Meet Our Team

Diana Morcom

Diana is a Clinical, Educational and Developmental Psychologist. She has about 18 years’ work experience as a psychologist and over 10 years’ experience specifically working with the neurodivergent community.

Diana has previously worked in government settings such as within child protection, drug and alcohol services as well as in schools and not for profit organisations. She has considerable experience in working with trauma as well as mental health concerns, such as depression and anxiety. She is a trained Circle of Security facilitator and implements her experience and knowledge from this by working from an attachment framework. Diana completes regular assessments of parenting capacity in child protection contexts, and/or makes recommendation as well as works therapeutically with children/young people in out of home care (and their care team).

Diana is also a LGBTQIA ally and practices culturally sensitive interventions. She practices neuroaffirming psychological therapy and/or assessment. That is, intervention that supports individual strengths in neurotypical/developmental difference rather than the deficit based model of intervention which assumes that the individual needs to be ‘fixed’ or changed. She also embeds principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; a model which promotes psychological flexibility through mindfulness and committed action aligned with personal values) and Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS; a model of psychosocial treatment that focuses on collaboration, skill development, and finding solutions that meet everyone's needs, treating challenging behaviour as a sign of unmet needs).

In her spare time, Diana is a Mum of a gang of three girls (with neurodivergence in-house). She is very active member of the community and has in the past (and currently) volunteered on the committee and/or board of various educational and sporting institutions/clubs. Diana is into sports (especially basketball), social justice, true crime podcasts and TV shows, and Disney.

Diana offers autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnostic assessments for children, adolescents and adults, which are typically combined with an adaptive functioning assessment. Diana also offers individual therapy for children (from six years old), young people and adults.

Diana is a Board-Approved Supervisor able to provide peer supervision and supervision to provisional psychologists and/or clinical or educational and developmental psychologists working towards endorsement. Diana also enjoys providing supervision and guidance to other clinicians (e.g., speech pathologists and occupational therapists) and educators about topics including neuroaffirming practice and the overlap between autistic features and those of trauma.

Availability: Diana is currently at capacity for therapy, assessment, and supervision but is taking clients for waitlist for 2026.

Diana Morcom

Clinical Psychologist & Director (She/Her)

Amy Kondrat

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Amy Kondrat

Registered Psychologist (She/Her)

Amy is a registered psychologist with over 8 years’ experience working in various professional and volunteer roles with children, parents, adolescents, and adults. Amy has a friendly, compassionate, and grounded presence that helps her clients to feel at ease and she strives to create a space where her clients can feel comfortable, understood, and safe to share their authentic selves.

Working with different age groups, Amy draws upon various evidence- based therapies including a mix of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour therapy (DBT), Self Compassion and Mindfulness. She enjoys adapting her approach to support individuals, and all her work is grounded in an affirming and strengths-based perspective. Her support is person-centred, and respectful of individual needs, including sensory and communication differences.

Amy enjoys helping children and their families navigate the ups and downs of growing up. Her sessions with children are playful and engaging, using creative activities to help the child express themselves, build their understanding, and to practice and develop strategies and skills helpful for everyday life. Amy also works closely with parents and other adults in the child’s life to offer practical strategies that can be used at home and school. Her goal is to support both the child and family to feel more connected, confident, and understood.

Amy has a personal and professional interest in neurodivergence and is committed to ongoing learning, development, reflection, and supervision in this area. She is passionate about supporting autistic/ADHDer/AuDHDer individuals to build self-understanding, develop individualised coping strategies, and to navigate school, work, and relationships in a way that feels sustainable and authentic.

Amy provides individual psychological counselling and capacity building supports in the following areas:

anxiety stress and worry
low mood and depression
Life transitions and adjustment
Emotional regulation
Child and adolescent wellbeing and self confidence
School and friendship challenges
Parenting and family related stress
Autistic/ADHD/AuDHD neurodiversity affirming support

Availability: Amy is currently taking clients for waitlist for 2026.

Tess Philip

Registered Psychologist (She/Her)

Tess is a registered psychologist with over 15 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. Her background includes remedial massage, wellness coaching, creative writing, disability support and leading a national award-winning psychosocial disability support team. This experience has shaped her holistic and integrative approach to mental well-being.

With both professional expertise and lived experience, Tess offers a warm and compassionate neuroaffirming space where clients feel heard, supported and empowered. She takes the time to understand each person’s unique story and challenges, creating a personalised experience grounded in evidence-based practice.

Tess has a special interest in psychosocial disability and neuro-affirming assessments. She is dedicated to providing inclusive, strengths-based care that celebrates individuality and diversity.

Outside of her professional work, Tess enjoys time by the ocean, walking in nature, dancing and yoga. She is passionate about helping clients reconnect with themselves, build confidence and live in alignment with their values.

Tess is offering ADHD and Autism assessments (or combined assessments) for young people and adults aged 12 and above via telehealth.

Tess provides parenting support for behavioural concerns, drawing on her training and experience supporting children and young people with ADHD and autism. She works from a strengths-based, neuroaffirming perspective, with a strong focus on understanding regulation, development, and the underlying needs driving behaviour.

