Meet our Psychologists
Meet Provisional Psychologist Grace Plevey (she/ her)
Grace is a Provisional Psychologist, in the final few months of her Clinical Psychology Masters Program Internship with Liberation Clinic, and expecting to receive full registration early 2027.
Grace became a psychologist specifically to support those experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, body image concerns, and the emotional challenges that often accompany these experiences. She supports adolescents, adults, and families from all cultures, identities, and walks of life, and practises from a weight-inclusive, Health at Every Size (HAES) informed perspective.
Grace brings a lived experience perspective, understanding that disordered eating usually serves a purpose in someone's life at a certain point in time. Recovery isn't just about stopping certain behaviours. It's about understanding the whole person, creating safety, and helping people build a life that feels meaningful to them. Grace recognises that recovery is rarely linear, and meets clients where they are, supporting clients as well as their support people as they navigate change with compassion and curiosity.
During her clinical training, Grace has worked with people experiencing a broad range of challenges that can co-exist alongside eating disorders, including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, perfectionism, ADHD, and other forms of neurodivergence. Alongside her clinical training, she has worked with Lifeline Australia, in the disability sector, in both private and community-based psychology practices, and in school settings.
Grace is trained in a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-E), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). She also has a research background in evidence-based goal setting and enjoys helping clients develop meaningful, values-aligned goals that support sustainable change. Grace is committed to lifelong learning and continues to expand her therapeutic practice through ongoing professional development, including Schema Therapy.
She values multidisciplinary collaboration and believes that working alongside families, carers, general practitioners, dietitians, psychiatrists, and other health professionals can strengthen therapeutic outcomes and support long-term recovery.
Having relocated to Sydney from a rural community, Grace understands some of the barriers people in regional and remote areas can face when accessing quality mental health care. To improve accessibility, she offers Telehealth appointments, enabling people across Australia to access psychological support from wherever they are.
Outside of the therapy room, Grace enjoys spending time in nature. She loves the beach, hiking, and spending time with her Irish Wolfhound, Rosie. She also enjoys intuitive movement that builds connection between the mind and body, and is an avid reader with a passion for continual learning, both personally and professionally.
Grace can't wait to meet you, and be part of your journey.
Client concerns Grace can support with
Grace supports young people (13+) and adults of all genders and identities with:
- Eating disorders
- Disordered eating
- Body image concerns and body dysmorphia
- Anxiety and depression
- OCD and intrusive thoughts
- Perfectionism
- ADHD and neurodivergence
- Trauma-informed support
- Chronic pain
- School refusal
- Life transitions and adjustment
- Parent and carer support
- Telehealth therapy across Australia
Meet Provisional Psychologist Claire Tindale-Penning (she/ her)
Claire is a Provisional Psychologist completing her Psychology Internship with Liberation Clinic, after completing her Master of Professional Psychology at Macquarie University. Claire is passionate about providing thoughtful, evidence-based, compassionate support to people navigating complex relationships with food and body image, improve their self-worth, and general wellbeing.
Claire supports people from 10yrs of all genders and neurotypes experiencing eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image distress, and is strongly aligned with non-diet, weight-inclusive care. She values a collaborative, respectful approach and recognises that eating concerns can look very different from person to person. Claire also has a strong interest in the factors that can sit alongside eating difficulties, including depression, anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, neurodivergence, trauma, and life transitions.
Claire’s approach is warm and strengths-based, with a focus on helping clients build insight, coping skills, and emotional regulation strategies in a way that feels practical, supportive, and sustainable. She creates a space where clients feel safe, heard, and genuinely supported as they work toward their goals. In Claire’s view, the aim of therapy is to help you reconnect with what matters most to you, and supporting you to move toward a life that feels more meaningful, fulfilling, and aligned with the future you want for yourself.
Outside of the clinic, Claire loves trying new foods from around the world and is part of a cookbook club where friends cook their way through a new recipe book together. She enjoys time at the beach with her family, bushwalks to find natural swimming holes, and loves travelling, live music, dancing, and roller-skating.
