Emma Spencer

Emma Spencer is a Clinical Psychologist and CEO of Spencer Health with more than 24 years of experience working across clinical, organisational and leadership settings. Throughout her career she has remained passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and families through evidence-based, compassionate care.

Emma's current clinical practice focuses primarily on supporting children, adolescents and their families. She also works with adults where appropriate and provides clinical supervision, professional training and business mentoring to psychologists, allied health professionals and practice owners.

Alongside her clinical work, Emma leads Spencer Health, a multidisciplinary psychology and specialist medical practice committed to providing high-quality, neuroaffirming care to the Northern Sydney community. She is also a sought-after trainer and speaker, presenting nationally on child and adolescent mental health, neurodiversity, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and professional development for health professionals.

Emma works collaboratively with children, young people and families to understand the factors contributing to emotional, behavioural and developmental challenges, creating practical, individualised treatment plans that build resilience, strengthen relationships and support lifelong wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches

Emma integrates a range of evidence-based therapies and has undertaken extensive training in adapting these approaches for children and adolescents, including:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Schema Therapy
• Mindfulness-based interventions
• Circle of Security
• Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS)
• 1-2-3 Magic Parenting

Areas of Clinical Interest

Emma has extensive experience supporting children, adolescents and families presenting with:

• Anxiety disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Depression
• Trauma and complex trauma
• Phobias
• Medical trauma
• Chronic pain and chronic fatigue
• Tics and Tourette Syndrome
• Dissociation in children and adolescents
• Emotional and behavioural regulation difficulties
• School can’t and school-based concerns
• Parenting and family relationship difficulties

Assessment Services

Emma provides comprehensive psychological assessment for children and adolescents, including assessment of:

• Mental health presentations
• Autism
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Learning disorders
• Cognitive, behavioural and emotional functioning

Emma has a longstanding commitment to neuroaffirming practice and works closely with families, schools, GPs, paediatricians and other allied health professionals to ensure children receive coordinated, holistic support.

Whether working therapeutically with a young person, supporting parents, supervising clinicians or mentoring practice owners, Emma is passionate about helping others thrive and creating meaningful, lasting change in the lives of children, families and the professionals who support them.