We All Wear It Differently - A Podcast for Early Career Psychologists

Dr Nicki Ferencz is a clinical psychologist who is the clinical coordinator of the Paediatric Chronic Pain Service at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, South Australia. In this interview, we discuss the importance of language in the treatment room, the power of peer to peer mentoring for clients and parents, and the intrinsic link between pain and Mental health. For more on Nicki please see the show notes! 

Damien Stewart is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist based on the Sunshine Coast of Australia. Damien currently works in private practice servicing both sport, exercise and mental health clientele. Damien was a police officer for 20 years and an elite-level softball player.  He then received a pain diagnosis that would be life-changing.  In this interview, we discuss the critical importance of a multidisciplinary approach to treating pain, what “successful therapy” might actually mean in the context of managing pain, and the role of active acceptance! For more information on Damien Stewart, check out the show notes.

Dr Jacqui Stanford is a health psychologist and a director at Empower Rehab, a clinic which specialises in providing interdisciplinary pain management, as well as working with clients presenting with a range of psychological presentations.  She regularly provides training to health and return to work professionals around Australia about working with clients with persistent pain to help facilitate recovery and optimal function. For more information on Jacqui Standford check out the show notes!

Mindfulness is a “hot topic” in Western psychology.  It is used as an intervention for everything from anxiety to work stress to developing emotional intelligence.  Whilst the popularity of mindfulness practice is positive, there are a number of common myths that are important to know when teaching and learning mindfulness.   Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a powerful mindfulness-based therapy of which Russ Harris is a world-renowned trainer.  In this interview, we discuss the common Mindfulness Myths. For information on Dr Russ Harris and the links we spoke about check out the show notes.   

Dr Sarah Davenport is my colleague and former supervisor.  She is one of the most resilient psychologists I know and has a wealth of wisdom she generously shares with anyone in her orbit, particularly the psychologists she mentors.  Sarah has overcome many complex challenges in her career and I wanted to share her journey with you all as I know she will inspire you as she does me!  Dr Sarah Davenport is a Clinical Psychologist and supervisor with over 10 years of experience providing specialist psychological services to adolescents and adults in both public and private health care settings. She has held a number of senior positions across private and public mental health services, including as Principal Clinical Psychologist at the headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program (Alfred Health), and Senior Psychologist at Dandenong Hospital's Secure Extended Care Unit.  Sarah is currently the Director and principal psychologist at Headstrong Psychology.   For more information on Sarah Davenport check out the show notes.

Shirley Hicks is a somatic psychotherapist and yoga teacher, with a private clinic in Varsity Lakes, QLD.  She has a specific interest in how the body carries unresolved life events and how through “talk therapies” the body is often overlooked. With over 22 years of clinical experience, Shirley has refined the way she supports clients to involve their body in the healing process, drawing on the work of Judith Herman, Babette Rothschild, Peter Levine and Bessel van der Kolk. Shirley is a facilitator with the BlueKnot Foundation, an organisation committed to advocacy and education for survivors of Childhood abuse. Shirley provides trauma-informed yoga programs for the Queensland Mental Illness Fellowship Shirley runs private, in house Yoga for Emotional Resilience programs. Shirley is a clinical member of PACFA (Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia), as well as a Mental Health Practitioner and Supervisor with PACFA. For more information and the links we spoke about check out the show notes.

Russ Harris, is a world-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the author of the international best-selling self-help book ‘The Happiness Trap.’ In this episode we chat about the universal human experience of self-doubt and fear of failure.  Russ generously shares with us his personal experiences, and his view on why therapists might experience this stuff more than most!  Russ also gives us ideas on how to live with self doubt and fear of failure if they're holding you back from living a rich, full and meaningful life!! For more information on Dr Russ Harris check out the show notes!

