Profile

Baby is a Clinical Psychologist, Board-Approved Supervisor, and EMDR Accredited Practitioner. She works with adults navigating a range of challenges, including mood and anxiety disorders, trauma-related difficulties, grief and bereavement, existential concerns, health-related challenges, and periods of life transition and adjustment.

Her clinical experience spans diverse settings, including palliative and cancer care, gambling treatment, drug and alcohol services, and university counselling.

Baby’s interest in psychology grew from early experiences that sparked a quiet curiosity about mental health and the human experience. Learning to understand these complexities became a source of clarity and insight, shaping her approach to this work.

Baby Foo (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

BA, GradDipPsych, MClinPsych

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Illness-related concerns (e.g., chronic pain)

  • Psycho-oncology

  • Palliative care

  • Grief and loss

Areas of Support + Clinical Interest

  • Existential concerns or distress

  • Trauma, including complex post-traumatic stress disorder

  • Attachment-related challenges

  • Adjustment to other life stages

  • Self-esteem

  • Stress management

Approach to care

Baby takes a culturally sensitive and integrative approach to therapy, tailoring evidence-based treatments to each person’s circumstances, values, and goals.

She appreciates the honesty, effort, and resilience that clients bring into the room.

Baby is currently undertaking a PhD examining the role of psychologists in palliative care, with a particular interest in the psychological dimensions of advanced illness, mortality, and end-of-life experiences.

As a board-approved supervisor with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, Baby provides supervision to psychologists-in-training, including clinical psychology registrars. Alongside her clinical work, Baby contributes to the profession through research, teaching, curriculum development, and invited presentations. Recent publications:

  • Foo, B. M. Y., Sharpe, L., Clayton, J. M., Wiese, M., & Menzies, R. E. (2024). The role of psychologists in supporting illness-related dying and death: A systematic mixed studies review. Clinical Psychology Review, 110, 102393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102393

  • Foo, B., Wiese, M., Curryer, B., Stancliffe, R. J., Wilson, N. J., & Clayton, J. M. (2021). Specialist palliative care staff's varying experiences of talking with people with intellectual disability about their dying and death: A thematic analysis of in-depth interviews. Palliative Medicine, 35(4), 738–749. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216321998207

A good day for Baby often involves sharing a meal with family and friends - a nod to her Southeast Asian roots and to her dear mother who is an amazing cook. She also enjoys travelling, reading, and running (…when she can!).

P.S. There is often curiosity about Baby’s birth name, and she is always happy to share the story.

Beyond the therapy room