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About Us
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Grace Hancock DPsych (clin), MAPS, FCCLP
Meet
Grace Hancock is a Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years experience supporting children, adolescents, and their families. She has worked in public mental health teams (e.g. CAMHS), early intervention clinics, and currently works in private practice.
Grace is also the consulting psychologist on the Melbourne Autism Assessment Clinic (MAAC) team and a research lab member of the Healthy Autistic Life Lab (HALL) run through Deakin University.​​
Grace obtained her Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) degree through Deakin University and has completed further specialised training in Autism, including in diagnostic assessments. Her research has focused on better understanding how the experiences of initiating, developing, and maintaining relationships can be different for autistic individuals. Grace's research publications are listed here. She has also been a reviewer for BMC Psychiatry peer-reviewed journal.
In her private practice, Grace sees children and adolescents of all ages. She focuses on careful and comprehensive assessment of neurodevelopmental differences including autism. She has particular interest, experience, and expertise in understanding the internalised experience of autism (commonly noted in females). This is a complex area which requires sound clinical knowledge and experience. Grace sees this as important and rewarding work.
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Outside of work, Grace is a mum to two children. Having always lived in Melbourne's West, she has good local knowledge and established networks with local health professionals, schools, and the community.​
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