Genevieve Rix
Registered Psychologist, Endorsed in Counselling Psychology, Board Approved Supervisor
Genevieve is a warm and compassionate registered psychologist with endorsement in Counselling Psychology. She works primarily with adults and brings an emotion-focused approach that integrates research-based techniques with genuine care, compassion, and thoughtful guidance.
She has experience across private practice and tertiary education settings and is passionate about creating a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship where clients can safely explore their experiences, process and heal from emotional pain, and develop greater self-awareness and self-compassion. Her approach combines empathy and insight with practical strategies that support long-term wellbeing and help clients build stronger, more fulfilling connections with themselves, others, and the world around them.
She works with adults experiencing anxiety, trauma, depression, stress, relationship difficulties, self-esteem concerns, perinatal mental health challenges, and grief and loss. Genevieve has a particular interest in anxiety disorders, including generalised anxiety, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Her practice is client-centred and integrative, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches including Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT). She has undertaken advanced national and international training in EFT and values its depth in helping clients process unresolved emotional experiences and complex trauma. Genevieve has also completed postgraduate training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), supporting clients to develop skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and effective communication.
Genevieve is a Board Approved Supervisor with a special interest in supporting mental health professionals undertaking training in Emotion Focused Therapy or wanting to take an emotion-focused approach to understanding their clients’ presenting concerns. She is a member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi) and the Australian Institute of Emotion Focused Therapy (AIEFT).
If you would like to book an appointment with Genevieve, please contact our client support team on (07) 5357 9108.