Our Team

Rev Dr. David Talathoti, Psychologist
Dip Theol, BTheol, MTS, PhD, Dip Psych (Honours), MPsych (Clin).

Founder – Principal Psychologist – Director

David is a Registered Psychologist with extensive experience supporting individuals across the lifespan. He has worked with children in school settings, including conducting assessments, and also has experience supporting adults and older adults. David has a particular interest in adjustment-related concerns, such as relationship difficulties, life transitions, and the challenges associated with grief and loss.

David works with clients presenting with a wide range of concerns, including ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, and personality-related disorders. His practice is respectful, neurodiversity-affirming, and grounded in trauma-informed care.

David’s therapeutic approach is collaborative and evidence-based, drawing on a range of interventions tailored to each individual’s needs. These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and a schema-informed approach.

Rev David Devine, Professional Supervisor

BA (Accty); BTh; Dip Pst. Studies; MA (Ministry); Grad Cert Prof Supervision

Associate, Australasian Association of Supervision

After a short career in Accountancy, David served as a Pastor for 25 years in several contexts
including a large contemporary church, a revitalised traditional church and a church with
extensive community engagement. He has served in associate, solo and Senior pastor roles.
David then led the Baptist Union of Victoria’s Church Health and Capacity Building Team for 14 years. This included oversight of church consulting, intercultural church and church safeguarding, and participation in denominational strategic leadership and ministry formation. David was a co-author of the BUV’s Code of Ethics for Pastoral Leaders and chaired its Professional Standards Group for 14 years.

David is a widower, dad and grandad and, as a cancer survivor and carer, he volunteers with the Cancer Council’s “Peer Connect” programme.

Ms Naomi Paterson

BCA, Grad Dip Theol. 

Co-Founder – Practice Manager

Naomi has a background in the not-for-profit sector and extensive experience providing support and care for those at the margins. Through this work within Greater Dandenong, both Naomi and David recognised the need for affordable, accessible psychology support for people who need it most. 

Together, they dreamed up EL Psychology, a means of bringing transformative clinical care that is accessible, reducing the many barriers that can hinder people from accessing the support that they need.

Naomi assists with practice management support, along with helping to guide the vision and direction for EL Psychology.