Curriculum vitae
Employment & training.
Over a decade of clinical and counselling work — with young people and adults, across private practice, schools and community settings, and alongside First Nations communities. The full history, with qualifications, training and registrations.
Clinical & counselling
Clinical Psychologist · Weily Psychology, Bentleigh2015–Present
Individual adult and adolescent counselling, mental status and WISC assessments, and focused psychological treatment — alongside running the day-to-day of a small practice.
School-based Psychologist · Melbourne Indigenous Transition School2017–Present
Weekly–fortnightly counselling with First Nations students; collaborative consultation with schools, families, communities and host families; cultural consultation; and supervision of MITS counsellors.
Community Psychologist · Care in Mind, North / West Melbourne2012–Present
Free mental health services for young people facing barriers to other local services, experiencing mental health stress from mild to severe.
School-based Psychologist · Lynall Hall Community School2015–2021
Counselling and psychological support for students aged 12–16.
Mental Health e-Clinician · eHeadspace, Headspace2011–2014
Brief online psychological interventions via webchat, email and telephone; online screening assessments; and contributing to the development of eHeadspace's online services.
Selected work youth advisory & government
Office for Youth2023–Present
Mental health support for youth advisory group members and staff facilitators.
Australian Youth Affairs Coalition (AYAC)2021–2022
Support for youth group members advising government departments on youth engagement.
Mental Health Review · HOPE Program2020
Support for youth members contributing to HOPE hospital-program service co-design.
Registrations
Registered Psychologist · AHPRA2012
Board-Approved Supervisor · Psychology Board of Australia2021
Clinical Psychology · Area of Practice Endorsement2025
Working with Children CheckCurrent
Education & qualifications
Master of Psychology (Counselling) · Monash University2007–2011
Post-Graduate Diploma of Psychology · Monash University2006
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology major · Victoria University2003–2005
Training & professional development
ASIST — Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training · LivingWorks2025
Indigenous Psychology & Decolonising Neuropsychology in Australia · APS eLearning (Prof. Pat Dudgeon)2025
Psychological First Aid · Phoenix Institute2025
Social & Emotional Wellbeing as an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Paradigm · Prof. Pat Dudgeon2025
Initial Assessment & Referral for PHN Services (IAR Decision Support Tool)2025
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy training · Michael Durrant2024
Supervisor Training Masterclass · Psychology Board of Australia / Deakin University2024
First Nations Cultural Learning & Sharing Day · Melbourne Indigenous Transition School2024
Partner School Professional Learning Day, First Nations Education · Dr Al Fricker2023
Cultural Competence Training · Tarina Fanning2023
Re-Thinking Depression, Anxiety & Hypnotherapy · Dr Michael Yapko2023
Supervisor Training, Parts 1–3 · Psychology Board of Australia2020–2021
Berry Street Education Model — 4-day workshop training2021
Clinical Hypnosis training, 100-hour + masterclass · Dr Michael Yapko2011–2012
Suicide Prevention & Support training, ASIST / Wesley LifeForce · bi-annual2011–Present
Presenter & Session Chair · International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP), Melbourne2010