About

Vikki Tsoukalas, is a fully registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and is a member with the Australian Psychological Society (APS), as well as the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi). Vikki has worked in a variety of settings. An area of substantial experience for Vikki includes working with children and teens who are experiencing learning and behavioural difficulties. Her special interests include ADHD, Specific Learning Disorders, Anxiety and Social Emotional Development. Vikki enjoys working with children, teens, young adults, however also has experience in working with adults.

Vikki works closely with children, teens and their families to address a broad range of challenges including but not limited to; anxiety, depression, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and navigating friendships and social difficulties. In counselling sessions, Vikki draws on evidence based techniques most suited to the person and the issues presented. Vikki utilises a range of therapeutic approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness.

With more than 22 years of experience, Vikki has worked across a range of settings including; the Department of Human Services-Child Protection, Disability Client Services-Behaviour Intervention & Support Team (BIST), as well as the Department of Education and Training-Early Intervention Services. Vikki undertakes assessments for the Department of Education, (DET) Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) as well as various other independent schools. She is well equipped in advocating and applying for students to receive additional supports within the educational system. Vikki is currently working as a School Psychologist at a local secondary college one day a week and at a group practice psychology clinic on another day. She works in her private practice, predominantly completing assessment work on the other days.

Vikki has extensive experience in assessment work and offers comprehensive cognitive and educational assessments as well as assessments for ADHD. She has also been involved in the Australian and New Zealand Standardization Projects for; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition, WPPSI-IV, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition, WISC-V and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test-Third Edition (WIAT-III).