Experience

Public Education Sector  - Kirsty has extensive experience working in the public education sector as a senior school psychologist and former student wellbeing coordinator. She has led, managed and supported teams of allied health professionals including psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, counsellors, nurses and youth workers. When not in the clinic in Chelsea Heights, Kirsty works in a large co-educational secondary school in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.  

Tertiary Education Sector - Kirsty has worked as a university lecturer and facilitator where she delivered high-quality learning to allied health professionals in training. In her role, Kirsty was passionate about embedding innovative curricula that engaged students by contextualising theory to practice. She aimed to motivate learning through a sense of purpose and authenticity to ‘real world’ clinical presentations. 

Research - Kirsty has been involved in research involving women, babies and partners during the perinatal period (conception to 12 months post birth). The research aimed to support women’s psychological wellbeing and improve obstetric outcomes for women and babies. Kirsty provided clinical support via the delivery of evidence-based intervention to new and expectant parents utilising her expertise in perinatal mental health and parent-child attachment to help foster resilience and strong emotional connections, confident parenting and positive wellbeing. 

Tutor - Kirsty has always been passionate about supporting young people. Prior to becoming a psychologist and during the course of her own tertiary education journey, Kirsty worked as a mathematics tutor for over 11 years. At the core of her work in supporting children and adolescents improve their academic abilities was building a strong relationship and fostering a sense of self-efficacy. 

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Employment consultant - Prior to commencing post-graduate studies in psychology, Kirsty spent two years supporting job seekers in addressing non-vocational barriers to employment (e.g., low literacy/ numeracy, homelessness, domestic violence, sexual abuse, mental health issues, substance misuse). In this role, Kirsty utilised a compassionate, flexible, pragmatic, whole-person approach to supporting her client achieve positive outcomes not only in the context of their employment, but also their personal lives too.