Ella Mansell - Health Psychologist

Ella is a Health Psychologist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. She has experience working with people from emerging to late adulthood with a range of chronic health conditions including cancer, respiratory illnesses, cardiovascular illnesses, dermatological conditions, urologic diseases, and persistent pain. Ella also has experience working with people experiencing acute heath challenges, such as amputations, traumatic injuries including spinal injuries, and intensive care unit admissions. Ella aims to support people to adjust to new diagnoses, cope with ongoing symptoms and changes in function, connect with their inherent resilience, and build psychological flexibility. Ella aims to help people maintain important life roles, manage the emotional and psychological challenges that can accompany chronic illness, and engage well in medical care and management. Ella works across the public and private sectors and is passionate about multi-disciplinary care.

Ella’s approach is warm, empathetic, flexible, and client-centred. She draws from psychological frameworks such as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), as well as mindfulness and compassion focused therapies.

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