Qualified with a four-year degree in psychology: the first three years from University of Newcastle (1987), completed at the University of Wollongong (2000). Specialised in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Diploma in hypnotherapy and strategic psychotherapy in 2014
Statements of attainment in various additional therapies: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (2009), Compassion Focused Therapy (2019), Internal Family Systems (2020), Progressive Counting (2020), Brainspotting (2021), The Richards Trauma Process (2021).
Worked as psychologist at a juvenile detention centre in NSW in 2001, a TAFE NSW teacher in community services 2005-2014, an EAP provider in 2011-2012, a TAFE counsellor in 2013-2014, In private practice since 2013 and as a counsellor for a large NGO since 2019.