Cass Middleton
she/her
Cass Middleton
Senior Clinical psychologist
MSci (Coaching Psych), MPsych (Clinical), PGDipPsych, GDipPsych, BSocSci, MAPS
How Cass works
Cass works with women and families during the perinatal period and early parenting years, especially when the internal experience of motherhood feels more complex than expected. She understands how quickly things can feel overwhelming in the early years and brings both warmth and clinical steadiness to this work.
Her work is relational, reflective, and grounded in deep respect for the emotional and practical realities of becoming a parent. Cass understands that this season of life can bring joy and meaning alongside anxiety, grief, identity shifts, and self-doubt. She creates a space where seemingly contradictory experiences can coexist without judgment, embracing the idea that two things can be true at once in the many dichotomies of motherhood.
Rather than trying to “fix” thoughts or feelings, Cass helps clients make sense of them, exploring how earlier experiences, attachment patterns, and coping strategies shape current responses. She supports clients to approach their internal worlds with clarity, flexibility, and self-compassion, taking a systems-informed perspective that considers the broader context of their lives.
Drawing on her training in both clinical and coaching psychology, she supports women navigating matrescence, as well as changes in work, career, and professional identity during motherhood. Cass creates a safe space where clients feel understood and gently supported, fostering movement toward greater clarity and meaningful change.
What she focuses on
Cass works with clients in the perinatal period and early parenting years. She supports clients experiencing perinatal anxiety and depression, birth trauma, infertility, pregnancy (including all pathways to parenthood), infant loss, identity transitions, relationship changes and challenges, and the emotional demands of early parenting.
Her therapeutic approach is primarily grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and integrates attachment-based approaches, self-compassion, mindfulness, and Circle of Security Parenting. These frameworks are used flexibly, guided by formulation, to support insight, emotional regulation, and values-aligned action.
Professional background
Cass is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with over a decade of experience across public and private settings. Alongside her clinical work, she holds a Master's in Coaching Psychology and enjoys writing about perinatal psychology and maternal mental health. She is the current Convenor of the Australian Psychological Society's Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Interest Group and a Board Approved Supervisor. She is passionate about supporting students and early career psychologists as they grow into reflective, compassionate practitioners in the perinatal field.
Cass consults with WARM on Thursdays.
