Our Team
Dr Allie Peters, PhD
Founder and Director,
Psychologist
Allie is an experienced psychologist with a passion for research & learning. She has a warm and friendly approach, ensuring her clients feel at ease in therapy.
Experience
Allie has been registered as a Psychologist since 2007 and has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector, including private practice, sleep clinics (Melbourne Sleep Disorders Centre, St Vincents’ Hospital, Monash University), school settings, treatment development and evaluation, and as a presenter and group facilitator.
Allie has completed postgraduate studies in psychology and, as part of her PhD research, examined mindfulness-based approaches to sleep difficulties. Following this, Allie completed a Post-doctoral Fellowship with Monash University and St Kilda Football Club, developing and implementing a Mental Fitness Program with the St Kilda AFLW team. She was mentored by Professor Craig Hassed OAM, and Associate Professor Melinda Jackson.
Treatment
Allie draws on various evidence-based treatments to provide a holistic, integrative approach. Allie prides herself on the range of therapeutic skills she has developed and continues to develop. She works with a range of different therapeutic modalities with a soft spot for Schema Therapy and here-and-now therapies such as: DBT, ACT and mindfulness-based therapies.
Jenni Salisbury
Administration Manager
Jenni is the administration support for Growing Connections and assists clients with any administrative inquiries and support they require. She has been with Growing Connections since 2022. Jenni prides herself on making the client experience as smooth and as efficient as possible.
Jenni has over 15 years of experience in business management and administration and over eight years in Practice Management. Jenni has managed leading Allied Health clinics providing support to large multi-modality teams within Allied Health, Mental Health, and Natural Health fields and has managed her own Allied Health Practice and Virtual Administration business for the past two years.
Jenni moved from the Mornington Peninsula to the Sunshine Coast, QLD, 25 years ago. She lives with her husband, 2 teenage boys, and 2 fur babies. Together, they enjoy camping, the ocean and making the most of all life offers.