Trish Purnell-Webb is an experienced psychologist with 38 years of work experience. She is a certified Gottman Marital Therapist, and is the only certified Gottman Marital Therapy Trainer and Consultant in Australia. Trish is also certified to present the Gottman Art and Science of Love Couples Workshop.  Today we chat Gottman Therapy! For more information on Trish Purnell-Webb check out the show notes!

Clark Baim PhD is a psychotherapist and psycho-dramatist with over twenty years’ experience.   In his early 20’s Clark accepted an acting contract with the Geese Theatre Company (US) which involved performing in prisons across the country.  An aspiring performer, Clark was convinced this would be the best acting education he could get. Not only were his expectations met, but Clark developed what would become a lifelong passion for changing lives through performance. For more information on Clark and his best self-care tip check out the show notes!

Dr David Curnow is a Forensic Psychologist, expert on White Collar Crime and full time member of the Adult Parole Board of Victoria.  He is the first Forensic Psychologist to sit on the board which is populated by Lawyers and community members. Dr Curnow also provides consultancy services and training to corporations on such topics as embezzlement and employee theft.  His PhD examined both personality and decision making of incarcerated embezzlers who took from 100k to 25 million dollars from their organisations.  Other specialist training programs he presents include Violence Treatment, Forensic Interviewing and Offence Mapping. Earlier in his career David worked at the Department of Justice as the Regional Manager of Offending Behaviour Programs.  Prior to this he was a senior clinician for Corrections Victoria. David also has a strong interest in Chronic Pain.  One of his great loves is group work and he strongly encourages psychologists to consider management roles, enabling them to effect change at a systematic level! For more information on Dr Curnow check out the show notes!

Dr. Crystal Lee is a licensed psychologist and owner of a private practice called LA Concierge Psychologist, based in Los Angeles, California. Through her unique "house call" therapy model, she's able to join her clients in partnership and transform their lives. Dr. Lee's life’s passion is to help others grow through life, achieve their goals, and become the best version of themselves. In her practice, she uses this passion to support emerging adults (18-29 year olds), who feel stuck, successfully transition to full-fledged adulthood. In her professional endeavours, she channels that passion into supervising and mentoring early career psychologists. Check out the website for the show notes and links Crystal spoke about!

This episode is the fifth and final chapter of the early career psychologist series, showcasing early career psychologists who are either completing their training, or in their early years of working. These psychologists have come from all different backgrounds and have vastly different life experiences. I love how in this small sample of seven, you get a sense of the diversity of individuals that come to this profession. Each interviewee reminded me of the sheer determination and hard work it takes to become a psychologist, something we should pat ourselves on the back for achieving regularly! In this episode I chatted to Emily Green, a 27 year old from Brooklyn, New York.  Emily graduated with her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in May 2016 from Yeshiva University in the Bronx, NY. In the US, to obtain a license to practice, you are required to pass the EPPP (Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology) after you've received your degree.  Emily completed hers in April 2017.  She is currently completing her doctoral training (a years worth of supervised clinical hours) at a community mental health centre.  This role involves working with children, adults and families from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic communities.  She described her clients as representing the "whole gamut of pathology" from depression and anxiety, to substance abuse disorders, and psychotic-spectrum disorders. It was fabulous to chat to an early career psychologist from overseas! To check out the website head to 

