Vanessa has been supervising clinical psychology registrars and early career psychologists since 2019. She strives to create a safe, supportive, and reflective learning space for her supervisees to grow their skills and confidence. Vanessa is aware of and holds space for issues and challenges that registrars and early career psychologists commonly encounter, including self-doubt and the "imposter syndrome". Vanessa's supervision style can be described as supportive, reflective, and collaborative. She strives to provide regular feedback on areas of strength and areas for growth/further development, as well as incorporating hands-on/experiential learning where possible.

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Areas of Expertise ​

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• Child and adolescent mental health (in addition to adults) 

• Engaging and working with parents and families 

• Anxiety, depression, OCD 

• Trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD

• Grief & Loss, complex grief 

• Challenging behaviour (<12yrs) 

• Neurodiversity including autism & ADHD 

• Risk assessment and safety planning 

• Navigating ethical and professional issues 

• Neuropsych testing including cognitive, learning, ADHD & Autism testing 

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Therapeutic Modalities 

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Vanessa's main therapeutic modalities include schema therapy, EMDR, CBT, ACT, DBT, TF-CBT, family systems informed therapy, ABFT, Collaborative & Proactive Solutions and Circle of Security Parenting. 

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Qualifications

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• Bachelor of Psychology (Honours Class I), University of Sydney 

• Master of Clinical Psychology, University of Canberra

• Board approved supervisor for clinical psychology registrars​

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Professional Memberships

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• Full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia

• Area of Practice Endorsement in Clinical Psychology

• Accredited Schema Therapist, International Society of Schema Therapy  

• Certified TF-CBT clinician, TF-CBT Australia

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Supervision Availability 

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Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays.​