our psychologist
at Victoria Park 

Dr Allison R. King is a Registered Psychologist (AHPRA), psychotherapist, researcher, and author with international training across psychology, psychotherapy, neuroscience, and neurodevelopment. She holds a Doctorate in Psychology and Psychotherapy, a Master of Science in Psychology with Distinction, postgraduate in Neuroscience and Psychology from King's College London, advanced clinical education in the Care of Autistic Adults through Harvard Medical School, and a Master of Business Administration.

 

Dr King has practised clinically in both Australia and Europe, and previously held clinical licensure in Switzerland. Her clinical work is formulation-driven, integrating developmental history, neurodevelopment, attachment, trauma, cognition, personality, family systems, culture, and life experience to build an individualised understanding of each person — guiding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment with a focus on the whole person rather than symptoms alone. Dr King provides comprehensive psychological assessment and evidence-based therapy for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She works with people experiencing autism, ADHD, giftedness and twice-exceptionality (2e), trauma, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, mood disorders, Bi-polar, emotional dysregulation, relationship difficulties, identity-related concerns, and adjustment to significant life transitions, with particular experience in complex presentations where developmental, psychological, medical, family, and environmental factors interact.

 

Alongside clinical practice, Dr King has undertaken doctoral and neurodevelopmental research in collaboration with King's College London, Imperial College London, the University of Cambridge, and the University Hospital of Basel, and served as the primary researcher in a formally ethics-approved, multi-site ADHD biomarker research. She is also the developer of Transformative Acculturation, an original theoretical framework arising from her doctoral research at the University of Central Lancashire, examining how identity, belonging, agency, and intimate relationships evolve following trauma, displacement, and significant life transitions

 

Dr King provides psychological therapy, diagnostic clarification, psychometric assessment, personality assessment, behavioural assessment, and neurodevelopmental assessment. Her approach is strengths-based, trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, and grounded in evidence-based practice. Treatment is individually tailored and may integrate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), attachment-informed approaches, compassion-focused therapy, and other evidence-based interventions tailored to each client's needs and goals.

 

Her professional experience spans Australian and international mental health settings, including refugee and immigrant mental health, disaster mental health, transnational counselling, group psychotherapy, addiction treatment, neuropsychology, community mental health, and multidisciplinary clinical practice. Dr King also serves on boards and has held executive and governance positions within multinational organisation and founded and led a not-for-profit organisation supporting vulnerable populations.

 

Dr King is known for a collaborative, compassionate, and practical clinical style, working alongside clients to clarify complex patterns, build insight, strengthen resilience, and create meaningful, sustainable change aligned with each person's values, strengths, and goals. Dr King provides psychological therapy, psychological assessment, diagnostic clarification, psychometric assessment, neurodevelopmental assessment, telehealth consultations, and written psychological reports. Services are available for individuals, couples, families, NDIS participants, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) clients.

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Currently unavailable for new client bookings.

 

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