Tess has extensive experience working with pre-teens and adolescents, particularly those experiencing anxiety, social anxiety, and social or peer-related difficulties, supporting both young people and their parents to build confidence, connection, and practical skills for everyday life.

Availability: Tess has capacity for autism/adhd diagnostic assessments and therapy via Telehealth in 2026. Enquire now to book in with Tess.

Tessa Gordon

Provisional Psychologist
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (She/Her)

Tessa Gordon is a Provisional Psychologist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with eating disorders, body image, trauma, chronic illness, and relationships. Her approach is collaborative, anti-pathologising, and grounded in justice, guided by the belief that people are not problems to be fixed but stories to be heard.

With more than a decade of experience, Tessa supports adolescents, adults, couples, and families navigating complex relationships with food, body, and self, often alongside trauma, neurodivergence, or chronic pain. She helps clients move beyond survival mode toward connection, meaning, and self-trust.

Tessa aligns with Body Liberation, Health at Every Size® (HAES), and trauma-informed care. She rejects weight stigma, diet culture, and one-size-fits-all treatment, instead centring dignity, identity, and agency in recovery. She has a special interest in the intersection of eating disorders and chronic illness or disability, supporting clients often misunderstood by traditional systems.

She also works with couples through an attachment-based, trauma-aware, and emotionally focused lens, helping partners rebuild connection, communication, and safety, especially when trauma, illness, or neurodivergence shape their relationship.

Originally from Australia and trained in the United States, Tessa brings warmth, depth, and wholehearted humanity to her work. Outside of sessions, she tends to her 150+ indoor plants or spends time with her German shepherd, Aspen, who sometimes joins sessions. She also loves hiking, yoga, aerial, and peanut butter.

Availability: Tessa has capacity for individual and couples therapy via Telehealth in 2026. Enquire now to book in with Tessa.

Tessa Gordon

Luke Tilley

Provisional Psychologist (He/They/Any Pronouns)

Luke is a provisional psychologist currently completing the final year of a Master of Psychology (Health) program with plans to pursue endorsement as a health and clinical psychologist upon graduation as a general psychologist.

Luke is a yoga and body balance instructor, which contributed to their decision to pursue health psychology training. Luke has worked in the primary mental health sector for the last seven years in roles as a mental health peer worker, alcohol and drug counsellor and family support worker.

Luke identifies as agender and queer, using any pronouns and given they have lived experience in mental health, actively incorporate their lived experience into how they understand and work with clients. Luke has extensive experience working with neurodivergent and/or LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Luke's nephew is neurodivergent and supporting their family with understanding and supporting this has been a huge privilege.

They have an active interest in presentations that include; relationships and attachment (including family dynamics), anxiety and anxiety based behaviours, neurodivergence, identity, chronic pain, substance use, emotional reactivity (including emerging borderline personality disorder) and obsessive compulsive behaviours.

Luke approaches therapeutic work with clients from a compassionate and human-centred perspective. Luke focuses on maintaining a strong therapeutic alliance, by striving to ensure that clients feel comfortable to unmask and share their authentic thoughts and feelings. Luke encourages and assists clients to build and utilise familial, school and community based supports and to understand their mental health and wellbeing within the context of the biopsychosocial framework of holistic health.

Luke's goal is to support all clients to build their own individualised sense of autonomy, competence and connectedness so that they can pursue a meaningful life of purpose and wellbeing.

Availability: Luke has capacity for new clients in 2026. Enquire now to book in with Luke.

Frances Middleton

Family Support Officer (She/Her)

Frances provides compassionate, empathetic, and neuro-affirming support to parents and carers of neurodivergent children and children with additional support needs. She is committed to walking alongside families throughout their support-seeking journey:

From the first questions about additional needs,

Through research and diagnostic assessments,

To navigating complex systems such as the NDIS and Centrelink,

And adjusting to a family life that is both challenging and wonderful.

Frances is currently studying a Diploma of Counselling and training as a Crisis Supporter with Lifeline. She holds a Master of Teaching and has taught in primary, secondary, and special education settings, giving her deep insight into how difficult school can be for both students and teachers. In her advisory role in schools, she has supported autistic children and their teachers with neuro-affirming resources, strategies, and information. She continues to grow her expertise through ongoing learning from professionals, academics, and neurodivergent adult advocates.

Frances is also the mother of an incredible, creative, and energetic autistic daughter with ADHD, anxiety, and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) traits. Frances self-identifies as neurodivergent and understands firsthand the strengths and challenges this brings to parenting (particularly without family support nearby), working, studying, socialising, and caring for herself—all while navigating life as part of a defence (now veteran) family.

Outside of her professional and parenting roles, Frances teaches Bodybalance, enjoys time with friends, and listens to audiobooks and podcasts on neurodivergence, organising/decluttering, and novels.

Availability: Frances has capacity for parent/caregiver support sessions in 2026. Enquire now to book in with Frances.

