April Laczko

‘she/they’

general Psychologist & Social Justice Rep.

Available on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays.

Qualifications

Full registration as a General Psychologist with the Australian Health Regulation Agency (AHPRA; registered under the name David Laczko)
Bachelor of Arts with extended major and Honours in Psychology, University of Queensland
Master of Psychology (Counselling), University of Queensland
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy clinician

Hello! I am April, and l look forward to meeting you.

As a veteran therapy go-er myself, I know how helpful it can be to sit with someone and talk things through. Being human is complex and often confusing, and having someone there to help un-muddle things can make a big difference.

Several different lenses and approaches have informed the way I practice. A a feminist and anti-oppressive practitioner, I think a key part of therapy is deconstructing narratives about ourselves and the world, and understanding how these narratives may cause harm. Part of this is seeing and naming power structures and dynamics, and finding our own boundaries and sense of power.

Additionally, as an EMDR trained clinician, I think that past experiences seep into the present and affect the way we see ourselves and others. It can be useful to try to map out our memories, and examine the way feelings repeat in the present, so that we can process them.

I am also trained in Compassion Focused Therapy, and believe that noticing the way we relate to ourselves is crucial to understanding our experience. I think that interacting with ourselves from a place of compassion and understanding helps to reduce and manage distress.

I work from a neurodiversity affirming lens as well, and love working with autistic and ADHD neurotypes. I think that understanding our own brains, setting expectations of ourselves that fit our neurotype, making accommodations for sensory needs, and finding community makes our lives richer.

Finally, as a transwoman, I love working with other gender diverse and LGBTQIA+ people. I love seeing people living authentically, but also understand that it too often comes at price in our current society.

When I am not at Little Window, I am lounging around at home reading a book, building a lego set, playing music or making a collage.

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