About

The Galaxy Clinic is run by Linda Taimre, a clinical psychologist in Melbourne, Australia. Linda works with children and teenagers who might be experiencing anxiety, adjustment disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma-related difficulties, and issues with their self-esteem or relationships with other people, their bodies, and themselves. Linda has a special interest and experience in working with functional neurological disorders and young people with brain injuries. Linda also works with neurodiverse young people, such as those with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), experiencing mental health difficulties.

Linda Taimre GDipPsych (Adv), MPsych (Clinical), MAPS

Clinical Psychologist | Owner

Her approach to therapy is warm, open, and honest, creating a space where young people can be themselves without judgement, even if they’re not sure who they are yet. She works from a strengths-based framework, using an eclectic approach drawing from evidence-based techniques including cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), family therapy techniques, and play-based therapy, adapting them to the needs of whoever is in the room including parents/carers.

Linda believes that a supportive, collaborative therapeutic relationship is the key to creating positive change that can ripple throughout a young person’s life. If you are looking for support during this important stage of life, reach out and let's talk about it.

Qualifications and Experience

Linda has worked across Royal Children's Hospital and the Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (VPRS) at Monash Children's Hospital in Melbourne. While at VPRS, she was co-author on a successful grant to establish a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Triage and Assessment Clinic, and established the Australia-Wide FND Network for which she facilitates meetings between health professionals working with FND. Linda is a trained Tuning into Kids facilitator. She received a Masters of Clinical Psychology from the University of Melbourne.