Melissa Cocuzza​
Currently Accepting Referrals
Children | Adolescents | Young Adults

Funding Options
Medicare | NDIS | Private Referrals


Registered Psychologist
​Melissa works with a range of presentations including anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, emotional regulation and adjustment to life changes. She has a particular interest in supporting children and young people with their emotional, social and developmental wellbeing, as well as women navigating life transitions, parenthood and neurodivergence.

Her approach is warm, collaborative and practical, drawing on evidence-based strategies tailored to each person’s individual needs. Melissa values creating a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship where clients feel heard, understood and empowered to work towards meaningful change.

Areas of interest include:
  • Depression and anxiety
  • ADHD, autism and neurodivergence
  • Grief, loss and adjustment to life changes
  • Parenting support and psychoeducation
  • School-based psychological support and consultation
  • Women's wellbeing, particularly transitions into parenthood, adjustment to parenting, perimenopause, and neurodivergence
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Outside my preferred scope of practice:
  • Couples counselling
  • PTSD/complex trauma where this is the primary presenting concern

Evidence Based interventions:
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - CBT
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy - DBT
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy - SFBT
  • Play Based Interventions/LEGO Therapy
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​Professional Registration & Memberships
  • Registered with The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Graduate Diploma of Psychology, James Cook University, Townsville (JCU)
  • Bachelor of Psychological Sciences, James Cook University
  • Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc. (AAPI)