ABOUT EMILY BURTON

PSYCHOLOGIST & BOARD APPROVED SUPERVISOR

Pronouns: She/her

Emily’s bubbly and friendly nature tends to establish a warm and genuine professional relationship that fosters trust and comfort for her clients, which she believes is paramount to achieving successful therapy. Emily’s clients have described her as warm and genuine in her approach and often describe feelings of comfort and trust very early on in therapy.

In addition to her clinical work, Emily is an AHPRA-registered Board Approved Supervisor and has supported many early career psychologists through their provisional registration period toward full registration.

As a psychologist in a clinical setting, Emily adopts a neurodiversity-affirming approach and views neurodiversity as a natural variation within the human brain.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Board Approved Supervisor Training 
• Diploma of Professional Psychology
• Master in Science (Health Psychology)
• Bachelor of Psychology
• Bachelor of Behavioural Science

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Board Approved Supervisor
• AHPRA Registration PSY0002082793
• Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)

Emily as a practising psychologist, is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Emily offers telehealth psychology services in a clinical setting and adheres to the professional codes of the Australian Psychological Society and Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria.

Therapeutic Approach

Emily takes a warm, client-centred and collaborative approach, drawing on evidence-based strategies to support meaningful change. She works alongside you to improve your life satisfaction, mental health and overall wellbeing.

Emily provides a safe, reflective and non-judgemental therapeutic space where you can explore your current and past experiences. She supports you to recognise your strengths, values and personal resources.

Emily works collaboratively with you to identify your goals early in therapy, providing guidance and support to help you move towards positive change. These goals help guide the therapeutic process and keep therapy focused on what matters most to you.

Emily believes it is important to recognise and respect you as the expert in your own lived experience. She aims to foster a greater sense of self-esteem, control and empowerment, supporting you to build confidence and create positive change in your life.

Experience and Interests

Emily has experience working with adolescents, young adults and adults within public, private and community settings.

Emily has a special interest in working with clients who experience difficulties with attention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, executive functioning, and self-management skills, including adult ADHD support in Melbourne. These experiences may or may not meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD. Emily’s primary focus is on addressing co-existing mental health concerns, supporting the individual’s development of a positive self-identity, and fostering the acquisition of self-advocacy skills.

As a psychologist and Board approved supervisor working in a clinical setting, Emily practices from a neurodiversity-affirming framework, recognising neurodiversity as a natural and meaningful variation in how people think, learn and experience the world.

Emily takes a strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming approach when working with people with ADHD, recognising ADHD as a neurodevelopmental difference and an important part of an individual’s neurotype. She recognises that the interaction between a person’s neurotype and their environment can significantly influence how they experience and navigate everyday life. Emily supports you to develop a deeper understanding of your unique way of thinking and functioning, recognise your strengths, and develop practical strategies that work with your neurotype and support your wellbeing and quality of life.

Emily approach supports self-understanding, self-acceptance, and the identification of individual strengths, while working collaboratively to develop practical strategies that enhance wellbeing, functioning, and quality of life within the context of each person’s environment.

Areas of Interest:

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults
• Emotional difficulties (emotion regulation)
• Executive function difficulties
• Assertiveness training
• Individual relationship issues
• Navigating complex family dynamics
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Stress and burnout
• Higher education or work-related stress management
• Personal growth and well-being
• Low self-esteem
• Eating disorders
• Body image
• Sleep difficulties
• Life changes

Emily supports her clients to increase their self-confidence in personal development, conducting practice interviews, decision-making and problem-solving, as required in their personal, social and occupational lives.

Emily has worked on numerous research studies in her Postgraduate and Master’s, including investigating the impact of depressive tendencies on the family dynamic. Emily also researched the relationship between academic pressures and depressive tendencies among Singaporean Undergraduates while residing in Singapore for 5 years.

Therapies

Emily’s therapeutic approach is grounded in neuroscience, evidence-based therapy including Cognitive-Behavioural Theories (CBT and CBT-E for Eating Disorders), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Sciences, and Positive Psychology. Emily also adopts Narrative and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and the Gottman Method of Relationship Therapy to support relationship difficulties.

Personal Interests

Emily enjoys spending time with her family, friends and, of course, her two Cavoodles, Coco and Poppy, who are always happy to join her for a cuddle! Outside of consulting, she loves visiting her local coffee shop, taking a walk through the beautiful botanical gardens and enjoying the peacefulness of a chilly winter morning. Emily also has a love of travel, discovering new places and cultures, and considers herself a bit of a foodie.

Emily values connecting with fellow psychologists and is passionate about ongoing learning, professional development and multidisciplinary collaboration. She enjoys working alongside other professionals to provide thoughtful, coordinated care that considers the whole person.

On a professional level, Emily is committed to building a private practice that brings together psychological and psychiatric care, with a focus on holistic support, collaboration and continuity of care. This vision has shaped Positive Wellbeing Psychology and Psychiatry into a warm and professional practice offering integrated care, with the practice growing through referrals from local GPs across Armadale and surrounding suburbs, as well as recommendations from individuals and families who have experienced the care provided.

Personal Strengths and Passions

Emily was introduced to different countries and cultures from a young age, including living in Singapore. These experiences shaped her love of travel and gave her first-hand insight into the challenges and opportunities that can come with significant life transitions, adjustment and starting somewhere new. These experiences continue to inform Emily’s warm, collaborative and empathetic approach to supporting others.

Emily is passionate about reducing barriers to accessing high-quality psychological support. Guided by her values of warmth, genuine care and integrity, she is committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where people feel comfortable seeking help and are cared for throughout their therapeutic journey.

Emily Burton feels privileged to work with clients to facilitate positive change at Positive Wellbeing Psychology and Psychiatry, delivering online psychology via telehealth and in-clinic therapy from our Armadale psychology practice in Melbourne.