“People don’t exist under a cloche; shaped solely by their individuality. People are shaped by systems they exist within, their relationships, and the interaction between mind and body. Consideration of these intersections informs the psychological work we will do together.”

- Ishma Alvi

Ishma is a registered psychologist (AHPRA), a Board Approved Supervisor (AHPRA) and is a Clinical Psychosexual Therapist.

Ishma has worked in the field of psychology and mental health in a range of spaces and contexts for 20 years, gaining in that time the skills and values that guide her practice, as well as empathy with the human experience.

Ishma helps her clients understand their mental health, unpack trauma, and determine strategies to reduce the impact on everyday life. Her passion for helping clients through these challenges is driven by her core values.

Ishma draws on her values to strengthen her practice. She says her worldview is holistically influenced by principles of feminism, gender, and racial equity. As a psychologist, Ishma is particularly interested in helping people from diverse communities’ access therapy.

Her practice is grounded in the principles of inclusion, actively serving BIPOC, CALD, and LGBTQIA++ communities. She is mindful of systemic variables that contribute to their concerns, utilising an
Anti-Oppression framework and a trauma-informed lens. Her work is helped by the fact that she is fluent in Urdu and Hindi, as well as English.