Taryn Hayhurst

Registered Psychologist

Taryn has provided therapeutic services to people with varying mental health struggles for over 5 years across the Central Coast, Hunter and Sydney regions.

Taryn is particularly interested in working with adolescents and early adulthood. She is a neuro-affirming clinician available to support ages 7+ through anxiety, depression, interpersonal skills, and much more.

Taryn is our self-professed geekhead with a love for all things pop culture, especially Disney and video games. You'll find her curled up with a good book or trying her hand at a new creative venture in her leisure time.

Taryn is available for appointments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 9:30am and 3:30pm.

Michelle Langworthy

Registered Psychologist

Michelle has enjoyed a busy career of providing psychological services to people with complex needs across the country, including those with a history of neurodevelopmental complex trauma.

Michelle has a special interest in working with children and young people with a history of neurodevelopmental complex trauma, though is available to support clients of all ages and cultural backgrounds. 

In her spare time, Michelle is an avid lover of the outdoors, exploring our beautiful Central Coast beaches, both above and below the ocean, hiking up any mountains possible and then relaxing and watching too much Netflix afterwards.

Michelle has recently completed her training to become a Board Approved Supervisor and is open to meeting provisional psychologists needing supervision.

Michelle is available for appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8:30am and 4:30pm.

Purdy and Emma

Administration support

We are teaming up with the wonderful ladies at the Allied Health Virtual Administrators (AHVA) to support all administration services across Northern Star Psychology Collective.

Emma and Purdy will be taking care of all your scheduling, enquiry and payment needs throughout the week, with Emma mostly handling the phones and Purdy working on emails and background tasks. Both Emma and Purdy have extensive experience and knowledge around administration support for allied health practices across the country. They will be providing a customer service experience that is sensitive to your needs whilst also being efficient and timely.

Their core hours of support are 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Emma and Purdy are best contacted through our email address northernstarpsychology@outlook.com or via our phone number 0493 588 568.