Dr. Sharon McCarthy
Endorced Community Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist (Registrar)
BA (Psych) Hons, MPsych (Community)/PhD, MClinPsych
Days of Practice: Monday, Tuesday
Dr McCarthy has completed her Master of Clinical Psychology at Curtin University and is currently undertaking her Clinical Psychology Registrar program. She also holds a master’s and PhD in Community Psychology from Edith Cowan University, with a focus on identity construction, cultural relations, and shame. Sharon has been a registered Psychologist for almost 10 years and has extensive experience within the university sector as a Senior Lecturer in Behavioural Science. She has also worked privately in community development, engaging with communities locally and in the North and Central West of the State.
Dr McCarthy has experience working with both older adolescents and adults across a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, attachment and relationship challenges, alcohol and other drug use, trauma, childhood abuse, and sexual assault. She has a particular interest in women’s health and is LGBTQIA+ affirmative. Sharon aims to create a safe and collaborative space, where individuals are able to share their concerns, and gain insight into how various events, experiences, and interpersonal interactions have affected them as a result of the meaning and sense they make of it.
Dr McCarthy embraces an integrative approach to working, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Schema Therapy.
Away from psychology, Dr McCarthy has a passion for watching AFL, particularly the Eagles, hanging out at the beach, reading, and experimenting on her family with creative vegetarian cooking ideas.