Twinkle Garg

Leadership

Psychologist

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Twinkle Garg

Clinical Services Manager
Registered Psychologist (Melbourne)

Twinkle is a Registered Psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. She has a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from Amity University, India. She has worked as a Psychologist for a number of years in a variety of settings, with a variety of client groups in Australia and abroad.

As the clinical services manager for Spencer Health, Twinkle is responsible for supporting our clinicians and contributing to the vision of our organisation. With many years experience in management, team leadership and small business ownership under her belt, Twinkle possesses a variety of unique skills making her well suited for this role.

Twinkle also holds a clinical role with the organisation and is based in the Melbourne office of Child Development Solutions Australia, providing face to face and telehealth sessions. She is also a senior clinician, providing complex Autism and ADHD assessments for adults and children in person and via telehealth platforms. In terms of her clinical work, Twinkle aims to help children, young people and adults understand that their wide ranging emotions are all part of what makes them human but to also equip them with skills to better manage their tricky emotions (e.g. anxiety, depression, sadness, anger) and adapt their behaviour (e.g. conflict management, social skills, avoidance, challenging behaviour) to lead a full and rewarding life despite any hardship they experience. In her work with families, she works to support parents and caregivers to better understand and be attuned to their child’s needs in order to more effectively support their emotional and behavioural development. Twinkle provides support to teachers, and families around understanding and supporting students’ emotional, social and learning needs and needs in relation to identified disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Dyslexia among other challenges in the classroom and at school more broadly.

As a senior clinician with extensive experience in behavioural and developmental disorders, Twinkle provides assessments for children and adults with Autism and ADHD. She is trained in the ADI-R and ADOS and is passionate about providing a neuro-affirming approach to her work with clients.