About Guidelight Psychology Gold Coast
Peter Doyle
Founder & Psychologist
An endorsed Counselling Psychologist and Organisational Psychologist, Peter Doyle founded the Guidelight Psychology practice in Southport in 1994, expanding into Brisbane in 2011.
Under Peter's skilled and caring leadership, our Gold Coast Psychologist Centre has been able to help thousands of individuals, couples, families and businesses for over 30 years.
Peter finds it particularly rewarding to help his clients find solutions, and gain results, across all types of people and performance problems. You can find out more about his executive coaching services here.
Dianne Doyle
Nutritionist
BHSc Nutritional Medicine
Dianne is a Gold Coast Nutritionist who specialises in Food as Medicine. She has a passion for working with individuals who have special dietary requirements (such as religious, ethical and medical dietary types) and with those who want to learn how to nourish their body further through food.
Dianne is also a:
Qualified Aromatherapist (25+ years experience);
Qualified Masseuse (25+ years experience);
Certified Food Coach (5+ year experience);
Past lecturer with Weight Watchers (5+ years experience).
Dianne has enjoyed coaching many clients to achieve their health and nutrition goals, and shares her experience, recipes, and other information at her Food Prescription website. She is also the Founder of Dolce Organico, gluten and dairy free meringues suitable for vegans, coeliacs, and just about anybody!
Naoko Bridle
Psychologist
BPsych, BBiomedSC, MPsycClin, PhD Candidate
Naoko is a Gold Coast psychologist with a special interest in issues related to marital conflict, marital discontent after childbirth, work life balance, dealing with changes, stress, anxiety and depression. She has worked with and supported many individuals and couples to resolve stress and conflict issues.
Noako has highly developed skills and expertise in supporting individuals and couples to accommodate and revitalize their resilience and self actualization, and is experienced in assisting with:
Couple relationship conflict and communication issues;
Work related challenges and work-life balance techniques;
Dealing with change;
Advanced stress management techniques and solutions;
Effective tools/strategies for dealing with anxiety or depression.
Naoko works from a Gottman Institute Couple Counselling approach, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Brief Psychotherapy, and has earned an extensive range of university qualifications including:
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Griffith University;
Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science from Bond University;
Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from IUHW in Tokyo;
Currently a PhD candidate with IUHW.
Naoko’s professional memberships include registration with the APA (American Psychology Association) and The Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology. Since 2015 she has been a director of Kokoro Centre in Tokyo focusing on providing a healing and educational environment for corporates, individual and couple clients.
To book an appointment with Naoko Bridle, please call our Gold Coast Psychologist Centre on (07) 5527 0123.
Duncan Armstrong OAM
Duncan became a household name with his upset win in the 200m freestyle in 1988, when he claimed one of only three Olympic Gold medals Australia won at the Seoul Games.
Coached by the unstoppable & charismatic coach Laurie Lawrence, Duncan’s success in the pool led to honours such as Young Australian of the Year and the Order of Australia medal. Duncan broke the 200 freestyle World Record to win Australia's 100th medal in Olympic competition and his career in the pool spanned 10 years proudly representing the Green and Gold.
Nowadays Duncan divides his time raising his five children with his wife Rebecca, a corporate career with Telstra, media work with swimming, corporate coaching, and numerous charitable commitments across the country.
Duncan is an accomplished keynote presenter and Guidelight workplace performance group workshop facilitator. With many years’ experience in the media industry, including television and radio, he brings great depth to his role as a motivational corporate coach and as a consultant within the Guidelight Leadership Circle.
Marco Korn
Clinical Psychologist
BA (Hons) Psych. MAPS
Marco is a fully registered psychologist, a full member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and a member of the APS College of Clinical Psychology. He also has a wealth of experience in Organisational Psychology.
Marco has worked with adults of all ages, in varied walks of life, including people in leadership roles at work or in the community. Marco Has over 30 years of experience supporting people and workplaces navigate life’s challenges to achieve growth and maintain health and well-being.
Marco’s approach to his work is one of deep respect and deep listening.
His areas of expertise are helping adults with:
Depression, Anxiety and Stress
Workplace issues
Leadership challenges
Career issues
Coping with major life changes
Dealing with traumatic experiences including injury and ill health
Family and relationship conflict
Marco draws on evidence-based approaches such as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), and Family Systems theory. He also draws on other models such as Mindfulness and compassion based practices, and working with dreams.
Marco “meets people where they are at”, and tailors his approach to the individual and their needs and goals. His practice principals are grounded in the deep respect and support of people’s inherent dignity.
Khia Hemming,
Office Manager
Khia is the wonderful Office Manager and friendly receptionist at our Gold Coast Psychologist and Counselling Centre. She will handle all your booking and accounting enquiries, together with any general enquiries you may have.
Khia came to join Guidelight Psychology over 15 years ago, after moving to the Gold Coast from New South Wales.
Prior to joining Guidelight, Khia worked as a legal secretary for over 20 years. She also has experience in the fields of IT and childcare administration.