About me

I provide Mental Health First Aid Training (Licensed Instructor), Short-Term Psychotherapy, and Counselling.

  • Taught in Melbourne then the University of Southern California medical campus, the American University Graduate School, and appointment at Georgetown University Medical School, Washington D.C.

  • Received award for research and teaching for National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

  • Member Victorian Government Health Department’s Psychotherapy and the Clinical Issues program

  • Psychotherapy practised at County USC Hospital Los Angeles, the Austin Hospital adolescent unit HeidelbergVictoria, and privately.

After teaching in Melbourne I studied, lectured, and practised in the United States and then on my return to Australia. I studied child psychoanalysis at Monash University, and completed the Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis four-year program. Concurrently with clinical practice here and in the USA, I consulted to institutions on project and strategic turnaround.

My publications, presentations and workshops have been for: the Australian Psychological Society, American Psychology Association, American Educational Research Association, Australian Centre for Psychoanalysis, California Educational Research Association, European Mentoring and Couching Council, The International Society for Psychoanalytic Study of Organisations, The Piagetian Society, and other organisations. Bibliography on request.

Home is Naarm, Melbourne.