Lara Rutstein

Lara is a Provisional Psychologist who enjoys supporting people to better understand themselves and develop practical skills to navigate life’s challenges. She values creating a calm, collaborative, and non-judgemental therapeutic space where clients feel heard, respected, and supported to work towards their goals.

Lara works with children, adolescents, and adults, supporting individuals experiencing anxiety, low mood, school and work-related stress, body image concerns, relationship difficulties, ADHD, and general wellbeing challenges.

She has a particular interest in sport and exercise psychology and enjoys working with athletes and high-achieving individuals, supporting both mental health and performance-related goals.

Lara takes a client-centred approach and works primarily within a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy framework, drawing on evidence-based strategies to help clients build insight, develop coping skills, and create meaningful and sustainable change across different areas of their lives.

Lara completed her Bachelor of Psychology with First Class Honours at Macquarie University and is currently completing her Master of Psychology (Sport and Exercise) at ISN Psychology.

Lara supports clients from our Sutherland Shire practice.