Staff

 

Susan is a student services / continuing education officer with primary responsibility for The Bouverie Centre’s Award and Continuing Education courses.

 

Christine is an administration officer with responsibility for the continuing education program and general administration. She has had many years of administrative experience in the tertiary sector within La Trobe and Melbourne Universities.

 

Penny is the centre’s administration manager. She has primary responsibility for all administrative and financial matters for the centre. She has a diverse background in administration, finance and marketing in both the public and private sector.

 

Melinda is a researcher working on the evaluation of the Victorian Government’s FaPMI (Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness) strategy in conjunction with Rose Cuff, the statewide co-ordinator based at Bouverie. Melinda is currently undertaking a number of other research projects, including working with families where a parent has a mental illness and/or substance abuse problem, and she is currently completing her PhD in Psychology.

 

Carmel works part time as a Research Assistant with the Community Services team. She is currently completing a double degree in Health Science and International Development at La Trobe University. Along with research assistance, part of her role at Bouverie also includes assisting with the coordination of training programs provided by the Community Services team across the state.

 

Jennifer is a researcher with a background in youth work and sexual and reproductive health education and policy. Her PhD was in sociology and looked at community responses to HIV/AIDS in Australia. She is currently working part-time at The Bouverie Centre on a research project exploring the experiences of lesbian and gay parented families

 

Julie’s undergraduate training is in Occupational Therapy and she has a Masters degree in couple and family therapy (UNSW). She has a wide range of experience and expertise in training, supervision and clinical practice and was employed with Relationships Australia NSW between 1988 and 2003. Julie worked in several program areas including relationship counselling, adolescent family therapy, relationship education and professional education / training (Australian Institute for Relationships Studies). Julie has worked at The Bouverie Centre since March 2004 and her role includes academic training, clinical family therapy, professional development and training and consultation and management. She is the Program Manager (Clinical) for the Centre.

 

Franca is a social worker with a Masters in Family Therapy. She has over 20 years experience as a clinician, trainer, supervisor and consultant in a variety of settings including acute, rehabilitation and community health. . She has extensive experience working with families who have been impacted by trauma and disability, in particular mental health and acquired brain injury. Franca is currently the team leader of the Acquired Brain Injury team.

 

Nella is a psychologist / family therapist at The Bouverie Centre where she is employed on a part-time basis as a clinician and lecturer in family therapy. She has a breadth of experience in family work, with particular experience in child welfare & disability fields. She is a member of the Acquired Brain Injury Team, previous ABI team coordinator, and has a particular interest in the treatment of trauma, group work & incorporating experiential techniques in family work.

 

Coleen is a psychologist, family therapist and trainer. She has over 20 years experience as a counsellor and therapist in community, hospital and private practice settings. Colleen has considerable experience in the area of trauma, having worked in child and adult sexual assault services for a number of years. She has a particular interest in systemic and relational approaches to work in the area of trauma, mental health, loss and grief.

 

Rose is an occupational therapist who has worked in child, adolescent and adult mental health for over twenty years, the past twelve of which have been specifically addressing issues for families where a parent has a mental illness. Rose has developed a number of resources and programs for, in particular, primary school aged children in this group, and has collaborated with many individuals and organisations to provide training and education in this field to a broad range of service providers. She was appointed to the new role of State-wide FaPMI (Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness) Co-ordinator in June 2007.

 

Robyn is a family therapist who works full time at The Bouverie Family Centre as a clinician and as a lecturer with the academic program. Her Master of Family Therapy research focussed on the interactional influences across family therapists’ private and professional lives. She has a particular interest in working with issues of trauma.

 

Ron is a medical doctor and family therapist with a strong interest in the narrative approach. He has over 20 years experience in practising, consulting, teaching and supervising in family and narrative therapy. He has worked in community psychiatric centres, community health and private practice. Ron is the coordinator of narrative programs at The Bouverie Centre, including the Graduate Certificate in Narrative Therapy.

 

Robyne is an Indigenous researcher, sculptor and academic. Her academic career includes, lecturing in Behavioural Health Sciences at La Trobe University, the Fine Art degree program at Deakin University’s Institute of Koorie Education and research at the Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society. Robyne’s current participatory action research project focuses on the development of the Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy, for Aboriginal and Islander Health Workers, over a three year period.

 

Fiona is a registered psychologist and family therapist. She completed her initial family and could therapy training with Tom Paterson in 1993 and then in 2000 completed the Masters in Family Therapy at Bouverie. She has worked in the community sector in the areas of community health, intensive family based services, sexual assault, and more recently in the area of child and adolescent psychiatry.

 

Peter is an anthropologist and family therapist. He currently holds the Academic Carer (mental health) position at Bouverie. He is a carer who has significant personal and professional experience in the mental health sector including working with families living with mental illness. He has a particular interest in BPD and assisting families using family and group therapeutic support and education.

 

Banu has a background in Social Work, Psychology and Family Therapy. She has worked as a family therapist clinician, trainer and supervisor for over 25 years and was a member of the HIV/AIDS counselling team for over 10 years. She has a special interest in supervision and training. She lectures, supervises and provides secondary consultation within the field of family therapy.

 

Deb is a Family Therapist and has worked extensively in the area of trauma. Deb has worked for over 10 years in a ‘Centre Against Sexual Assault’ specialising in the impact of trauma and sexual abuse on victims and their families. Deb has a Masters in Clinical Family Therapy and her role at Bouverie includes therapy, supervision and training.

