Katarina Rakovska

Clinical Psychologist

Katarina Rakovska is a Clinical psychologist with a Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree from Curtin University and is registered with the Psychology Board of Australia. She has extensive experience in working with adults with a range of difficulties and she has a particular interest in trauma and addiction. She also has a special interest in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and treatment resistant Depression. Katarina has trained in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and works closely with an authorised prescriber in a multidisciplinary team. Having migrated to Australia as a young adult, she has a profound appreciation and understanding of the challenges of emigrating and coming from a multilingual and multicultural background.

Katarina joined the practice in 2022 and has been offering individual therapy at Cambridge Psychology and at Cambridge Clinic. She is trained in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy through Monash MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) is actively involved in psychedelic practices in the southwest of Western Australia, as well as an MDMA – trauma trial in Perth. Katarina has also practiced in diverse interdisciplinary environments, including psychiatric hospitals, private practice, and Western Australia’s prison system. For over a decade, she has worked in various clinical and supervisory roles within the prison system, where she delivered treatment programs for individuals and groups.

• Client Centred Therapy
• Schema Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
• Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy
• Mindfulness
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Katarina helps her clients to address concerns related to:

• Alcohol and/or drug use, and other addictions
• Family members struggling with a partner or family member who has an addiction
• Interpersonal relationships
• Work and stress related problems (e.g., bullying)
• Depression and other mood issues
• Anxiety and panic
• Trauma and Post-traumatic stress symptoms, both early life and adult trauma
• Grief and loss
• Coping and adjustment
• Sexuality and gender identity
• Migration and difficulties associated with being a migrant
• Parenting associated issues