Team Members

Lydia Elsworthy

Director & Senior Psychologist

Specialising in conducting psychometric and diagnostic/educational assessments with children, adolescents and adults for both clinical and educational purposes

Jason Walker

Senior Psychologist

Interests in supporting veterans, their families, and emergency services personnel; specialising in adolescent and young adult development

Palak Garg

Executive Assistant

Your first point of contact when contacting Woodside Centre!

Rachael Chalmers

Director & Senior Psychologist

Practising in the area of gold standard assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism for children, teens, and adults

Dr Kellee Poulsen

Senior Clinical Psychologist

Expertise in working with children and adolescents to support their emotional development. She also supports children affected by traumatic events, adolescents diagnosed with cancer, and people living with chronic illnesses.

Brooke Ploughman

Senior Speech Pathologist

Works with individuals who present with diagnoses of neurodiversity, language disorders, early intervention, paediatric feeding, dysphagia and social communication

Dr Sonia Kalsi

Senior Psychologist

Provides psychological support to adults and supporting individuals with a range of psychological issues including depression, anxiety, stress, mood instability, trauma, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, suicide, self-harm and bereavement

Woodside Centre acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their cultures and Elders past and present . We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.