This episode is the fourth of a series of five chapters with early career psychologists. They’re either completing their training, or are in their early years of working, and come from all different backgrounds with vastly different life experiences. I love how in this small sample of seven people, you get a sense of the diversity of individuals that come to this profession. After publishing just 6 of these interviews you’ll see what I mean!   Each person reminds me of the sheer determination and hard work it takes to become a psychologist, something we should pat ourselves on the back for achieving, regularly! In this episode I chatted to Rose Evans, 51 year old mum of 4 (her kids are aged between 23 and 10), owner of 3 chickens and 2 beagles. I also chat to Anastasia Hronis who is 25,  and as well as being a psychologist is a professional pianist! Rose lives in Northwest Sydney and is in her first year of general registration.  She works in a variety of different roles including in private practice at PSYCHmatters in Concord and at a small clinic in West Pennant Hills; director at CAE Psychological Profiling; National Supervising Psychologist for Australian Mensa; and marking for Charles Sturt Uni.  Rose also mentors provisional psychologists, which is one of her areas of passion! Anastasia Hronis was raised and lives in Sydney. She has a Masters of clinical psychology and is in her first year of working as a fully registered psychologist and clinical psychology registrar.   Anastasia studied a Bachelor of Psychology and Honours at the University of Sydney and Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Technology Sydney. She is currently doing her PhD in the area of adapted CBT mental health interventions for children and adolescents with intellectual disability. Anastasia currently works in a private practice and at St John of God Hospital where she runs group day programs (anxiety groups, depression groups and DBT).  She also works as a musician, has two music performance degrees and has spent time teaching piano and also working as a concert pianist. This is essentially what got her interested in psychology, as she was very curious as to how the mind worked, and how people and children learnt. Anastasia was keen to do this interview because she's a huge fan of the podcast and find it inspiring hearing what other people do.  She says "I'm constantly amazed by the diversity within the field of psychology." For more information check out the show notes!  

This episode is the third of a series of five chapters with early career psychologists. They’re either completing their training, or are in their early years of working, and come from all different backgrounds with vastly different life experiences. Each interviewee reminds me of the sheer determination and hard work it takes to become a psychologist, something we should pat ourselves on the back for achieving, regularly! In this episode I chat to Ceara Rickard, 31 year old resident of Hobart, Tasmania.  Ceara completed her honours in psychology in 2006, and has worked in psychology-related roles for 10 years. She is currently halfway through her 4+2 training, and previously completed  a Grad Dip of Counselling for Health and Social Care from University of New England.   Ceara is currently working in a youth mental health NGO. Ceara described where she grew up as a pretty rough area of rural QLD. She is from a *huge* family and says her background had a big influence on how she sees psychology, recovery, social justice, and her work with vulnerable members of the community. Ceara was keen to do this interview as she sees many new students and graduates who feel anxious and distressed if they don’t follow a linear pathway to their career and hopes sharing her story may provide a different perspective! Check out the website to comment on Ceara's episode. 

This episode is the second of a series of five chapters with early career psychologists. They’re either completing their training, or are in their early years of working, and come from all different backgrounds with vastly different life experiences. I love how in this small sample of seven people, you get a sense of the diversity of individuals that come to this profession. After publishing just three of these interviews you'll see what I mean!   Each person reminds me of the sheer determination and hard work it takes to become a psychologist, something we should pat ourselves on the back for achieving, regularly! In this episode I’m chatting to Kieran Martin, 40 year old father of 5 and 27 year old Tanya Muller who lives on a sheep station in rural NSW. So have a listen and see how we all wear it differently with Kieran Martin and Tanya Muller. Check out the website for further info!

This episode is the first of a series of five chapters with early career psychologists. They're either completing their training, or are in their early years of working, and come from all different backgrounds with vastly different life experiences. I love how in this small sample of seven people, you get a sense of the diversity of individuals that come to this profession. Each person reminded me of the sheer determination and hard work it takes to become a psychologist, something we should pat ourselves on the back for achieving, regularly! Chatting to this special seven also normalises the up and downs of early career life!! In this episode I'm chatting to Jim Smith. Jim is 54 years old, lives in Canberra, and is in his first year of the Clinical Master’s Program at the University of Canberra. Jim was born in Michigan, USA. He met his wife (Jenny) in Munich, Germany and came to Australia in 1987. He has 3 grownup children. Jim has been working since he was 14 years old in some capacity or other, and has had A LOT of different jobs. However he considers Psychology to be his first career.  Jim wanted to do this interview to let people know that becoming who you are meant to be, isn’t always a straight road, and that finding the true you can take time. Jim Says "Be patient." So have a listen and see how we all wear it differently with Jim Smith.

