our provisional psychologist
at Victoria Park 

Dr Allison R. King works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families experiencing trauma‑related difficulties (including PTSD), grief and loss, anxiety, depression, cultural identity disruption, and relationship strain. She also supports neurodivergent clients, including those with ADHD‑ and autism‑related presentations, and addresses the secondary impacts that often follow—such as emotion dysregulation, chronic stress, burnout, and relational challenges. Dr Allison is attentive to the existential themes that can emerge after trauma or major life transitions, including questions of safety, trust, agency, belonging, and meaning. She also works with professionals and corporate clients navigating occupational stress and burnout.

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Her background integrates clinical practice, doctoral research, neuroscience training, and involvement in clinical trials with neurodivergent populations. Dr Allison holds doctoral‑level training in psychology and psychotherapy, postgraduate qualifications in neuroscience and psychology, a master’s degree in psychology, and an MBA. Her business experience provides a grounded understanding of organisational demands, leadership stressors, and systemic pressures that often underpin burnout and performance‑related concerns.

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Before returning to Perth, Dr Allison lived and worked in Europe, including Switzerland, where she practiced clinically and contributed to research on trauma, acculturation, and neurodivergence. This work informs her understanding of how attention, arousal, affect regulation, executive functioning, and stress physiology shape behaviour, coping, and interpersonal dynamics.

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Her doctoral research, conducted using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), explored acculturation, experiences of violence, loss, discrimination, and identity transformation—and how these processes reshape intimate relationships over time. This training anchors her clinical work in a rigorous and collaborative approach that considers developmental history, attachment, relational patterns, culture and context, and the ways individuals construct their lived experience.

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In sessions, Dr Allison’s approach is structured, empathic, and goal‑oriented. She works collaboratively with clients to clarify what is maintaining distress, identify leverage points for change, and develop strategies that are evidence‑based, sustainable, and grounded in the client’s values and lived experience.

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Dr Allison is available at Victoria Park on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  To book an appointment, call us or  send a message.

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Accepting NDIS Clients.

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Note:  We do not provide reports or letters.