Welcome

I am an accredited mental health social worker with over twenty years’ experience counselling adults in community health, specialising in the areas of PTSD and complex trauma, GLBTQIA+ mental health and alcohol and other drug issues. I was co-founder and co-therapist in the Women’s Trauma Recovery Program, a collaboration between Swinburne University and Access Health and Community. I have also worked in counselling, project work and clinical supervision roles at IPC Health, Victorian AIDS Council and Access Health and Community.

I am passionate about trauma treatment and attachment and have completed my PhD exploring the relationship between Internal Family Systems Therapy and Attachment Theory. I am a trained creative arts therapist and have experience in supervision and training, having previously taught at the Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP).

Memberships:

• Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (435696) - Australian Association of Social Workers

• Registered Circle of Security Facilitator - Circle of Security Program

• Full Member - EMDR Association of Australia

• Member - International Attachment Network

• Past Member of Motivational Network of Trainers (MINT)

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD question: How might IFS Therapy conceptualise and treat adults with attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety?) Swinburne University

• Master of Mental Health Sciences, Monash University

• Master of Social Work, Deakin University

• Master of Counselling, Monash University

• Master of Creative Arts Therapy, RMIT University

• Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences, Monash University

• Bachelor of Teaching (Honours), University of Melbourne

• Certificate IV – Alcohol and Other Drugs Work, Taskforce Community Agency

Training:

Attachment:

• Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Level One (2026) - Diana Fosha PhD

• Mentalizing Based Treatment Basic Training (2025) - Professor Anthony Bateman

• Adult Attachment Projective (AAP) Coding and Classification Training (2024) - Professor Emerita Carol George

• Attachment and Psychopathology [DMM] (2022) - Dr. Clark Baim

• Circle of Security Facilitator Training (2022)

• Interpersonal Therapy for Adults and Adolescents Level A (2021)

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy [Level One] (2021)

• Treating Attachment Pathology in Adults [Three Pillars Model] (2019) - Dr. Daniel P. Brown

Trauma:

• IFS Therapy Level One (2017) + Level Two (2018)

• EMDR Therapy Level One (2013) + Level Two (2016)

• Deep Brain Re-Orienting Level One (2022) + Level Two (2024) + Level Three (2023)

• The Rhythm of Regulation Level One [Polyvagal Theory] (2020)

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (2017)