Esther Takac (Masters in Psychology) has worked for 20 years with children and adolescents, parents and families, and women’s issues. She has expertise in the assessment of emotional, learning and developmental difficulties, and in helping children, adolescents and adults cope with anxiety, depression, anger, grief and loss, relationship issues and life transitions. She has worked as Senior psychologist on a Children's Assessment and Therapy Services team, at Alfred CAMHS, at the Developmental Disabilities Clinic at Monash Medical Centre and in private practice.

Esther uses a wide range of approaches to fit the needs of her clients including psychodynamic and cognitive-behaviour therapy, narrative therapy and the use of therapeutic stories, and play and art therapy. She is married with three children and is also an author of children's books.