At Riverlands Therapy Services we pride ourselves on our highly skilled and personable team of therapists, with expertise covering all age groups and a wide range of psychological specialities.

We offer treatment for all presenting psychological needs, and cognitive, developmental and behavioural assessments for all ages.

Our team can assist with referrals via Medicare, WorkCover, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP’s), NDIS, Private Health Cover.

Please review our team member profiles below and feel free to ask one of our friendly reception staff for more guidance on selecting the right therapist for your needs.

Meet Our Team

Ken Ferris

Ken Ferris - Director

Clinical Psychologist
Educational & Developmental Psychologist

Ken works from –
Penrith on Tuesday & Wednesday
Blaxland on Monday & Thursday

Ken has fifteen years’ experience working with children, adults, families and couples, across Government and Private settings, having provided therapy, assessment and educational services.

Ken incorporates Attachment and Schematic approaches, and works proficiently with presentations of Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Behaviour Management, and workplace conflict among others.

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Ken Ferris
Renee Ferris

Renee Ferris - Director

Registered Psychologist

Renee works from –
Penrith on Monday & Thursday
Blaxland on Tuesday & Friday

Renee has over fifteen years’ experience in private practice, these days working primarily in the area of trauma and attachment in adolescent and adult clients. In particular, Renee sees an increasing number of emergency service personnel.

Focusing her therapeutic practice and professional development on more psychoanalytic, attachment-based approaches, Renee utilises IFS, EMDR, Schema Therapy and mindfulness as the foundations of her therapeutic approach.

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Renee Ferris
Lorrie Louws

Lorrie Louws

Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Lorrie works from –

Penrith on Mondays

Lorrie is a Mental Health Occupational Therapist with 15 years’ experience.  She has worked therapeutically with clients, teams and organisations across NSW health and the non-government organization sector.

Lorrie is the developer of the ‘Key Resilience’ Program which has recently won an award within the childcare sector for supporting mental health and wellbeing in children.

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Lorrie Louws
Arshia Razavizadeh

Arshia Razavizadeh

Registered Psychologist

Arshia works from –

Penrith on Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays

Blaxland on Thursdays

Arshia has extensive experience working alongside individuals with complex needs and their families. Arshia has worked with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and different age groups, from adolescents through to geriatrics. Using a person-centered approach he has worked with clients who have presented with a variety of genetic, neurodevelopment, neurodegenerative, psychiatric and behavioural challenges.

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Arshia Razavizadeh
Flora Suh (Dr.)

Flora Suh (Dr.)

Clinical Psychologist

Flora works from –

Penrith on Saturdays 

Blaxland on Mondays and Tuesdays (PM)

Flora is an experienced and highly qualified clinical psychologist who is passionate about helping her clients find meaning amongst suffering, direction in life, and discovering their irreplaceable intrinsic value. 

She completed her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology & Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Queensland, and has also studied in NZ and the USA. Flora offers psychological assessment and treatment for adults.

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Flora Suh (Dr.)
Jelena Dillen

Jelena Dillen

Registered Psychologist

Jelena works from – 

Penrith on Thursdays

Blaxland on Tuesdays

Jelena is a Registered Psychologist with over 15 years of experience working across government, educational settings, and private practice. Throughout her career, she has supported individuals of all ages and backgrounds, addressing a broad range of complex mental health concerns. Central to Jelena’s approach is the importance she places on building meaningful and trusting connections with her clients.

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Jelena Dillen