Meet Jessica

Jessica Kaufman - Registered Psychologist

A happy, healthy child starts with their healthy, happy mind
— Jessica De Bono-McClure

Jessica is a Registered Psychologist and an experienced School Counsellor who has a passion for helping others, enhancing wellbeing and improving educational experiences for children and adolescents/young people. She has combined degrees in psychology and education and has completed training in Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (accredited at Level 2 with the Association for Psychological Therapies).

A former educator, she retrained to pursue her passion in child and adolescent wellbeing. Jessica’s core skillset includes: assessment and diagnostics using cognitive, emotional, behavioural, and academic assessments of children and adolescents; psychometric report writing; intervention planning; and, counselling/psychotherapy using evidence-based interventions. Jessica has extensive knowledge and experience in the areas of: neurodevelopmental disorders; child/adolescent development and those struggling with anxiety and depression.

At Psychology Squared, Jessica facilitates the National Psychology Exam Peer Discussion groups; provides 1-1 study support for provisionals preparing for the NPE; and, periodically hosts group sessions on specialist content areas for the NPE.

All services and support are conducted through Zoom.