BA.Hons (Psych)

MPsych (Clinical)

Gladiss Warda is a registered clinical psychologist with extensive experience in working with children, adolescents, young adults and their families since 1998. She has specific expertise in providing psychological intervention to children and adolescents presenting with a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties. She is interested in working with parents on attachment and bonding issues and dealing with life transitions including perinatal and postnatal anxiety and depression. Gladiss has also became skilled in treating young adults presenting with a range of psychological disorders including anxiety, depression study stress, procrastination, interpersonal difficulties, and transition into further education through her work in Tertiary Education.

Gladiss obtained her Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Psychology) and her Master of Psychology (Clinical) at UNSW. She has been a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists for over 20 years, and she is a founding member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).  Gladiss has also been involved in supervising clinical psychology registrars completing their training at UNSW, University of Sydney, Macquarie University and University of Wollongong. She holds a supervisory role at the UNSW Psychology Clinic and is involved in training Master of Clinical Psychology candidates.

Gladiss offers a warm, compassionate and accepting atmosphere for children, adolescents, adults and families. She utilises evidence-based therapies to build on their strengths to help them achieve growth and change in their lives.  She is skilled in using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Attachment-based approaches to building a strong parent-child relationship (Circle of Security, Marte Meo), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy, and EMDR.