Carolina Gonzalez
Clinical Psychologist
Carolina is a Clinical Psychologist with a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) from the Universidad de Talca in Chile, and postgraduate qualifications from The University of Queensland, where she completed a Master of Mental Health and a PhD in Psychology. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapies (AACBT), and the Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ASTSS).
Carolina has worked across a wide range of clinical settings and is experienced in supporting children, adolescents, and adults facing diverse mental health challenges. She has particular interest and expertise in trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is a trained eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapist. She also provides support for women’s health and wellbeing across the lifespan, including parenting challenges, postnatal depression, fertility concerns, and menopause.
Her work with children focuses on behavioural and emotional difficulties, and she provides a safe, structured space for children and families to strengthen coping skills and emotional regulation.
Carolina’s therapeutic approach is flexible and integrative, drawing on evidence-based models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brief Strategic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and trauma-focused interventions such as EMDR and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). She also incorporates creative approaches such as Art Therapy when appropriate. Carolina tailors each session to meet her clients’ goals, supporting meaningful healing and personal growth.
In addition to her clinical work, Carolina is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Southern Queensland, and formerly held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Parenting and Family Support Centre at the University of Queensland, focusing on early intervention and parenting engagement. She also supervises Honours students and provisionally registered psychologists, and is a board-approved supervisor. Carolina offers sessions in both English and Spanish.
