Michelle McKune

Michelle is a Provisional Psychologist* providing quality evidence-based therapy and assessments. Michelle holds a Master of Professional Psychology (2025), a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Honours (four years of completed undergraduate study) and is completing her final year of provisional registration under clinical supervision.
Michelle works with adolescents (12+), and adults. Michelle practices evidence-based therapy models including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectal Behaviour
Therapy (DBT) and Schema Therapy, to support clients with meeting their clinical goals.
Michelle has a wide range of clinical interests and supports clients experiencing depression, generalised anxiety, social anxiety and panic adjustment disorders. Michelle has a holistic approach and focuses on assertiveness, self esteem and confidence growth; relationship skills development including improving social connectedness; emotion regulation skill development and distress tolerance growth.
Michelle has a warm and friendly manner and works in collaboration with practitioners and staff at Family Talks Clinic to support clients.

*Two key advantages to seeing a provisional psychologist

1. Provisional psychologists work in tandem with their clinical psychology supervisors ensuring regular and thorough clinical support and professional discussion of treatment methods. Provisional psychologists are immersed In current research and treatment modalities and the application of evidence-based clinical methods.
2. Provisional psychologists at Family Talks Clinic offer sessions at a reduced rate that ensures clients are only paying similar out-of-pocket costs as they would seeing a Medicare registered psychologist. This is offered as appointments with a provisional psychologist do not attract a rebate. Some Private Health Funds may offer extras cover for provisional psychologists