About Rajinder

Dr. Rajinder Pal Kaur is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience across public and private mental health settings. She provides thoughtful, 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 is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with 36 years of experience working in the public and private sectors in Australia as well as internationally. Rajinder’s areas of interest include anxiety and mood disorders, with a special interest in psychological management of primary & secondary depression. She also works with adjustment disorders, Bipolar, Psychosis and early interventions, cognitive symptoms, psychological components of chronic pain management, PTSD, grief/loss, FND, personality disorders, gambling, drug & alcohol disorders. Rajinder is available for consults at Richmond and online on Fridays and Saturdays. She consults from her Penrith office on Thursdays.

Experience

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)

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.