Meet the team
Madeleine Berryman - Director & Registered Psychologist
Madeleine began her journey towards becoming a psychologist studying her Undergraduate Bachelor of Psychology at the University of Newcastle. Upon completion of her 4 years of study she undertook an internship, via the 4 + 2 pathway to reach her goal. During her 8 years she has worked in a variety of settings including a Not For Profit NDIS multi-disciplinary service, Occupational Rehabilitation, a Mental Health Unit of a private hospital and in private practice. These work places have enabled Madeleine to gain experience working with people across the lifespan, from toddlers through to the elderly, through multiple funding streams, with a variety of mental health presentations and doing both individual and group therapies.
Importantly she has spent time over the years engaging in further study and training and uses therapies that have an evidence-based framework including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Madeleine has gained experience in the use of a range of assessments to help informed treatment of mental health concerns, including cognitive assessments, learning assessments, Autism Spectrum Disorder assessments and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder assessments. Assessments have become a particular area of interest for her over the years and she enjoys getting to put all the pieces together to assist someone to understand themselves better and how they and those around them can better support the individual.
Knowing from personal experience that the path to becoming a psychologist is rewarding but hard, Madeleine decided to complete the training to become a Board Approved Supervisor so that she could assist and support up and coming psychologists reach their own goals.
Madeleine is caring and compassionate towards her clients and whilst she holds empathy she also tries to push individuals to help themselves become the best version of themselves. She prides herself in providing a service to all her clients that is personalised and professional and meets the needs of the clients as well as considering what is best practice.
Emma Lovat - Registered Psychologist
Emma also did her undergraduate Bachelor of Psychology degree at the University of Newcastle. This is where Madeleine and Emma first got to know each other. After Emma completed 4 years of study she undertook an internship, via the 4 + 2 pathway to reach her goal.
Emma is a warm, compassionate registered psychologist with 8 years experience providing evidence-based treatment to individuals experiencing a range of issues and has many years experience working in private practice. Emma is passionate about continuing to learn and grow as a psychologist and over the years has completed training in CBT, ACT, EMDR and Narrative Therapy. Emma has a particular interest in working with couples and engaged in significant extra training in this area completing Gottman Therapy, Imago Therapy, and Presence Oriented Therapy.
She works with adults, adolescents, and couples. She provides a safe space for people to explore their challenges and build skills to improve their mental health and wellbeing. She has a holistic approach and tailors therapy to the individual needs of the client.
Why Pearl Psychology?
Whilst the definition and concept of what makes a pearl are great inspirations and very fitting for a psychology clinic there is also another inspiration for the name and that is my dog, the whippet, Pearl.