 

Brendan is responsible for coordinating the centre’s work in the mental health field, including the promotion of family sensitive practice and family interventions within Victoria’s public mental health services. He has extensive experience in training, consultation and service development both locally and interstate. He is currently leading the implementation component of Building Family Skills Together, a research and implementation project designed to introduce an evidence based family intervention into routine practice in an adult mental health services. Brendan is a social worker by training and worked in clinical mental health services for a number of years before coming to The Bouverie Centre.

Imogen is a psychologist and family therapist and is coordinator of our intake service. She has a special interest in the impact of grief and loss on families and working with children.

 

Kerry is a social worker and family therapist who has extensive experience working in the field of acquired brain injury and childhood sexual abuse. At Bouverie she undertakes direct clinical work in the areas of trauma, mental health and acquired brain injury. Kerry is also involved in clinical supervision training and group consultation.

 

Jackie is a social worker and a family therapist. She works part-time with the clinical team at The Bouverie Centre and part-time on a CAT Team in the Inner West of Melbourne. Her role at Bouverie includes therapy, supervision and training. Her area of interest is around the impact of mental illness on the individual, their family and their relationships, and the meaning they attach to this experience.

 

Amaryll is a clinical psychologist, family therapist and neuropsychologist with extensive experience in clinical work, training, supervision, research, and consultation. She manages the research program including the postgraduate research program, at the Bouverie Centre.

 

Kerry is a psychologist and family therapist at The Bouverie Centre, where she works part time. Kerry has extensive experience working with families (including gay and lesbian families), teaching and supervision of counselling professionals, working in community health, welfare and education sectors. Kerry has completed her PhD, and is leading the Family Therapy Training and Consultation for Aboriginal Child and Family Workers project. .

 

Naomi is a social worker and family therapist, currently working at The Bouverie Centre as a therapist and trainer. Part of her role at Bouverie includes clinical work, training and consultation in the area of Acquired Brain Injury. She also has an interest in the application of narrative ideas to family work, and is involved in teaching Narrative Therapy within the academic program at Bouverie. Naomi has previously worked in community health and non-government child and family services, providing counselling and group programs. She has recently collaborated with Inner South Community Health Service on a research projet exploring mothers’ experiences of adolescent violence. 

 

Sally is a registered psychologist. She completed couple Therapy Training in 2001 at Relationships Australia. She has worked in the mental health sector in the area of dual disability and also community health sector with young people and families. She has particular interests in supervision and single session work.

 

Pam is a psychologist and family therapist who has worked in mainstream psychiatry and community mental health, ambulance crisis line and private practice, as well as working with The Bouverie Centre since 1986. Her special interests are single session frameworks, sibling and grief issues and the unique contribution of children in families. She currently combines clinical work with supervision, training and consultation.

 

is an occupational therapist and family therapist. She has worked in child and adolescent mental health for 18 years. Karen recently started at The Bouverie Centre, and is working as a clinician and trainer. She has a particular interest in working with adolescents and families affected by trauma.

 

Elena is a social worker with many years experience in community development, group work, counselling and supervision. She has worked in a range of community settings, particularly in rural and regional Victoria which include women's health, community health counselling, drug and alcohol, and disability. She currently combines project work and research with training at The Bouverie Centre.

 

Greg is a family therapist who has worked at The Bouverie Centre for the past ten years, completing the Postgraduate Diploma in Family Therapy at Bouverie in 1999. Greg has a collaborative and reflective approach to working with families which privileges understanding. He believes in the normalcy of diverse and intense difficulties and experiences in family life, and has interests in the impact of family of origin patterns, loss and grief, mental health issues, the experiences of children, and men’s issues. Greg has been teaching in the Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy for the Past four years and has a background in family mediation and social research.

 

Shane is a social worker and family therapist currently working at The Bouverie Centre as a clinician and trainer. Shane has worked in a variety of roles for the non-government and community health sectors. His areas of interest include family violence, single session therapy, clinical supervision and the implementation of evidence based practice in the health and welfare sector. 

 

Anne is a clinical psychologist who has been working at The Bouverie Centre since 1983. She has a background in mental health and sexual abuse. She provides direct clinical work to families, consultations to other agencies and teaching. Anne was appointed as a lecturer at the centre in 1998 and has a special interest in research issues. She has published in the area of OCD and family approaches to sexual abuse.

 

Michelle is one of our intake workers and holds a first class B.A. Hons. (Psychology). She also helps coordinate/evaluate training provided by The Bouverie Centre in the community health sector and AoD, and is involved in the design and facilitation of research into what steps have been taken to implement single session work (SSW) within Community Health Counselling Services across Victoria.

 

Tina immigrated to Australia from the U.S., where she received a Masters Degree in Psychology & Family Therapy. There she worked at a Houston multi-disciplinary centre for sexually abused children, and at a Texas social welfare agency, where she provided child and adolescent counselling, family and group work, and outdoor challenge course camps for at-risk youth. Tina works as a clinician, teacher and trainer at The Bouverie Centre, and maintains a small private practice. She is especially interested in working to assist children, adolescents, and young adults to heal from the impact of trauma.

 

Jeff Young (Director of the Bouverie Centre)

Jeff is a clinical psychologist and family therapist who has worked, published and presented in the area of Mental Health for 20 years. He developed the FaST video series and managed the Get Together FaST statewide training initiative in Adult Mental Health. Jeff co-developed the web-based Temper Tamers Club of Australia and has an interest in Single Session Therapy, the effects of chronic conditions and contextually compassionate health services. He developed the “No Bullshit Therapy” and is currently completing a PhD on the “Drought Response”. He is a past president of VAFT and ANZJFT.