Counsellor profile
Marie-Louise Carmody, APS, AHPRA
Australia
Clinical Psychologist - Anxiety and Depression
Continue with Marie-LouiseWhere Marie-Louise stands
- Credentials
- APS, AHPRA
- Registration
- APS, Australia / 173484; AHPRA, Australia / PSY0002158076
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- Relational psychodynamic
- Mentalisation-based work
- Trauma-informed practice
About Marie-Louise
Marie-Louise Carmody is a Clinical Psychologist (APS) registered with AHPRA and has nine years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety and depression and supports people noticing repetitive relationship patterns. She also addresses issues like codependency, attachment difficulties, feelings of emptiness and trouble with communication.
Marie-Louise listens to how earlier experiences shaped current reactions. She helps people name patterns that leave them feeling hurt, disconnected or stuck. Sessions aim to clarify why certain feelings and behaviours keep happening rather than only focusing on symptoms.
Her way of working draws on relational psychodynamic ideas and trauma-informed practice. She also uses mentalisation-based approaches alongside other evidence-based techniques. That means sessions often look at how people understand themselves and others, and how that affects relationships and emotion regulation.
Therapy sessions are collaborative and conversational. She pays attention to relationships and the emotions that come up in the room. Over time people can develop clearer emotional awareness and different ways of responding to stress and low mood.
Marie-Louise is particularly interested in complex trauma, attachment-related problems and longstanding relationship challenges. She also supports people dealing with eating and food-related issues, dissociation, impulsivity and feelings of isolation. If you are unsure whether this work fits, she encourages a first meeting to explore what matters to you.
How sessions work
Approaches you might use in online sessions
Marie-Louise works from relational psychodynamic ideas that look at patterns in relationships and how early experiences shape current feelings. This approach helps when people keep repeating the same relationship ups and downs and want to understand why those patterns persist.She also uses mentalisation-based methods, which focus on helping someone notice and reflect on their own thoughts and the mental states of others. This can reduce reactive responses and support steadier emotional regulation in stressful interactions.
Trauma-informed practices are part of her work for people with complex or repeated relational trauma. These approaches aim to pace the work, attend to emotional safety in sessions and build skills for handling distressing memories or dissociation.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Marie-Louise will work collaboratively to decide what methods suit a person’s goals, history and preferences, and she will check in and adapt as progress is made.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera, depending on what helps them engage.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety and depression and with repeating relationship patterns such as codependency, attachment issues and feelings of emptiness.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a relational, conversational style that looks at how early experiences affect present feelings and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience working in psychological and relational therapy.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and with AHPRA, and practices in Australia.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what is the cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.