Vanesssa is excited to announce the opening of a brand new purpose built clinic in The Ponds.  Vanessa's psychology rooms are also located within a in Norwest, Sydney on Mondays. Vanessa has 22 years of experience working with children as a primary school teacher, school counsellor and psychologist. She has experience in assessment and counselling with children and adolescents with a specialty in conducting comprehensive assessments that provide extensive information about the cognitive ability and learning profile of young people.  

Vanessa works closely with families and schools to achieve the best outcomes for her clients.  She is passionate about using her expertise in assessment, teaching and learning to truly understand a child's cognitive and learning profile and determine the best support to put into place both at home and in the school environment.

Vanessa Lord is a Registered Psychologist with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency PSY0002197498 and a member of the APS (Australian Psychology Society). 

Vanessa has a Bachelor of Arts (in Psychology and Education), Masters of Teaching, Graduate Diploma in Psychology and Post Graduate qualifications in Counselling.  She is trained in a number of psychological approaches including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and a number of evidenced-based counselling approaches.  10mins at the end of every session with children, is dedicated to feedback time for parents so they can best support their child between sessions.