About
Welcome, I'm Renae.
Clinical psychologist, mum, and the person you'll be talking to.
Renae Raso
How I came to this work
I'm a clinical psychologist and the founder of Nurture Psychology. I first registered as a psychologist in 2001, took time out to raise my family, and came back to practise in the perinatal space because of the unique and particular challenges faced in that journey.
I have extensive experience in the private and public sectors, and support clients with a broad range of perinatal concerns including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, parenting and adjustment, changing identity, and burnout. I have a special interest in relational and attachment based trauma.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate and person centred, grounded in evidence based practice, and shaped around you rather than a set programme. It is trauma and attachment informed, inclusive and neuro-affirming.
There is a real need to feel held in this space, and that is the foundation of everything else in my work.
Compassionate curiosity about the self does not mean liking everything we find out about ourselves, only that we look at ourselves with the same nonjudgmental acceptance we would wish to accord anyone else who suffered and who needed help.
Gabor Maté, When the Body Says NoBe at least as interested in your reactions as in the person or situation that triggers them.
Eckhart TolleCompassionate curiosity directed toward the self leads to the truth of things.
Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry GhostsCredentials
Qualifications and registration
- Clinical psychologistAHPRA PSY0002480766
- MAPSAustralian Psychological Society member
- COPE registeredPerinatal mental health
- Medicare rebatesWith a Mental Health Care Plan
Qualifications
- Master of Clinical Psychology
- Bachelor of Social Science (Family Studies)
Alongside EMDR I draw on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), schema therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). My work is informed by attachment based approaches, including Circle of Security Parenting.
Nurture Psychology is committed to inclusive psychological care and rejects all forms of discrimination. We welcome people of all ethnicities, lifestyles, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientations and gender identities.
Psychology in Australia is a regulated profession, and you deserve to know who you're talking to. You can verify my registration at any time on the AHPRA public register.