About Rajinder

Dr. Rajinder Kaur (she/her) is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience across public and private mental health settings. She provides thoughtful and personalised psychological care for adults experiencing a broad range of emotional, relational, and mental health difficulties. Rajinder’s approach is integrative, holistic, and recovery-oriented. She works collaboratively with clients to understand their concerns within the context of their relationships, family, culture, community, and life experiences. Her therapeutic style is warm, respectful, and grounded in evidence-based practice.

Approach

Rajinder values care that is person-centred, family-inclusive, and culturally responsive. She recognises that mental health concerns rarely exist in isolation and often need to be understood within a person’s broader social, cultural, and relational context. Where appropriate, Rajinder works collaboratively with GPs, psychiatrists, allied health professionals, families, and support networks to support coordinated and meaningful care. Rajinder is comfortable in using:

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

  • Mindfulness integrated therapies

  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Schema Therapy

  • DBT-informed approaches

  • Psychotherapy (Conversation Model - Westmead Hospital)

  • Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT)

Experience

Dr Rajinder Kaur has over 36 years of experience working across public and private mental health services in Australia and internationally. She has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of complex mental health presentations and has held clinical and leadership roles within NSW Health, including Cumberland Hospital’s Depression Management Program and Rehabilitation Services.

Rajinder’s areas of interest include anxiety and mood disorders, with a special interest in the psychological management of primary and secondary depression. She also works with adjustment disorders, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia, PTSD, grief and loss, functional neurological disorder (FND), personality disorders, gambling, alcohol and other drug disorders, and the psychological management of chronic pain.

Alongside her clinical work, Rajinder is an Adjunct Fellow at Macquarie University and has extensive experience supervising Clinical Psychology Master’s students, Clinical Psychology Registrars and other mental health professionals. She remains actively involved in teaching, supervision and research, contributing to the development of the future mental health workforce.

Rajinder consults from Rising Minds Collective in Richmond and via Telehealth on Fridays and Saturdays, and from Penrith on Thursdays.

PUBLICATIONS

Dr. Kaur has contributed to research across clinical psychology and psychiatry for more than three decades, with publications spanning psychosis, depression, personality, substance use, suicide risk, child and adolescent mental health, and psychological assessment. She has presented at national and international conferences and continues to contribute to research and training within multidisciplinary mental health settings. Selected publications include: Kaur, R. P., et al. (2002). Psychometric properties of the Hindi version of the Coping Checklist of Scazufea and Kupers. Kaur, R. P., et al. (2005). Factitious schizophrenia: A case report. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. Kaur, R. P., et al. (2003). Seasonality in affective disorders using SPAQ. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. Kaur, R. P., et al. (2005). Comparison of the efficacy and safety of moclobemide and imipramine in the treatment of depression in Indian patients. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. Kaur, R. P. (2005). Psychology and psychiatry. In Handbook of Psychiatry: A South Asian Perspective (pp. 44–56). Word Viva Publishers.