Annette Trikilis

Director - Counsellor & Psychotherapist,  MCouns&PsychTh, EMDRAA Accredited Consultant

  • Works with: all ages

  • Funding Streams: private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, NTPHN Short-Term Therapies Program

Annette is the Director and Principal Clinician of Trikilis Counselling & Psychotherapy - Darwin EMDR Clinic & Trauma Centre. Annette is a Registered Clinical Counsellor & Psychotherapist with PACFA and EMDRAA Accredited Consultant.

Annette has over 15 years of clinical experience working with trauma, including in government organisations providing therapy for people who have experienced child and sexual abuse, acting as the team leader at SARC Darwin for 4 years, mental health rehab and school counselling.

Annette believes that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the world in a way which is connected and meaningful. She provides high quality, professional counselling and therapeutic services and has a special interest in EMDR, play therapy and other trauma focused interventions.

Annette offers clinical supervision in a range of areas, with extensive experience in working with trauma.

Kathryn

Administration Officer 

Kathryn is a born and bred Darwin local, equipped with a Certificate II in Community Engagement and a Certificate III in Business. She is the friendly face you see when entering the clinic and the person on the other end of the phone. Kathryn is here to help with any referral, intake or invoicing need you may have and will make it her personal mission to assist you the best she can.

Neta Henderson

Psychologist, BPsychSc, GradDipPsychAdv, MAPS,
EMDRAA Accredited Practitioner
  • Works with: from ages 16/17+
  • Funding Streams: MHCPs, private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, NTPHN Short-Term Therapies Program

Neta is passionate about working with clients to process trauma and distressing events. Neta is an EMDRAA Accredited Practitioner (working towards becoming a consultant), and has completed training in Advanced EMDR Protocols (group treatment, recent events and early intervention/psychological first aid). Neta works with her clients to formulate through a trauma-informed lens, aiming to support clients with processing past events that contribute to their current symptoms, working towards long-term improvements in mental health.

Neta has undertaken training in a range of additional modalities, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Schema Therapy and Imagery Rescripting for PTSD. Where helpful, Neta integrates elements of the above therapies into EMDR, which is her main therapeutic modality.

Neta is currently completing a Master of Clinical Psychology (Post-Registration) to support her continued learning. 

Clinic Days: Monday - Friday

Kylie Jericho

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, BSW
  • Works with: from ages 18+
  • Funding Streams: MHCPs, private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, NTPHN Short-Term Therapies Program

Kylie has 25 years’ experience in counselling in private practice, Federal Government Departments and not-for-profit organisations in the Darwin region.

Kylie’s preferred therapeutic approaches include: EMDR, Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness. She has completed training and has extensive experience in modalities including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Massed Prolonged Exposure Therapy (MPE). Her areas of special interest are in trauma, grief and loss including prolonged grief.

Kylie is passionate about assisting individuals to free themselves from the negative impacts of past experiences and learnings. She enjoys watching others develop the confidence and skills to address their concerns and works with individuals to achieve lasting outcomes. Kylie takes a feminist, age positive, strengths based and trauma informed approach and is flexible and adaptable in her approach in order to find practical solutions that work for differing individual needs.

Clinic Days: Monday - Friday

Michele Sicheroli

Counsellor, BPsych(Hons), DipMtlHlth

  • Works with: from ages 16+

  • Funding Streams: private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, NTPHN Short-Term Therapies Program
Bio coming soon!

Clinic Days: Monday - Friday

Lily Shilkin

Psychologist (Clinical Psychology Registrar), BSc(Psych) GradDipPsych, MPsych(Clin)

  • Works with: from ages 16+

  • Funding Streams: MHCPs, private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, NTPHN Short-Term Therapies Program
Lily is a Registered Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist Registrar based in Darwin.

Lily has experience working with clients across the lifespan in a variety of different settings including hospital, cancer care and private practice in Darwin and remote NT. Lily has completed training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Schema Therapy. Lily has also recently completed EMDR training and is working towards becoming an EMDRAA Accredited Practitioner.

Lily is passionate about developing a safe and supportive therapeutic environment, utilising a client-centred and strengths-based approach to empower clients to achieve lasting change.

