Supportive Psychology for Women and Girls in the Greater Geelong Area
Our Services
Providing warm, neuroaffirming clinical support and professional supervision. Available face-to-face in Geelong, and Australia-wide via secure online telehealth.
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At Wildflower Psychology, we offer warm, down-to-earth therapy designed to help you navigate life's challenges, understand your unique mind, and thrive. Therapy is a safe, collaborative space to make sense of your experiences, discover your strengths, and find practical ways to feel more grounded and supported.
Children & Adolescents
We work collaboratively with girls, teens, and gender-diverse youth navigating the complexities of growing up. This might include exploring big emotions, managing anxiety, navigating friendships, building self-advocacy, or processing school stress and sensory overwhelm.
Our sessions are age-appropriate, engaging, and tailored to each young person's interests. We focus on helping youth understand their feelings, build practical coping tools, and grow their confidence—with supportive family involvement whenever it is helpful.
Adults
For adult women and gender-diverse adults, therapy offers a supportive space to navigate burnout, anxiety, life transitions, parenting, and emotional regulation. If you are experiencing chronic stress or trying to understand your sensory and cognitive needs, we are here to help.
Our sessions are collaborative, gently paced, and tailored to you. We focus on deep self-understanding alongside practical, real-world tools that respect your energy limits and support your well-being.
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Young people often learn, think, and process the world in ways that fall outside traditional expectations. Because of this, their unique strengths and support needs can sometimes be overlooked or misunderstood. Our cognitive and educational assessments are designed to explore how your child learns, reasons, and problem-solves in ways that are unique to them.
Using engaging, age-appropriate tools, we assess cognitive profiles, memory, attention, and academic skills (such as reading, writing, and maths), alongside the emotional and environmental factors that impact learning. This collaborative process helps identify neurodivergent learning profiles (such as dyslexia and dysgraphia), giftedness and twice-exceptionality (2e), or underlying factors contributing to anxiety, perfectionism, and school burnout (often referred to as "school can't").
Families receive a comprehensive, strengths-based report with practical, neuroaffirming recommendations for school and home. Our goal is to ensure your child feels understood, validated, and confident in their unique learning style.
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Autism, ADHD and AuDHD frequently present differently in girls, women, and non-binary individuals. Because of this, many neurodivergent people are overlooked, misunderstood, or diagnosed later in life.
If you have experienced chronic masking, internalised anxiety, people-pleasing, sensory overwhelm, or persistent exhaustion, please know this is not because something is "wrong" with you. It is because your unique neurotype has not yet been recognised, validated, or supported.
Our assessment process is collaborative, respectful, and deeply validating. We focus on your lived experience, your strengths, and your individual support needs.
For Girls & Teens
Our child and adolescent assessments are comprehensive and collaborative. We prioritise the voice and comfort of your child or teen, alongside family insights, school input, and evidence-based clinical tools.
We explore:
Executive Functioning & Attention: How they plan, focus, and manage daily tasks.
Sensory Processing: Their unique responses to sensory input in their environment.
Social & Communication Styles: How they naturally connect and communicate with others.
Internalised Experiences: The impact of masking, social expectations, and emotional regulation.
Families receive a clear, neuroaffirming report with practical recommendations to support well-being, learning, and self-understanding at home and school—helping your child feel seen, validated, and confident in who they are.
For Adults
Our adult assessments are a collaborative journey of self-discovery. We explore lifelong patterns of attention, executive functioning, sensory processing, relationships, identity, and the energy cost of masking across work, study, and personal life.
You will receive a comprehensive, strengths-based report with practical, affirming recommendations to support self-advocacy, workplace or university accommodations, and overall well-being. For many, this process brings profound clarity, relief, and a kinder, more compassionate understanding of their own life story.
Important Note Regarding ADHD Medication
In Australia, psychologists do not prescribe medication. If exploring medical support for ADHD is something you wish to pursue, you will need to consult with a medical specialist:
For children and teens: A Paediatrician or Child Psychiatrist.
For adults: An Adult Psychiatrist.
We are happy to guide you through this pathway and can provide the necessary diagnostic reports to support your referral.
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As a Board-Approved Supervisor, I offer a supportive, collaborative, and practical space for clinicians to reflect, refine their skills, and grow in professional confidence. My approach to supervision is down-to-earth and relational, with a strong focus on ethical practice, clinical formulation, and cultivating a sustainable, neuroaffirming career in real-world settings.
