I am an accredited mental health social worker (AMHSW) who has worked within hospital settings, area mental health, community mental health services, and private practice. With 8 years of experience in the field, I have developed expertise in a range of mental health presentations within individuals, as well as interpersonal concerns of couples and families.

Co-Founder, Holding Compassion, Jul 2023 - Present.

Senior Emergency Mental Health Clinician, The Royal Children's Hospital. Part-time. Jul 2022 - Present.

Senior Mental Health Clinician, Feb 2022 - Jul 2023, Melbourne Centre for Women's Mental Health.

Intensive Case Manager, NorthWestern Mental Health, Orygen Parkville, Feb 2021 - Jan 2022.

Youth Mental Health Clinician, NorthWestern Mental Health, Hotham Street Community Team, Jun 2018 - Feb 2021.

Child Mental Health Service Coordinator and Liaison, North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN), Jan 2017 - Jun 2018.

Intake and Brief Intervention Clinician, headspace, Dec 2015 - Jun 2018.

I co-founded a private practice, providing individual and group supervision, supervision training and professional development for allied health professionals. I provide face to face on Saturdays, and telehealth / online appointments during the week. To know more about my private practice visit www.holdingcompassion.com.au

I also work part time at The Royal Children's Hospital.

Master of Social Work, Deakin University. Bachelor of Psychological Science, The University of New England. Graduate Certificate of Family Therapy, Bouverie Centre / La Trobe University. Supervising social work and human service students, Charles Sturt University. General Psychiatric Management for BPD, Postgraduate Medical Education, Harvard Medical School. Introduction to Child & Adolescent Mental Health Assessment Course, University of Melbourne. The Essentials: Training Clinicians in Eating Disorders InsideOut Institute. Foundations of Suicide Prevention, Australian Psychological Society (APS).

In addition to the above qualifications, I have completed a variety of training to support my work as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker / mental health clinician.

I approach supervision as a collaborative and supportive process, aimed at enhancing both professional practice and personal wellbeing. I believe the goal of supervision is to create a safe and respectful space where supervisees feel empowered to explore their clinical work, reflect on their experiences, develop their skills and consider what they need to maintain boundaries between their work and their personal life.

I believe a safe relationship with supervisees is based on open communication and mutual respect. Allowing us to engage in reflective discussions that consider the complexities of resourcing, service demands, caseloads, ethical dilemmas, as well as personal reactions to client and peer interactions.

I am a strong advocate for career long learning and professional growth, but also know we can be quicker to seek feedback on our perceived failures rather than celebrating our successes. So I see the value of a strengths-based approach to supervision, reflecting positive regard to clinicians, modelling and reinforcing ways they can then continue to bring that to the room for their clients.