OUR TEAM
The people behind
A Country Mind
Warm, authentic and easy to talk to here to meet you where you’re at.
Bonnie Pappas
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker · Owner & Lead Practitioner
Bonnie is the founder, owner and lead practitioner. She brings experience across psychosocial support, community mental health, education, and rural and regional mental health services, working with children, adolescents and adults across a wide range of concerns. While she enjoys the variety of general practice, Bonnie has a particular passion for adolescent mental health and loves working with young people, especially young men navigating anxiety, depression, emotional regulation and anger. Her style is warm, authentic and approachable. She believes therapy works best with genuine connection, so sessions are relaxed, conversational and judgement-free. Above all, Bonnie values authenticity over perfection, helping people build confidence, resilience and sustainable skills for a happier, healthier life.
Jasmyn Webster
Registered Psychologist
Jasmyn is a compassionate and approachable Registered Psychologist who works with adolescents (12+) and adults across a wide range of mental health concerns and life challenges. She has a strong person-centred approach, believing every individual is the expert in their own life. Jasmyn takes time to build genuine therapeutic relationships, creating a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space where clients feel heard and comfortable being themselves. She particularly enjoys working with women and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma and workplace challenges. With a calm, collaborative approach, Jasmyn helps clients build resilience, confidence and emotional wellbeing.
Nadine Barnes
Educational Assessment, Behaviour & Wellbeing Practitioner
Nadine supports children, adolescents, families and schools through educational assessment, behaviour support, wellbeing intervention and collaborative planning. With over 25 years in education and postgraduate qualifications in Allied School Psychology and Special Needs Education, she specialises in the connection between learning, behaviour and emotional wellbeing. Her approach is neuro-affirming, strengths-based and practical, centred on early intervention. She works closely with families and schools around anxiety, school refusal, emotional regulation, neurodiversity (ADHD and autism profiles) and learning engagement, and is experienced with tools including TILLS, WIAT-III, KBIT-2, CELF-5 Screener, YARC and SPAT.
Heidi Arntzen
Social Worker (currently undertaking AMHSW accreditation)
Reaching out for support isn’t always easy, especially when you’ve been carrying a lot on your own. Heidi offers a calm, down-to-earth space where you can speak openly, feel genuinely heard, and move through challenges at a pace that feels right for you. She works with adults experiencing anxiety, stress, depression, burnout, life transitions, trauma, grief, emotional regulation difficulties, relationship stress and AOD concerns, and is particularly experienced supporting people who are often the “strong one” for others. Heidi’s practice is person-centred, strengths-based and trauma-informed, drawing on CBT-informed strategies, motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy and practical skills development.