Our Team
Angela Webb
Registered Psychologist + EMDR Accredited Consultant (PSY0001711256)
Angela identifies as a “country kid”, growing up in Norseman and Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, where her Dad worked in mining. She started her psychology career in the rural mining town of Cobar NSW, studying while working with the Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care (ADHC) as a service coordinator of incredible volunteers for the local Meals on Wheels and Community Transport programs. She was fortunate enough to work with ADHC Disability Services as a case manager where she coordinated a team of allied health professionals including psychologists, behavioural support workers, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and physiotherapists to work with outback clients and their carers.
Angela unashamedly promotes the need for top notch mental health services in rural and remote locations across NSW and beyond. As the Director and Principal Psychologist at AWI Consulting, she works across all programs including EAPs (Employee Assistance Programs), NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme), Workcover, CTP and private contracts. Angela is a Psychology Board of Australia Supervisor and loves training team members to offer country clients services that are usually only available in the big smoke.
Angela admits that she is an EMDR “nerd” and passionately promotes this mode of therapy (where appropriate) with clients who have experienced complex trauma.
Angela has an insatiable appetite for finding innovative and effective ways to support the clinicians working with AWI Consulting and in the community. She is passionate about providing an amazing client experience and great team environment.
In her spare time, Ange enjoys painting abstract art, tending to her orchard, fishing, stamp collecting, and sharing time with family and friends.
Ally Corkhill
Clinical Lead
Registered Nurse (Mental Health) + EMDR Accredited Practitioner (NWM0001614177)
“Even if people have experienced ‘worse’. Even if someone else who went through the same experience doesn’t feel debilitated by it. Even if it ‘could have been avoided’. Even if it happened a long time ago. Even if no one knows. Your trauma is real and valid and you deserve a space to talk about it.” ~ Danielle Koepke
Ally is a registered Nurse (Mental Health) and EMDR Clinician. Her journey has bought her to a place where she has found an amazing passion for supporting people as they heal from trauma using EMDR as a trauma-focused therapy.
Ally loves that EMDR therapy promotes a client-centred approach, as you get to choose what works for you and to speed things up or slow things down so that the therapy is YOUR therapy. Ally enjoys sharing in the incredible changes and gains that can be experienced when trauma events and memories from the past are processed.
Ally feels incredibly grateful to work alongside and follow the transformation of the courageous and dedicated clients she works with as they undertake this life changing work. Assisting her clients on a journey of healing and recovery, focusing on the ability to live a wholesome life without dragging past emotional pain around is one of Ally’s passions.
Having been born and bred in Boorowa on a farm and also spending time away for school and university, Ally finds that she can relate to people from all different walks of life. Ally finds it’s just as easy to have a yarn in the local pub as she does in our office.
When Ally is not working with clients, she can be found hanging out with her little boys on the family farm. She is also known for enjoying a beer and keeping a close eye on a beautiful sunset.
Mary Emseis
Generalist Counsellor
Mary grew up on her parents’ veggie farm in the Hawkesbury and moved to the Central West 19 years ago. Settling in the small town of Gooloogong, where she has been busy raising her family ever since.
Mary has studied a Diploma of Counselling and is embarking on the next stage of her career. Mary is a true believer of Person-Centered Therapy (PCT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). As well as having the philosophy that “everyone has a story to share, wants to be understood, and to be able to recreate their desired future narrative.”
In her spare time Mary enjoys gardening, loves reading crime thrillers and historical fiction, as well as catching up with friends and family, listening to live music, and taking on home projects, and would like to travel around Australia to explore this beautiful country.
Mary is currently taking a well-deserved break - watch this space in 2023!
Taylor Clarke
Generalist Counsellor
Taylor is a Generalist Counsellor and EMDR Clinician with a background in early childhood development. She enjoys working with children and their families and undertakes CBT, DBT, ACT and EMDR Therapy with clients across the lifespan.
Taylor recently completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science and Criminology online through the Australian College of Applied Psychology. Taylor is super excited to continue her studies in 2023 and is motivated and passionate about helping people and creating positive changes in their world.
Before coming to AWI, Taylor spent the last few years working as an Au Pair in London and in the early childhood setting. She loves engaging with little people and has a passion for helping kiddos with their learning and development. During her time in the UK, she independently travelled through Europe, squeezing as much sight-seeing into a year as she could. Realising she was a country kid at heart, she moved back to Wagga to be with her family, where she currently resides.
In her spare time, Taylor loves hanging out with her partner and her family, taking her nieces to the park, or snuggling up on the lounge reading a good book. Taylor doesn’t mind a “drop of wine” on occasion and toasting marshmallows over a fire pit.
Clara Chetcuti
Provisional Psychologist (PSY0002576698)
Clara grew up on the sandy shores of the Maltese Islands in Europe before heading to Australia in 2019. She completed her Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) and a Masters of Cognitive Science at the University of Malta. After finishing her studies, Clara decided to explore the Australian landscape, working as an Au Pair in Sydney and Albury before travelling the country with her partner.
In addition to her time spent working as an Au Pair, Clara has extensive experience in childhood and early childhood, developing her skill set through her works as a behaviour support practitioner with children on the autism spectrum, a summer school teacher and a learn to swim instructor. She is very passionate about helping children unlock their potential through play and learning to support their development.
Clara is very excited to be part of the dynamic team at AWI Consulting and as a provisional psychologist she is looking forward to learning from all the talented members of the team and further developing and refining her therapeutic skill set.
Outside of work, you’ll find Clara in the garden growing vegetables, painting, working with clay, hiking, cooking and spending time with loved ones … all with her trusty red cattle dog beside her.
Brooke Seccull
Social Worker
Brooke was born and bred in the Canberra region and has spent the last few years living and working in Deniliquin, on the banks of the beautiful Edward River (Kolety). Her role as a child and adolescent mental health clinician in a rural area led Brooke to become passionate about equitable access to mental health services for country kids and their families.
Brooke is a Master’s qualified Social Worker with more than 10 years of experience in the field, including domestic violence support, working with members of the Australian Defence Force, and child/family work. She has a special interest in trauma and the mind-body connection and is currently completing further study in EMDR and Interplay Family Therapy.
Brooke is super excited to begin her journey as a team member with AWI Consulting! Outside of work, Brooke is a bookworm, amateur painter, yoga student, bushwalker, and a Mum to 2 lively children and an enthusiastic labrador.
Chelsea Ford
Client Relationship Team
Chelsea is part of our wonderful Client Relationship Team. She is super excited to start her journey with AWI Consulting, after years of working at a local medical centre. She has a passion for engaging with clients and making sure they feel supported during their journey with AWI.
Chelsea is currently studying a Diploma of Community Service through Open Colleges. When she is not at work or studying, Chelsea is helping her Hubby run his local business and chasing after their 2 very busy kiddos.
Martine Griffiths
Client Relationship Team
Martine is part of our amazing Client Relationship Team. Having lived in Wagga as a child, Martine has recently returned to her country roots. She is excited to be part of the AWI Consulting team and is eager to contribute to the health and well-being of regional, rural, and remote communities.
When she is not at work, Martine is busy running her sustainable off-grid farm.