Personal Profile

Nadya Surawski is a Clinical Psychologist with more than 15 years of experience working across private practice, community, hospital, and specialist trauma services. She has extensive expertise supporting adults and adolescents with complex mental health presentations, and is particularly committed to trauma-informed, culturally responsive care that promotes healing, resilience, and long-term psychological wellbeing.

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Nadya brings a warm, grounded, and collaborative presence to her clinical work. She is passionate about helping clients understand the deeper impact of trauma, stress, and life transitions on emotional and psychological functioning. Her work integrates contemporary psychological science with practical, skills-based therapy, supporting people to move beyond symptom management toward meaningful and lasting change.

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Areas of Interest

• Trauma and complex trauma

• Refugee and humanitarian mental health

• Anxiety and mood disorders

• Post-traumatic stress and dissociation

• Adjustment difficulties and life transitions

• Eating and body image concerns

• Stress, burnout, and vicarious trauma

Therapeutic Approach

Nadya draws on a range of evidence-based therapies and tailors treatment to the individual needs, values, and pace of each client. Her therapeutic approaches include:

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• Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Narrative Exposure Therapy

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)-informed strategies

• Schema-informed interventions

She works collaboratively with clients to build safety, insight, and practical coping skills, helping them to strengthen emotional regulation and reconnect with their sense of agency and purpose.

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Research & Professional Contributions

Nadya has a strong background in research and social justice–focused psychology. She is a published author and co-authored peer-reviewed work examining stress and coping among refugee advocates. She has also worked in research settings conducting structured diagnostic interviews and has contributed to education and training for health, community, and government services in trauma-informed practice.

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She has a longstanding interest in policy, advocacy, and ethical practice, particularly in relation to refugees, torture and trauma survivors, and culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

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