Dior de Souza

Dior de Souza
Provisional Psychologist

Dior is a provisionally registered psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and holds an associate membership with the Australian Psychological Society. She completed a Bachelor of Science – Psychology at Macquarie University and Graduate Diploma of Psychology – Advanced at Monash University.

Dior acknowledges the importance of every child’s psychosocial development by helping them understand and manage their emotions, recognise their strengths, and develop the social skills required to form positive relationships.

She has worked with individuals from various cultural backgrounds and believes a trusting rapport is the foundation upon which therapeutic effectiveness is built.

Dior believes her creative capacity and insightful nature serve as an advantage when attempting to elicit a child’s personality, internal conflicts, quirks, and motivations and thus achieve treatment goals more effectively.

Dior is a patient and compassionate practitioner who can support those with a range of concerns including:

  • ADHD, Autism, Cognitive and learning assessment for children, adolescents and adults

  • Autism

  • ADHD

  • Anxiety and specific phobias

  • Anger and emotion regulation difficulties

  • Assertiveness and social skills

  • Emotion coaching

  • Eating concerns including ARFID and PFD

  • Learning difficulties

  • Parent support

  • Selective mutism

  • Sensory processing challenges

  • Self-worth and identity

  • School and teacher support

  • Tourettes and tic disorders