About Me.
I am a forensic-endorsed psychologist and a board-approved supervisor, and an accredited advanced schema therapist. The majority of my career has been spent in inpatient and community outpatient forensic mental health settings - in conducting assessments of risk, mental health, and the interplay between mental health and offending behaviour/s - and in providing individual and group treatment to individuals involved in the justice system. I have provided written and verbal expert evidence in court, on matters including recidivism risk, diagnostic considerations, and fitness to stand trial. I supervise early-career psychologists in the forensic field, and co-facilitate reflective practice groups for multi-disciplinary teams within a secure psychiatric hospital. I also provide schema therapy to non-forensic clients in private practice.
I have long been passionate about services and clinicians adopting a trauma-informed lens, to support better outcomes for our consumers, and to maintain the wellbeing and resilience of the workforce. My sense is that long-term outcomes are best fostered when trauma-informed principles are infused into our pre-existing and evidence-based frameworks of practice (e.g., the risk-need-responsivity model) and theories of offending behaviour.
I strongly believe that part of being a psychologist is maintaining up-to-date knowledge in the research which underpins our work, and in sharing this with colleagues. To this end, I have professional linkages with Swinburne University's Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, and over the years have contributed to research articles, local service policy updates, and have provided training both locally and interstate.
But I also believe there is more to life than just professional outputs and activities. The forensic mental health field comes with a lot of sadness, hurt, and complex emotions (whether you're a consumer or a clinician), making it necessary to prioritise and create opportunities for balance. For me, I'm most content when out in nature - whether it's blue or green - around animals, or with my closest family and friends.
I have long been passionate about services and clinicians adopting a trauma-informed lens, to support better outcomes for our consumers, and to maintain the wellbeing and resilience of the workforce. My sense is that long-term outcomes are best fostered when trauma-informed principles are infused into our pre-existing and evidence-based frameworks of practice (e.g., the risk-need-responsivity model) and theories of offending behaviour.
I strongly believe that part of being a psychologist is maintaining up-to-date knowledge in the research which underpins our work, and in sharing this with colleagues. To this end, I have professional linkages with Swinburne University's Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, and over the years have contributed to research articles, local service policy updates, and have provided training both locally and interstate.
But I also believe there is more to life than just professional outputs and activities. The forensic mental health field comes with a lot of sadness, hurt, and complex emotions (whether you're a consumer or a clinician), making it necessary to prioritise and create opportunities for balance. For me, I'm most content when out in nature - whether it's blue or green - around animals, or with my closest family and friends.
