Meet the Team
Melissa Rowe
Clinical Social Worker
Melissa Rowe is an experienced Mental Health Social Worker with 25 years experience working across a range of clinical and community settings. For the past 15 years, she has worked in private practice supporting adolescents, families, and adults through a variety of mental health challenges.
With a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Social Work from Monash University, and additional training in nutritional psychiatry through Deakin University, Melissa brings a holistic and compassionate approach to care. She is passionate about integrating the biological, psychological, and emotional aspects of wellbeing, helping clients make meaningful progress toward their mental health goals.
Melissa is committed to evidence-informed practice, with a focus on respectful, individualised support that empowers each client on their healing journey.
Get in touch with Melissa today.
Irene Pearson
Mental Health Social Worker
Irene Pearson is an experienced mental health social worker with over 12 years of experience working with children aged 8+, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She supports clients across a range of mental health and wellbeing concerns, including relationship difficulties, complex trauma, eating disorders, body image concerns, grief and bereavement.
Irene provides evidence-based, trauma-informed care tailored to each client's individual needs. Her approach supports emotional regulation, healthy boundaries, self-awareness, and values-aligned living, while helping clients work towards improved wellbeing, relationships, and sustainable outcomes.
Irene also provides comprehensive psychosocial assessments, including psychological injury assessments and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) assessments, with recommendations for families, schools, multidisciplinary teams, and medico-legal matters. She is currently training towards the ANZAED Eating Disorder Credential and has applied to become a WorkSafe provider.
Get in touch with Irene today.
Mitch De Veer
Registered Clinical Naturopath
Mitch De Veer is a registered clinical naturopath based on the Gold Coast, specialising in mental health and the mind-body connection. Originally from Europe, she moved to Australia over a decade ago, where she studied naturopathic medicine and built her private practice.
Alongside her clinical work, Mitch has experience as a mental health support worker, giving her firsthand insight into neurodivergence and a range of mental health presentations. She brings this understanding into her naturopathic care, taking a terrain-first, root-cause approach to understanding each client’s individual needs.
Mitch uses functional testing, including blood pathology, comprehensive gut and hormone panels, and genetic testing such as COMT, to help understand factors contributing to anxiety, mood, and fatigue. Her approach is evidence-informed and individualised, with a focus on realistic and sustainable changes that support each client’s path to feeling well.
Mitch works alongside the MindMap Connections team, offering naturopathic support that complements our counselling and mental health services.
Get in touch with Mitch today.