Elizabeth W

Positive Behaviour Support, Psychology

in Brisbane South

Elizabeth has worked as a psychologist supporting people with a diverse range disability for over 30 years in a variety of settings. She enjoys supporting people through psychotherapy to enhance their own coping skills and work through trauma. She has successfully supported many people’s support networks through positive behaviour support to help a person overcome the barriers of behavioural issues to achieve a high quality of life and develop enhanced life skills.

Elizabeth is available to support clients as a positive behaviour support pracittioner or as a psychologist offering ongoing therapeutic support (no psychology assessments).

Areas of experience

Anxiety and stress management support

Family counselling

Support with depression and emotions

Emotional regulation

Motivation and confidence building

Positive Behaviour Support

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Functional capacity assessments and reports

Spoken and non spoken communication

Support with communication challenges

Works with adults

Works with non-verbal people

Qualifications

Generally Registered Psychologist

PBS Qualified

Quote

“Learning is a life long journey. however, it can take longer to learn a new way of doing things when we have been using a particular method for a long time and most of the time it has worked. Changing our patterns of behaviour is difficult for everone and so we need as many people who are in our support system as possible to help us in our journey.”

How I work

Get to know Elizabeth W

How can you support people?

Elizabeth works as part of the multidisciplinary team and works with the client to complement and enhance wholistic supports.

How does your background shape the way you work?

The majority of Elizabeth’s career has been focused on supporting people with complex disability living with their family or in supporting living settings with significant communication, medical and behavioral difficulties. she has been privileged to be part of many people’s journeys towards meeting their life goals.

What is your approach to working with people?

Elizabeth views everyone’s journey as very individual. One solution fits one person, not all. However, having learnt from many other journeys, she can bring a range of options to a person and those who support them that they may not be aware of. She then supports people as they find the options that best suit their own lives and helps them in the process of actioning this, through practical support, mentoring and coaching.