Clinic Days: Monday - Tuesday

Erica Lucas

Psychologist, BA(Psych), BPsych
  • Works with: from ages 18+
  • Funding Streams: MHCPs, private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, NTPHN Short-Term Therapies Program

Erica has over 11 years clinical experience, working primarily with clients in regional and remote areas. She aims to empower clients through strength-based, client directive approaches to help build strategies for long-term mental, emotional and social wellness. She has a friendly, non-clinical demeanour to help clients engage in the therapeutic process.

Erica enjoys working with adults and adolescents to address various mental health concerns including substance use issues (and other addiction), depression, anxiety, trauma (including complex PTSD), grief and loss, anger management and/or relationship difficulties. She has recently completed training in EMDR Therapy.

Erica also has a passion in helping those that help others, such as professionals/carers who may be vulnerable to vicarious trauma, burnout or other psychological injuries. She can also provide treatment to those requiring vocational rehabilitation.

Clinic Days: Wednesday - Friday

Margot Cameron

Counsellor, DipCouns, AdvDip Holistic Kinesiology

  • Works with: from ages 10+

  • Funding Streams: private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Margot is a registered Counsellor with ACA and has experience working with sexual assault, trauma and general counselling. Margot incorporates Mindfulness, ACT, IFS and Somatic techniques into her sessions with EMDR, and is currently undertaking additional training in Somatic Attachment Therapy. Margot has trained in Somatic EMDR and is a trained Yoga and Meditation teacher.


Margot has a keen interest in bringing body-mind awareness (Somatics) into trauma informed and trauma responsive sessions to assist in offering a deep sense of safety and empowerment to her clients.

Clinic Days: Thursday - Friday

Jade Hume 

Psychotherapist, BPsychSc, BCouns
  • Works with: all ages
  • Funding Streams: private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services

Jade is a Certified Practicing Counsellor/Psychotherapist with PACFA and has undertaken training in EMDR. She is currently working towards becoming an EMDRAA Accredited Practitioner. Jade is also currently undertaking further studies in a Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science (Advanced), and has completed training in Modern Attachment Theory and Play Therapy training, along with Trauma-Informed Neurodiversity training.

Jade is passionate about working with clients who have experienced trauma and helping them overcome this to lead fulfilling lives. She has 2 years’ experience working with victim-survivors of childhood sexual assault and adult sexual assault with SARC Darwin and believes that all clients deserve a voice and the opportunity to heal.

Jade has a passion for continued professional development in the areas of EMDR, Attachment Theory, Somatic Therapy and Polyvagal Theory and plans on undertaking and implementing these interventions to help walk alongside her clients in their healing journey.

Clinic Days: Weekends

Margi MacGregor

Organisational Psychologist, BA (Hons), GradDipPsych,MProfPsych, MCouns, MPsych(Org)

  • Works with: from ages 16+

  • Funding Streams: MHCPs, private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services, NTPHN Short-Term Therapies Program
Margi enjoys working with organisations, teams and individuals to identify and achieve their professional and personal development goals. She uses a strengths-based, values-led style to foster psychological safety, relationship building, and opportunities for individual growth, and empowers clients to explore challenges with a solutions-focused mindset. Margi is trained in EMDR and is able to support clients with a range of mental health difficulties, including trauma. 

Margi has worked in the Territory for over 15 years with individual clients and organisations, prioritising inclusive cross-cultural practices and cultural safety.

Clinic Days: Weekends

Jodi Smyth

Psychotherapist

  • Works with: all ages

  • Funding Streams: private clients, insurance and worker's compensation, registered EAPs, Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Jodi is a Certified Practicing Counsellor/Psychotherapist with PACFA and is also a NDIS registered Behaviour Support Practitioner. She has completed training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Process Oriented Psychology (POP) & Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Trauma and Recovery Practice. 
Jodi always aims to support her clients in a way that is meaningful and relevant to each person and their goals. She is deeply passionate about working with people’s strengths and helping them to connect with their own inner wisdom and understandings as part of the therapeutic process. She likes to blend a variety of evidence based therapeutic modalities into her practice and works to assist her clients with developing new skills, strategies and techniques that can aid them in navigating and safely processing the challenges that they are facing.
Jodi has a special interest in trauma-informed interventions and believes that nature is a powerful resource that can be used to assist with healing and nervous system restoration.

Clinic Days: Weekends