meet the team

At the forefront of our commitment to exceptional client care stands our Director and Operations Manager, Naz. With a dedication to ensuring every individuals journey with us is met with warmth, understanding, and efficiency, Naz leads our organisation and team in providing unparalleled support and guidance. Whether you are seeking assistance with scheduling, navigating medicare questions, or simply need a compassionate ear, Naz is here to assist you every step of the way. She is educated in mental health, and has lived experience in the realm of psychological wellbeing, and has a focus on creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, she ensures that your experience with our clinic is seamless and supportive from the moment you reach out to us. 

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Naz is happily married and a mother of 5. She is a total cat lover and proud owner of two cats, Fluffy and Pishka. She is notorious for running a tight ship and her louder than life personality. 

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Naz also provides auditing and coaching services to health industries, in the management and improvement of their service, their inductions and onboardings and in ensuring compliance is met. 

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Noosha is the Founder & Director of Kana Psychology, formerly known as Psychfirst. Noosha is a Clinical Psychotherapist holding membership with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), and a Psychologist with General Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, a division of the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). She is also a Psychology Board of Australia Approved Supervisor. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Bachelor of Psychology and a Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is also hold membership to the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Association of Australia (EMDRAA) as well as the Australian Association of Psychologists Incorporated (AAPi).​Throughout her career, Noosha has enjoyed working with children, adolescents and adults. Currently, she only works with individual adult clients or couples. she prefers a humanitarian and person-centered approach, and is trauma informed in practice. That's just good old talk therapy that has a heavy consideration to psychodynamic psychotherapy and parts work. Within the therapeutic setting, Noosha believes every client has the right to be heard in a confidential and safe environment, free of their own judgements of the self. She likes to use a collegial approach to work with her clients through their difficult times (whether past, present or anticipated in the future) and situations. Together Noosha likes to collaborate, and work creatively and adaptively to achieve the best outcomes, whilst often working outside the square.​ Noosha has a keen interest in complex post-traumatic stress disorder, developing a sense of self and exploring the schemas and parts which we have developed in response to the life we have been given.​ As a refugee, she is also passionate about the intersections of culture and faith, in her client's therapeutic journey, paying close attention to cultural nuances, particularly within the South West Asian culture. In her spare time, she loves to cook. She is a big foodie and her palette doesn't discriminate. Noosha has a love for coffee, hosting get togethers with her loved ones, watching films and writing for media. ​Her work is diverse as she provides individual and couples therapy, offers opinion for various media outlets, consults for corporate organisations, and runs education workshops for local businesses, professionals and schools. 

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Noosha is of an Iranian background & is fluent in Farsi. Noosha and her kids love to cook, and create cooking shows together and are often found road tripping at any opportunity.

Shorough is the Director Advance Counselling, a boutique Psychotherapy practice located in Kana Psychology. 

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Shorough's journey is deeply rooted in her experience as a refugee, where she learned to navigate and overcome numerous challenges. This personal background fuels her passion for helping others as she understands the difficulties many face. Her mission is to provide strength and support to those enduring tough times, recognizing that life can bring both challenges and joys that deeply impact our emotions.

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Shorough is committed to creating a safe and supportive environment for healing and personal growth. Her mission is to empower individuals to overcome trauma and build resilience through tailored therapeutic approaches. She works with clients in need by offering compassion and guidance through their healing journeys.

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Shorough is a dedicated couples therapist and is person-centred and trauma informed in her approach.