About Keren

Keren is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist who completed her training in Norway and Australia. She has a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours Degree (First Class Honours) in Psychology, a Masters of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) from Monash University and a Masters of Clinical Psychology (Post Registration) from Cairnmillar Insitute. Keren is a registered psychologist and is endorsed in educational and developmental psychology by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a fellow of the APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists.

Keren has over 15 years of experience working as a psychologist in a diverse range of settings, including in a hospital assessment team and across government and independent school sectors at preschool, primary and secondary level.

Currently in private practice, Keren works therapeutically with children, adolescents and adults who experience a range of social, emotional and behavioural issues such as anxiety and depression, stress, parenting problems and social difficulties, to name a few.

One of Keren’s areas of professional interest and expertise is psychometric assessment. She participated as an examiner with Pearson Clinical and Talent Assessment in their WISC-V & WIAT-III A&NZ Standardisation project. Keren’s conducts a wide range of intellectual and educational assessments, including assessment of Specific Learning Disabilities (e.g., dyslexia). Her approach to educational assessment is based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory, which is a comprehensive and empirically validated model of the structure of cognitive and academic abilities.

Keren is also able to offer these services in the Scandinavian languages.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master of Clinical Psychology (Post Registration), Cairnmillar Institute

  • Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental), Monash University

  • Honours Degree (First Class Honours) of Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Monash University

 PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS / MEMBERSHIP

  • Endorsed Educational and Developmental Psychologist by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)

  • Fellow of the APS College of Educational & Developmental Psychologists