Carmen Rossitto

Who I Work With

I work with adolescents and adults across a wide range of presentations — from anxiety, depression, and life transitions through to trauma, complex emotional patterns, and difficulties that haven’t responded to previous treatment.

Many of the people I see are functioning well on the surface. They’re managing — sometimes very capably — while privately carrying something they haven’t been able to shift on their own.

I also provide comprehensive psychological assessments for ADHD and Autism in adults, and specialised assessments for specific clinical and medical contexts.

My Approach

Therapy begins with developing a genuine understanding of what you’re experiencing and what has contributed to it. That foundation matters — it’s what allows the work to go somewhere meaningful rather than staying at the surface.

My approach is integrative and depth-oriented. I draw on a range of evidence-based therapies, including EMDR, and tailor the work to each person’s history, needs, and goals. Sessions are typically longer-term, though the pace is always led by the individual.

My work is also informed by contemplative practice and an understanding of how attention, awareness, and regulation shape psychological wellbeing — not as an add-on, but as part of how I think about the work.

Experience

With over 20 years of clinical experience across public mental health, community services, research, and private practice.

Early in my career I worked in specialist youth mental health at Orygen Youth Health and the Royal Children’s Hospital CAMHS, where I assessed and treated complex presentations including early psychosis and developmental disorders. I also worked at the Lighthouse Foundation, contributing to clinical care, program development, and multidisciplinary care planning.

Prior to private practice, I contributed to large-scale developmental research at the Parenting Research Centre, including assessment and data collection with more than 2,000 families.

Before training in clinical psychology, I worked in Indigenous education — an experience that continues to inform how I work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

I grew up first-generation Italian-Australian, with parents born in Italy. Culture, language, and family have always been central to my life, and that background gives me a genuine appreciation for how deeply our roots shape who we are — the values we hold, the way we relate to the people we love, and the sense of identity we carry with us.