Client concerns Claire can support with:
- Eating disorders and disordered eating
- Body image distress
- Depression and anxiety
- OCD and intrusive thoughts
- Emotional overwhelm and coping skills
- Neurodiversity-affirming support (including Autism and ADHD)
- Trauma-informed support
- Life transitions and adjustment
- Parenting support
A note about Provisional Psychologists:
- Some people worry that seeing a provisional, you might be seeing someone fresh out of Uni with little experience. In reality, to reach their Provisional year, psychologists have had at least 1-2 years of experience directly providing therapy in various mental health settings while completing 2 (or 3) degree programs.
- In our wonderful Claire’s case, you’re seeing someone with life experience in the corporate world, who is also a parent, and chose to retrain and become an eating disorder psychologist based on her own experience of feeling the impact of diet culture, seeing that impact on those close to her, and wanting to dedicate her career to dismantling it.
- In lovely Grace's case, you're seeing someone with a lived experience of recovery, who truly believes recovery is possible for everyone, and has chosen to dedicate her career to helping others find their own unique path toward the rest of their life, free of their eating disorder.
- When you book in with Claire or Grace, you’re getting not one, but two psychologists! For all Provisional Psychologists, there are intensive supervision requirements to achieve full registration. This means that our Senior Psychologist Bec Confoy (below), will also be involved (although behind the scenes!) in your treatment planning.
- While provisionally registered, Claire & Grace's services are not eligible for a Medicare rebate. However, we have set their regular review rate at $180, which is $125 lower than our usual psychology rate, meaning fees for provisional services are lower than the gap fee for our usual psychology services. Note- both are expected to receive full ('general') psychologist registration in early 2027. We're so pleased to be able to offer lower cost therapy during Claire and Grace's internships!
Meet Senior Registered Psychologist, Rebecca Confoy (she/ her)
Rebecca is a Psychologist with over 25 years of experience working in various mental health settings. Graduating from Deakin University with a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, which followed a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Sociology majors) at Swinburne University in Victoria, Rebecca feels deeply held gratitude for her career journey. Wisdom from client lived experiences has taught Rebecca a great deal and it is a privilege to have been able to share those many moments in time.
Rebecca commenced her career working in psychiatric rehabilitation in metro, regional and rural parts of Victoria, doing group therapy work and home based outreach programs. It was here that person-centred approaches and strength-based models caught her attention as especially valuable in recovery from serious mental illness.
Rebecca then went on to work in community health settings, providing psychological therapy to treat problem gambling and other compulsive behaviours challenges. After relocating from the city to a quiet coastal town, Rebecca started working exclusively with young people, providing psychological therapy to individuals, and their families, experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties. It was here that Rebecca spent many years in-reaching to local secondary schools students and collaborating with GPs and nurses in purpose built Doctor Clinics in some especially selected schools.
Being part of the school communities was a thoroughly enjoyable chapter in her career. One of the things it revealed to Rebecca was the way in which food and eating can mean different things to young people, and it has been satisfying to help young people see the distinctive link between food and mood. Rebecca has experience working with eating disorders, managing the clinical care component and collaborating with treatment teams to optimise health outcomes.
These days Rebecca continues to share the message of 'health at every size' in her work supervising other mental health practitioners, in both community health and private practice. She loves the idea of spreading her joy to other parts of Australia and looks forward to making new connections, and learning more stories of personal growth and resilience through Liberation Clinic.
Rebecca is inspired by traditional ways of 'being' and enjoys restorative yoga practices throughout the week, along with running with her dog through the tea-tree nestled behind a long stretch of ocean beach. When her kelpie 'Possum' frantically chases the waves but can never quite catch them, this makes her smile. So too does going home to see the cat 'Poh', stretched out and sleeping soundly in the dog's bed. There are often debates in her home with her teen children over which is better, cats or dogs, of course this is only ever whispered softly, well out of range from Poss and Poh.
Client concerns Bec can help with, from 12yrs:
- Supporting teens with school refusal
- Depression, Anxiety and OCD
- Affirming support and coping skills for people with Neurodivergent identities, including Autism and ADHD
- Gender dysphoria and exploring gender identity
- Supporting those who've experienced trauma
- Supporting youth and adults with life transitions
- Parenting challenges
- And of course, eating disorders, sub-clinical disordered eating (meaning, your symptoms might not neatly fit into a diagnostic box- many don't!), and body dysmorphia or poor body image
*Please note that Rebecca provides consultations via videoconference only, for clients anywhere in Australia.