About Dr Amanda Mullin

As the founder of the multi-award winning Mindworx Psychology, Mindworx Online, and Think Differently, Dr. Amanda combines a deep expertise in wellbeing strategies and mental health topics such as neurodiversity, emotional regulation, anxiety, burnout, stress, high performance and mental wellbeing with an authentic, engaging and relatable presentation style.

Her unique approach – often accompanied by her signature rubber ducks – challenges audiences to embrace individuality, rethink mental health, and build stronger, more inclusive communities.

When she’s not empowering others, or working with her team of equally passionate Psychologists in Sydney’s Hills District to bring change, Dr. Amanda juggles being a mother, wife, and cancer survivor with playing football. An ADHDer herself, she brings warmth, resilience, and a touch of Scottish humour to everything she does.

Dr. Amanda Mullin’s Story

Before Think Differently…

Dr. Amanda Mullin founded and remains the Director of the multiple award winning Private Psychology Practice, Mindworx Psychology. Founded in 2014, with a focus on excellence and gold standard treatments, under her Directorship Mindworx Psychology has grown to become one of Sydney’s leading private clinical psychology practices, with a team of Psychologists providing assessment, diagnosis, supports, coaching and treatments for hundreds of children and adults each week.

From working with thousands of clients, Dr. Amanda noticed a pattern: the most capable, intelligent people sometimes struggled the most. They were CEOs who couldn’t focus in meetings, managers who would be unable to switch off, entrepreneurs who felt like frauds, parents who were drowning despite seeming to “have it all together.”

These weren’t people who fitted neatly into traditional mental health categories. They were high-functioning individuals who’d spent years masking their struggles, developing work-arounds, and believing it was somehow their fault they couldn’t be “happier” or “more organised.”

As an ADHDer herself, she knew this struggle intimately.

As clients returned to their workplaces, they began requesting Dr. Amanda’s expertise to inspire their teams and create cultural change in organisations. Drawing on her previous career in business and a love of educating, she found herself increasingly passionate about preventative mental health work with teams and workplaces. It was like coming full circle back to her business roots, but now with a huge clinical skill set. Her passion for thought leadership began. Word-of-mouth demand grew organically as people experienced the transformative and real-world impact of her work.

This realisation, combined with increasing requests from clients and organisations, led Dr. Amanda to create Think Differently – her mission to bring preventative mental health education to workplaces, schools, and individuals before they reach crisis point.

Kicking Shame to The Kerb
Mental wellbeing is critical for success and happiness. For too long, mental health has been shrouded in shame, stigma, and one-size-fits-all solutions that simply don’t work for everyone – especially neurodivergent minds. Much like visiting the dentist for our dental health or exercising for our physical well-being, caring for our mental health should be a non-negotiable part of our self-care routine. The global pandemic brought mental health to the forefront and highlighted its pivotal role in our overall health. But shame, stigma and misinformation persist.

Dr. Amanda believes it’s time to kick shame to the kerb. Mental wellbeing should be as routine and shame-free going to the gym. Yet even with the best intentions, traditional approaches often fail neurodivergent individuals who’ve spent years believing something is “wrong” with them. They miss the mark in discovering the nuances of working with high functioning, intelligent grown ups who struggle with tasks that are within their expertise, or who have been told to improve their leadership or communication during a performance review.

It’s condescending and shame-inducing to suggest someone ‘just use a planner’ when the real issue is cognitive capacity. It’s insensitive and shows a fundamental misunderstanding to recommend anger management courses for a high-performing AuDHD employee when they may be unaware they are struggling with alexithymia – difficulty identifying and expressing emotions.

These well-meaning but misguided ‘solutions’ are particularly insulting to intelligent professionals who’ve already tried every productivity hack and communication course available. Remember, it’s often the ‘high functioning’ among us who are masters at concealing struggles and finding compensations and work-arounds – they don’t need basic advice, they need understanding and strategies that actually match their neurotype. Without it, we risk losing talent.

The reality is that neurodivergent minds need different strategies to flourish. To create inclusion and belonging, everyone on the team needs to understand how to support and communicate effectively with different neurotypes. It’s not enough to help individuals; we need to educate entire teams and organisations so everyone can thrive together.

At Think Differently, there’s no shame – only understanding. We meet you and your business exactly where you’re at, celebrating your unique neurotype while building practical strategies that actually work for every brain on your team. Let’s retain your staff, build your culture and help employees burn bright, not burn out.

How I Can Help

Mental wellbeing is one of our most valuable resources. Consider this: 51% of the Australian workforce has experienced a mental health condition, and one in five Australians aged 16-85 will experience a mental health challenge each year. With one in six people experiencing anxiety, research suggesting one in ten Australians have an ADHD neurotype, and that twenty percent of us are neurodivergent – the need for accurate, practical, and empowering information has never been greater.

For Organisations

Transform your workplace culture with evidence-based mental health strategies that actually work. Explore corporate services including keynotes and workshops →

For Schools

Support educators and students with neurodiversity-affirming approaches to mental wellbeing. Discover school programs for students, staff and parents →

For Individuals

Stop masking and start thriving with personalised coaching that honours how your brain works. Learn about individual coaching and online programs →

Workshops & Training

Customised education for workplaces, teams, educators, family services sectors and parent groups. View workshop options →

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The Secrets To Building Resilience, Grit and Happiness

Clinical Psychologists hold a deep and rich knowledge base on how to improve mental health. Typically, it is only shared with people who have already reached the stage where their mental health is causing problems. This knowledge has not always been easily accessible – but it’s a key component of finding happiness. In today’s environment, mental health and emotional intelligence skills are essential for work and relationships.

Think Differently draws from years of research, experience and training. It pulls together Dr. Amanda’s corporate background and organisational psychology knowledge and experience. It is founded in practice, through the building of a multiple-award winning Clinical Psychology practice. And, importantly it’s mixed with the voice of authenticity, lived experiences and the deep skill set developed from extensive clinical one-on -one work in bringing neuroplastic change to hundreds of clients.

A Passion For Science and Evidence in Mental Health Coaching

Whether it’s addressing brain differences, reducing burnout, improving overall wellbeing, embracing neurodiversity, understanding ADHD, or reducing stress, discover deliver science-backed insights and actionable strategies that make a real impact.

• Keynote presentations at events and conferences, both virtual and in-person
• Customised webinars and workshops tailored to your group or team
• On-demand online programs to make learning accessible

Investing in mental health is one of the best decisions you can make – for yourself, your team, your community, and your organisation. It’s not only a wise personal investment but also makes excellent business sense, driving productivity, engagement, and resilience at every level.

Work with Dr. Amanda to inspire meaningful change and foster environments where everyone can thrive.

Put simply, Dr. Amanda is passionate about treatments and programs that work. Her skills lie in taking the complicated and making it accessible, interesting and relevant to audiences with diverse backgrounds.

With the same commitment to excellence that underpins Mindworx Psychology, Think Differently is built on gold standards and evidence based theoretical underpinnings.

Help Dr. Amanda Mullin Change Millions of Lives for the Better

Dr. Amanda is turning her passion for neuroaffirming mental health education into action, with the ambitious goal of changing millions of lives for the better. Her work inspires individuals, teams, and organisations to embrace new perspectives and create lasting, meaningful change.

Whether you’re an organisation looking to transform your workplace culture, a school seeking neurodiversity-affirming approaches, or an individual ready to stop masking and start thriving – let’s create meaningful change together.

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Because without mental health, there is no health.