Whether you are navigating your pathway to registration, maintaining your endorsement, or seeking a dedicated space to unpack complex cases and prevent burnout, our supervision sessions will be tailored to your unique goals and professional stage.
I welcome supervisees who are interested in deepening their understanding of:
Neuroaffirming practice and strengths-based assessment.
High-masking presentations of Autism and ADHD.
Therapeutic support for girls, women, and gender-diverse clients.
Sustainable practice boundaries and clinician well-being.
Hi, I’m Tesni!(She/Her)
I’m a Clinical Psychologist, a mum, a born-and-bred Geelong local, and the founder of Wildflower Psychology. When I’m not in the clinic, you can usually find me spending time with animals, enjoying a top-tier almond latte, or dipping my feet in the ocean.
With over 15 years of experience across public and private settings, a Master of Clinical Psychology, and Board-Approved Supervisor status, I bring both deep clinical expertise and a gentle, down-to-earth approach to my practice.
My Areas of Practice & Passion:
Neuroaffirming Assessments: Supporting girls, women, and gender-diverse individuals to understand their unique minds (Autism, ADHD, and learning profiles).
Child and Youth Support: Helping school-aged young people navigate school burnout ("school can't"), anxiety, and developmental transitions.
Adult Well-being: Supporting women and gender-diverse adults through life transitions, burnout, and self-discovery.
My Practice Values: I am deeply committed to providing care that is neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, disability-inclusive, and LGBTQIA+ celebratory. Your identity, lived experience, and safety are always respected here.
Current Availability (Books Open):
When: Thursdays (within business hours).
Where: In-person in Belmont (Geelong), or Australia-wide via secure telehealth.
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I warmly welcome school-aged children, teens, adult women, and non-binary or gender-diverse individuals.
My areas of clinical focus and passion include:
General Mental Health & Well-being: I provide compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals experiencing general mental health challenges. Whether you are navigating everyday stress, anxiety, depression, low mood, grief, or simply feeling stuck and wanting a safe space to process your thoughts, I am here to support you.
Supporting Neurodivergent Youth: I specialize in working with neurodivergent girls, teens, and gender-diverse youth. I support families navigating school-related challenges, including learning differences, emotional regulation, sensory processing, and school burnout ("school can't").
School Support & Advocacy: I collaborate closely with families and educators to translate assessment findings into real-world classroom support. This includes developing practical, neuroaffirming classroom accommodations, contributing to Individual Education Plans (IEPs), and advocating for adjustments that support your child's sensory and learning needs.
Women’s Mental Health & Life Transitions: I support women and gender-diverse adults navigating major life chapters and challenges. This includes infertility, pregnancy, the transition to parenting, chronic burnout, trauma processing, and adjusting to major life changes.
Professional Supervision: I provide supportive, practical supervision for registered psychologists, registrars, and allied health clinicians.
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Historically, diagnostic criteria and clinical research for neurodivergence and mental health have been based primarily on the experiences of boys and men. Because of this, girls, women, and gender-diverse individuals often present with high-masking profiles. Their strengths and support needs are much more likely to be overlooked, misunderstood, or diagnosed later in life.
I am deeply committed to addressing this gap. I have intentionally built my practice to provide a dedicated, specialized space where these unique profiles are deeply understood, validated, and celebrated. By focusing my expertise here, I can offer highly tailored, evidence-based care that truly respects and supports how women, girls, and gender-diverse people navigate the world.
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Absolutely! Finding the right therapeutic fit is incredibly important. I highly recommend a brief, complimentary phone chat (around 10 minutes) before booking. This gives us a chance to ensure my skills align with your needs, and helps you feel comfortable with how we might work together.
If phone calls feel overwhelming or are a barrier for you, we can easily connect via email instead.
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To help make your booking process as smooth and stress-free as possible, we recommend taking a quick look at the following steps:
Explore Our Services: Visit our Services Page to learn more about our therapy and assessment options.
Review Fees & Rebates: Check our Fees & FAQ Page for details on session costs, Medicare rebates, and NDIS compatibility.
Check My Availability: Please note that my current clinic hours are on Thursdays.
If you have any questions that aren't answered on our website, or if you would like to discuss your specific needs, please feel free to reach out. I am always happy to help.
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