About Kirsten Chalmers

Kirsten Chalmers
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Kirsten Chalmers is a registered psychologist and supervisor (with education and developmental endorsement), and the principal psychologist at myturn2talk Psychological Services.

In her work at myturn2talk she provides counselling and assessment to young people struggling with the following:
  • Emotions: anxiety, depression, OCD, ASD, etc
  • Life Events: transitions from primary to high school, high school to work
  • Technology: Internet, social media and gaming addictions
  • Social – friendships, bullying, relationship difficulties
  • Family: Difficult relationships with parents, step-parents, siblings and step-siblings
  • Assessment: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Specific Learning Disability (SLD): Dyslexia, ADHD, ...

Kirsten works mainly with children from the age of about 6 years, adolescents and young adults but also works with parents on parenting issues and parents faced with divorce or other difficult situations that affect their children.



​Memberships &
Qualifications:



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  • Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • AHPRA endorsed Educational & Developmental Psychologist
  • AHPRA Registered Primary & Secondary Supervisor
  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
  • Fellow of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychology (FCEDP)
  • Master of Educational & Developmental Psychology (Melbourne University)
  • Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Children & Adolescents (CBT Australia)
  • Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis (Australian Society of Hypnosis)
  • PEERS®(Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) Certified Trainer