Melina

Dr. Melina West Rogers

Melina is a registered psychologist who has completed her Masters of Clinical Psychology. She has PhD in developmental psychology, with an expertise in autism spectrum disorders, emotion processing, and maladaptive daydreaming.

Melina takes a warm, creative, and person-centered approach to therapy. She has a passion for working with neurodiverse individuals across the lifespan. She focuses on finding each individual’s unique strengths and building trusting therapeutic relationships so clients feel safe and empowered to explore their inner selves, move through challenges, and grow.

With her background in research, Melina uses evidence-based interventions and adapts the treatment to best suit each client’s personality and needs. She also has training and experience in a range of assessments, including autism, ADHD, intellectual abilities, memory, personality, and clinical assessments.  

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Areas of Interest

• Anxiety 
• Depression 
• Borderline personality disorder 
• Trauma 
• Autism 
• Maladaptive daydreaming 
• Self-esteem 
• Alcohol and other drug dependencies
• Relationship challenges

Therapeutic Approaches

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
• Schema therapy
• Attachment-based treatment
• Psychodynamic approaches

Availabilities

Harbour Point – Hope Island:

• Tuesday       14:00 – 19:00
• Thursday     08:00 – 12:00

Upper Coomera:

• Monday      14:00 – 19:00
• Friday         08:00 – 15:00