Meet The Team
Looking for a psychologist near you? MLA Psychology offers expert support from a trusted compassionate or female psychologist, with services available across Queensland, Melbourne, Victoria, and the rest of Australia via telehealth. Meet our experienced team dedicated to providing personalised, evidence-based care to help you feel supported, understood, and empowered.
Micah Butler
Founder & Psychologist
Meet Micah, your compassionate psychologist with a passion for personal growth and transformation. Micah offers empathetic and evidence-based treatments for a wide range of psychological concerns. His collaborative approach ensures that clients are active participants in their therapy—working together to achieve meaningful goals and enhance overall wellbeing.
Micah has a special interest in working with trauma, PTSD, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He is deeply committed to creating a safe, neuroaffirming space where individuals of all ages feel seen, supported, and understood.
Recognising the uniqueness of every person, Micah values a client-centred approach—tailoring treatment to each client’s specific needs, preferences, and strengths. He believes in building upon a person’s existing resilience, empowering individuals and families to break free from emotional and behavioural patterns that contribute to distress.
In his therapeutic practice, Micah draws on a range of evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Solution-Focused Therapy. These approaches allow him to offer flexible, personalised support that adapts to each client’s evolving needs.
Micah is based on the Gold Coast, Queensland. He primarily provides in-home face-to-face support across the Gold Coast and South Brisbane regions, and also offers sessions at our Southport office, as well as telehealth services throughout Australia.
Dylan Desai-Rogers
Psychologist
Meet Dylan, a psychologist who uses a client centered and evidence based approach to help people improve their quality of life. Dylan’s therapeutic style is grounded in creating a comfortable and safe environment where clients can truly be themselves. Building a strong rapport is fundamental to Dylan’s approach, as it allows for a deep sense of trust and meaningful progress.
Dylan values individuality and understands that each person’s story is unique. With a genuine passion for understanding clients’ experiences, Dylan provides purposeful support to clients specific needs. Dylan can develop a therapeutic plan that addresses their unique challenges and aspirations.
Whether clients are seeking to overcome obstacles, find meaning in their lives, or improve their overall well-being, Dylan is dedicated to providing the guidance and support needed for their journey. Together with Dylan, clients can embark on a path towards mental health and fulfillment.
Based in Melbourne Victoria, Dylan provides telehealth services across Australia.
Tahlia Rahme
Psychologist
Meet Tahlia, a warm and compassionate psychologist who is passionate about helping children, adolescents and young adults feel understood, supported and confident in navigating life’s challenges.
Tahlia is known for her ability to build strong and genuine connections with the young people she works with. She creates a safe and welcoming space where clients feel comfortable expressing themselves and know they will be met with respect, curiosity and care. Tahlia values helping young people feel heard and supported while working towards meaningful change, and enjoys finding creative and engaging ways to make therapy approachable and relevant to their everyday lives.
Tahlia works with children, adolescents and young adults, including individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit/
Her work is grounded in evidence-based and client-centred practice. Tahlia tailors therapy to suit each client’s developmental stage and goals, working collaboratively with families, schools and support networks where appropriate. She is passionate about helping young people build emotional understanding, confidence and practical coping skills that support them both within and beyond the therapy room.
Based in Melbourne, Tahlia offers flexible service delivery to support the diverse needs of her clients, providing in-home sessions across the Northern suburbs as well as telehealth appointments Australia-wide.
Patrick McGee
Psychologist
Patrick McGee, a seasoned psychologist with over 40 years of experience, specialises in pre-marital counselling, relationship counselling, and family counselling. Patrick is dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges and improve their overall well-being.
Patrick’s approach is rooted in a deep commitment to holistic care, tailoring interventions to meet the unique needs of each individual and family. His experience and compassionate approach ensure that every client receives the highest standard of psychological care.
Matthew Johnston
Psychologist
Matthew (Matt) utilises a strengths-based and solution-focused approach to addressing mental health, trauma, and neurodivergence. Matthew is passionate about the adaptation of clinical practice to the needs of the individual. Topics of interest for Matthew include: positive psychology; values; self-identity; self-worth; motivation; and self-control.
Matthew works within the child, adolescent and adult population.
He is known for being understanding, approachable, and relatable He aims to engage individuals and families with commitment and advocacy towards making changes at home, work, school, and the community. Matthew is motivated in providing support to individuals who have previously experienced barriers in engaging with support.
Lillia Heikkinen
Office Manager
At MLA Psychology, we are proud to have a team of highly experienced professionals committed to providing the best care and guidance to our clients. Our Office Manager, Lillia Heikkinen, is also a fully qualified Admin, offering reliable and dedicated service to ensure we can effectively meet the support needs of all our clients.
Kaye Cruz
Receptionist
At MLA Psychology, we take pride in our team of highly experienced professionals dedicated to delivering exceptional care and guidance to our clients. Among them, our receptionist, Kaye Cruz, stands out as a fully qualified professional who has also completed a Bachelor of Psychology. Her reliable and dedicated service ensures that we consistently meet the support needs of all our clients effectively.
