About Rachael Kiely
Rachael is not currently taking on new clients.
Rachael is a warm and compassionate Psychologist. Her personal style can be described as casual, supportive and humorous at times, yet can provide that gentle nudge towards change if required. Rachael values honesty in her sessions and open communication not only from the client, but through her participation as well. Her treatment stems from a belief that we all have struggles in our life, at times these may become more prominent and that perhaps it can be helpful to chat with a neutral professional.
She believes that diagnoses are a helpful way of putting words to some of the things you may be experiencing and provide clarification when communicating with your professional treatment team, however, they certainly do not define a person or the unique personal experience of their life and needs.
Rachael is passionate about helping people talk about how they are feeling, where this might be coming from and what skills they might need to cope with and process these experiences. She welcomes the involvement of support people and other professionals in treatment in order to improve quality of life holistically.
She has experience and interest in both short and long term therapies in both individual and group settings. Along with a broad range of experience, Rachael specialises in the treatment of Military & Emergency Service related PTSD. She is an integrated therapist who draws on a variety of modalities that are attuned to individual client needs, including:
Interpersonal Psychotherapy;
Prolonged Exposure Therapy;
Cognitive Processing Therapy;
Skill development
She also has a keen interest in working with people experiencing trauma across the lifespan which may also include:
Substance Use
Anxiety
Depression
Experience
In addition to private practice, Rachael also provides Performance & Wellbeing support services for staff and families from local aeromedical rescue & retrieval services.
Rachael spent five years working in Sydney’s leading Trauma Recovery Program for the treatment of PTSD, certified by Phoenix Australia, in the Hawkesbury region. There she also continued her work in the treatment of addictions & mood disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Rachael has previously worked at treatment centres in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, where she dedicated her time to assisting those experiencing Anxiety, Depression and Addictions. In addition, Rachael has varied experience working with organisations in both family and crisis interventions, including Lifeline and Anglicare (Foster Care), as well as a number of years experience in working with children with Autism and their families.
Qualification and memberships
Rachael is a Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA), is an Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and holds membership with the Australian Society for Traumatic Stress (ASTSS). She has completed a 5-year sequence of study at Macquarie University including a Bachelor of Science-Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology and a 5th year Postgraduate Diploma of Professional Psychology.