’, it may conjure up images of floating heads on computer screens trying to clumsily connect with one another and endless technological frustrations. Instead, I invite you to imagine sitting on a comfortable couch in your home, wearing your slippers on those cooler days in a judgement-free zone, or stroking your beloved pet as they keep you company in the home office.

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Trauma Does Not Have to be a Life Sentence

In an ideal world every child will be nurtured, loved and protected. Unfortunately, as my news feed keeps reminding me, we don’t live in an ideal world, the world is not a fair place and numerous children encounter adverse and even traumatic situations far too early in life. These highly traumatising life events may involve […]

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