Monica Ma.

I'm a Registered Psychologist (AHPRA Reg #PSY0002701499) based in Sydney, currently completing the Clinical Psychology Registrar program at Sydney Local Health District. My practice focuses on adults presenting with anxiety, mood, and stress-related conditions, delivered by telehealth across Australia.

I hold a Master of Psychology (Clinical) and a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours, First Class) from UNSW, where my honours research examined interpretation bias and rumination in post-COVID fatigue. My clinical placements included the UNSW Psychology Clinic, Rivendell Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Service, and the Anxiety Treatment and Research Unit at Western Sydney Local Health District — placements that shaped the anxiety-focused core of this practice.

Before training as a psychologist, I worked as a consultant in KPMG's Deals, Tax & Legal practice. That background gives me a working understanding of the pressures behind chronic work stress and burnout — long hours, high-stakes deadlines, and the corporate professional services environment — which informs the burnout-focused strand of this practice.

My approach to treatment is structured, evidence-based, and collaborative. Each treatment plan is individualised to your presenting concerns, history and goals, drawing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the Unified Protocol for transdiagnostic emotional disorders. I monitor progress using standardised outcome measures throughout the course of therapy.