Jessica Benson

Clinical Director – Clear Health Psychology Currambine | Psychologist | Writer | Creator | YLB Mentor 2025 | Yellow Ladybugs featured | [email protected]

Greater Perth Area

About

To get in touch, please email: [email protected] Registered Psychologist and Clinical Director at Clear Health Psychology Currambine, where I lead and support a growing team of psychologists. My focus is neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed assessment across the lifespan, alongside supporting and educating clinicians in the assessment of nuanced and complex presentations. Particular areas of interest include Autism, ADHD, AuDHD, twice exceptionality, OCD, eating-related distress, bipolar experiences, complex trauma, attachment adaptations, multiplicity and plurality, addiction, pain management, and relational/systemic work with families and dyads. Grounded in both clinical expertise and lived experience, my work places strong emphasis on emotional processing, masking, identity development, nervous system-informed care, and reducing shame within therapeutic spaces. This extends into the development of neurodiversity-affirming psychoeducational and clinical support tools tailored to the needs of the neurodivergent community, with a focus on accessibility, emotional nuance, practical application, and reducing experiences of misattunement. Alongside clinical and educational work, I am a 2025 mentor and lived experience writer with Yellow Ladybugs, and a 2026 conference speaker presenting on Emotional Processing. I will also be presenting “Situational Mutism and Beyond” at the 2026 Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy Conference Australia. I am deeply passionate about clinician education, community advocacy, and advancing more nuanced, affirming, and human approaches to psychological care. Psychologists interested in joining the Currambine Clear Health Psychology team are very welcome to reach out.

Experience

  • Clear Health Psychology (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Clinical Director – Currambine
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      Provides clinical leadership across the Currambine team, supporting psychologists to deliver neuroaffirming, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care. Offers guidance in complex ADHD and neurodevelopmental assessments, including masked and diagnostically complex presentations. Oversees clinical decision-making, ethical practice, and risk management in line with AHPRA standards. Drives service development and clinician capability, with a focus on improving access, communication, consistency, and quality of care.

    • Psychologist
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Website bio: Jesscia is a Registered Psychologist who is empathetic and pragmatic in her approach to therapy. She has a background in private practice and has worked with a vast array of presenting issues during her time as a clinician. Jessica has experience working with and supporting clients who are neurodivergent, culturally and linguistically diverse, with the NDIS, have intellectual disability, First Nation’s people, gender dysphoric adults, those dealing with court related matters, peri- and post-natal anxiety/depression, people experiencing chronic and complex mental health presentations such as bipolar, borderline personality disorder and much more. She has a humanistic approach to therapy in that she holds an unconditional positive regard for her clients. She also works from a strengths-based perspective, with aims to empower her clients through the process of fostering their own self-efficacy. Jessica has a passion for supporting people of all ages and all neurotypes, with a special interest in working with Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD. Additionally, she has an interest in working alongside parents and children where pathological demand avoidance appears to be present. She also enjoys supporting new and soon-to-be parents. Jessica is trained in administering Autism assessment for children using the MIGDAS-2. She is also able to discuss suitability for assessment for ADHD with both children and adults. Later this year she will be trained in administering Autism assessment for adults using the MIGDAS-2. For work with couples and families, Jessica aims to assist each system to develop a common language for communicating and understanding each person’s experience in a safe and effective way. She applies systemic theory and logic-based communication techniques that incorporate basic human emotions and needs to foster understanding and meaningful change.

  • Psychologist at New Directions Psychology Services
    Jan 2021 - Apr 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Working with children, adolescents, and adults. Website bio: Registered Psychologist (Children / Adolescent / Adults / Families ) Jessica is a compassionate health professional who takes pride in her empathetic and solution-focused approach to therapy. She began at he University of Notre Dame in 2008, undertaking a Bachelor of Behavioural Science. She then transferred to Edith Cowan University and has completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology as well as a Post-graduate diploma in Psychology. In her fourth year, Jessica completed a research thesis on Healthism. Jessica sees clients of most ages throughout the lifespan, ranging from 4 to 70. She also provides therapy for a wide range of psychological presentations, with particular interest in working with Autistic people, ADHDers, those affected by bipolar, addictions, FIFO lifestyle, eating and feeding concerns, and antenatal and post-natal depression and anxiety. Jessica came highly recommended to us, as there is an ease about relating to her that ensures you can ‘come as you are’. Her colleagues describe her as a hardworking, empathic and purposeful clinician. Jessica facilitates recovery by giving people the space to work through things with meaningful connection, understanding and insight. Available: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday