Sonya Melbourne

Sonya Melbourne is a compassionate Clinical Psychologist with broad life experience and a genuine commitment to helping people create meaningful change. She has worked with clients from diverse ages and backgrounds across both public and private health systems, and is known for her warm, gentle, and empathic approach. Sonya works collaboratively with each client, creating a safe and supportive space to explore challenges and build resilience.

While Sonya welcomes adult clients (18+) with a wide range of concerns, she has a special interest in supporting those who have experienced abuse, complex trauma, post-traumatic stress, and dissociative disorders. She also works with individuals navigating anxiety, panic, depression, stress, conflict, personality and mood disorders, chronic pain, major life transitions, relationship challenges, grief, and loss.

Sonya’s practice is evidence-based and tailored to each client’s needs. She draws from a range of therapeutic frameworks, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Chair Work, Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), and Schema Therapy.

Holding a Master of Clinical Psychology and registered with the Psychology Board of Australia, Sonya is also a member of the Australian Psychological Society.

Sonya offers sessions via Medicare, Private Health Insurance, WorkCover, and CTP.