Lisa is a Clinical Psychologist based in Brisbane who has trained and worked in both the public and private mental health systems in Canada, the UK, and Australia. She began her studies and work in Canada and finished her clinical training at the University of Melbourne in 2005 and PhD in 2008. Lisa has over 20 years of experience working in general and women’s mental health with a particular emphasis on perinatal disorders/adjustment issues (including multiple births and carer’s issues, such as the diagnosis of a child) and has trained and worked in the eating disorders space as well.

Lisa’s therapeutic and supervision style is based on attachment-based theories and encourages the exploration of personal values, as well as emphasises self-acceptance and the development of values-driven goals. Only evidence-based psychological treatment methods are used in her approach to therapy and supervision, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Her supervision style is humanistic in nature with an emphasis on reflective practice as foundational in the perinatal space.

Apart from her work as a clinician with Gidget Foundation Australia’s Start Talking program, she has also provided supervision for several cohorts of the Workforce Development Program. She is also an inaugural member of the Parenting with Disability Group for Gidget Foundation Australia and is passionate about neurodiversity, particularly during the perinatal period.

Lisa spends her leisure time with her three children as they enter early adulthood and exploring the outdoors in her kayak.