Ariella Moldovan
Clinical Psychologist, B.Psych (Hons), M.Psych (Clin)
I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 12 years of experience. I completed both my Honours and Masters degrees in Psychology at the University of New South Wales. I have also completed a Graduate Diploma of Health (Perinatal Mental Health) through Federation University and Gidget Foundation Australia. I am endorsed to practice as a Clinical Psychologist by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA; registration PSY0001627653).
I am a Board of Psychology-approved supervisor for students completing their Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and for early career Psychologists completing their Psychology Registrar program.
I am also a parent to two young children.
Why focus on parents and carers?
I have worked in public health psychology roles, supporting children, young people and their families, since 2012 and I have worked in a Paediatric Hospital setting since 2015. In my hospital role, I work with children and young people with significant, chronic and sometimes life-limiting illnesses.
Time and time again, I have been struck by the huge demands on the parents and carers that I have worked with. Parents have invariably demonstrated courage, thoughtfulness and adaptability as they cope with whatever challenges emerge, be it navigating new medical systems and medical upheaval and loss, or adjusting to new parenthood roles. I have consistently seen parents do their very best to notice and respond to their child, however, have been saddened to realise that often, parents’ own needs and self-care go on the back-burner. I thought often about how to support parents, and kept coming back to the value of early intervention.
In 2025, once my own kids had grown up a little bit, I completed further study in Perinatal Mental Health and began working in a Perinatal counselling service, which has given me a valuable opportunity to hold parents and carers in the vulnerable period from pre-conception to the first 2 years of childhood.
I see it as a great honour and privilege to walk alongside parents and carers, at all points along their parenting trajectory, and with whatever curveballs have been thrown.