Michael Kennett

Youth Mentor & Family Support Officer (He/Him)

With a Master of Education and over twelve years of teaching experience across South Australia and New South Wales, Michael has dedicated his career to supporting young people and families as they navigate change, discover direction, and build meaningful structure in their lives. His work is grounded in the belief that every individual has the capacity to create a fulfilling and purposeful life—one that reflects their strengths, identity, and aspirations.

Michael’s extensive teaching and travel experiences have shaped his broad, open-minded perspective, and he values the diverse ways people adapt, grow, and find balance. He is currently completing a Diploma of Counselling to further strengthen his ability to support individuals through key life stages, including transitions to new environments, managing academic pressures, and creating stability at home.

He is especially passionate about:

Supporting young people and families as they navigate school, university, and early adulthood.
Helping students develop effective organisational and time-management skills.
Creating personal and domestic routines that foster calm, control, and confidence.
Building practical, sustainable strategies for managing financial and household responsibilities.
Working with children and families with neurodivergent needs to create structured, wellbeing-focused plans.
Designing engaging, inclusive programs that meet learners where they are and help them thrive.

Outside of his professional role, Michael is a husband and father of two young girls. He enjoys time outdoors with his family—whether at the beach, in the garden, or exploring local parks. He also loves cooking, watching motorsports, following the NRL, and supporting local basketball and cricket teams.

Michael’s approach is warm, practical, and strengths-based. He is committed to walking alongside people as they navigate life’s challenges, gain clarity about their goals, and build systems that support their wellbeing and success—at school, at home, and beyond.

Availability: Michael has availability for mentoring and parenting support in 2026. Enquire now to book in with Michael.

Alex Cartney

Therapeutic Youth Mentor (She/Her)

Alex is a compassionate and strengths-based practitioner who brings a genuine passion for working alongside young people. Her background includes community support work, mentoring, disability support and sport-based programs, all of which have shaped her calm, relatable and non-judgemental style.

She holds a Bachelor (Honours) degree in Psychology from Flinders University and has extensive experience supporting young people across diverse settings. Alex is also a qualified personal trainer, giving her a unique ability to motivate and empower young people to build confidence through achievable goals, healthy routines and supportive guidance.

Across her roles, Alex is committed to creating a safe, inclusive and empowering environment where young people feel understood. She is particularly passionate about mental health and wellbeing, building self-esteem, neurodivergent-affirming support, strengthening social connection, and using evidence-based approaches. Alex believes that when young people feel seen and supported, they can explore their strengths and grow into their potential.

Outside of work, Alex enjoys outdoor adventures, long beach days with her fiancé and their dog Finn. She also loves painting, making ceramics, op-shopping, and cheering on the Brisbane Broncos and Brisbane Lions.

Alex looks forward to contributing to the wellbeing of young people and supporting them to build resilience, connection and a strong sense of self.

Availability: Alex has availability for new clients in 2026. Enquire now to book in with Alex.

Hannah Belton

Psychology Assistant (She/Her)

Hannah graduated with a Bachelor’s in Psychological Science (July 2025) and plans to complete an Honours degree in Psychological Science throughout 2026. She has over a decade of experience in working with children throughout the early years care and primary school.

Hannah has a particular interest in helping to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children. Her passion is to work alongside children dealing with mental health challenges, particularly individuals from vulnerable backgrounds. She firmly believes that everyone should have access to learn the tools to improve and strengthen their wellbeing.

Hannah completed an internship for a not-for-profit organisation in 2024 who support people experiencing disadvantage. She completed a research project looking into improving employment for young people with disability where the stakeholders were presented with effective interventions in a report to help young people develop the skills for entering the workforce.

Hannah will be working for A Mind of Your Own, completing psychological administrative tasks and assisting in the clinical formulation and editing/formatting of psychological reports.

Additionally, she also works as a Research Assistant in Child Protection, where she has a vision for improving the outlook of children facing childhood trauma.

Outside of work, Hannah is a mum to two grown up daughters, one with neurodivergence. She is still an active member of the University of Adelaide Psychology Student’s Society and has volunteered for a number of charitable organisations in the past (RSPCA and MS Society).

Availability: Hannah is currently not taking clients.

Neuroaffirming language

Neuroaffirming language is a way of speaking about people with neurological differences that is respectful and strengths-based. Everyone’s brain works in a unique way and we can choose to approach with curiosity.

On this website and in our services, we will:

Avoid (even inadvertent) offensive terms: Consider the time, place, and manner of communication, as well as the preferences of the people involved
Ask about preferences: Ask people what terminology they prefer and use it.
Celebrate diversity: Recognise that diversity is valuable and that all kinds of people and minds are needed to thrive.
Focus on strengths: Talk about a person's strengths, interests, and differences in a positive way.
Avoid deficit-based language: Avoid using language that focuses on deficits or disabilities.
Use identity-first language: The neurodivergent community most commonly prefer to be referred to as autistic, not "a person with autism" or "as being on the spectrum". We will also avoid “ASD", which many people still use, without realising its offensive to many of the autistic community.

Our Space

A Mind of Your Own has a quiet and sensory friendly therapy space located in the central location of Hindmarsh.

Our sensory friendly room is quiet, with dimmed lightning available. We have sensory toys, a variety of seating options, and neuroaffirming resources available.