Dr. Janet Hall is a psychologist, hypnotherapist, sex therapist, author, professional speaker, trainer, and media consultant.   Dr Jan founded the Richmond Hill Psychology clinic which provides services to: 1) Adults (Specializing in Success Coaching, Relationships and Sex Therapy) and 2) Children/Families (Specializing in Confidence, Self-esteem and Bedwetting) Dr Jan consults regularly with print media and is a frequent guest on talk-back radio and current affairs shows.  She was a regular for two years on the Sex Life television program in Australia. In this interview we chat about sex therapy. For all the links Dr Jan spoke about, and her best self-care tip, please see the show notes!

Chris Mackey has over 35 years’ clinical experience, including 10 years as a Senior Clinical Psychologist at the Geelong and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospitals. He is the owner of Private Practice Chris Mackey and Associates, and is interested in evaluating the effectiveness of therapy interventions in real-world settings, including that of his own practice. In this episode we also chat about his interest in Synchronicity from a therapeutic perspective, and his new book Synchronicity: Empower your life with the gift of coincidence. For all the links Chris spoke about and his best self-care tip, check out the show notes!

Professor Peter Norton is an internationally recognised expert in the study and cognitive-behavioural treatment of anxiety disorders.  He is also an expert in Transdiagnostic Approaches to mental health treatment. Dr Norton's research explores transdiagnostic and diagnosis-specific factors across anxiety and other emotional disorders, and translates these factors into efficacious and efficient interventions. This work involves a combination of basic and experimental research to better understand common and unique aspects of affective psychopathology, and clinical outcomes research to develop and evaluate new or modified interventions to target these core features.   Dr Norton's training and career has crossed continents including Canada, the US and Australia.  He is currently a Professor of Psychology at Monash University in Melbourne Australia. For all the links Dr Norton spoke about and his self care tip, check out the show notes on the website!

Dr. Tirch is the Founder of The Center for Compassion Focused Therapy, the first clinical training centre for Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in the USA.   He is also the President of The Compassionate Mind Foundation USA – the North American wing of the training, research and development community for CFT. Dr. Tirch has been described as one of the country's foremost experts on CFT and the contextual psychology of compassion. He has dedicated his research and scholarship to bettering our understanding of how therapies like ACT and CBT can be strengthened and further developed by bringing a compassion focus to our work. For more information on Dennis, all the links he spoke about and his best self-care tip, check out the show notes on the website!

Dr Suzanne Barrett and Dr Fiona Zandt are both clinical psychologists with over 30 years experience combined working with children, adolescents, parents and families. In addition to their clinical work, Suzanne and Fiona run popular Creative Child Therapy Workshops including: 1) Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Emotions & Playful; 2) Practical and Purposeful Approaches to Childhood Anxiety. More recently they published their first book, Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings: A Therapist's Guide to Working with Preschool and Primary Children. The essence of the book is about using play to introduce therapeutic concepts to children and provide a space in which they can explore these ideas. Visit the website for all the links related to this show and Suzanne and Fiona's best self-care tip!

Dr. Sarah Cotton is an Organisational Psychologist specialising in helping individuals and organisations navigate the challenges of modern work. Sarah co-founded Transitioning Well™ in 2011, which a which focusses on supporting management and employees to navigate Parental-Leave, Work-Life and Mature-Age transitions. Sarah has over 15 years experience as a coach, trainer and consultant, and her background spans across the university, corporate and not for profit sectors, in addition to private practice.  Her academic background includes a PhD in the area of work-stress, and specific training in political and policy related psychology. In her early career Sarah worked at Psychology Beyond Borders, and as a project Manager at World Vision.  She was also an Associate at Issues Deliberation Australia/America for 10 years - (IDA) a not-for-profit, non-partisan political psychology and public policy think tank. Having both published and presented widely, Sarah’s research experience strengthens her profile and motivates her to get research to where it is needed most – real life! For the show notes and links Sarah spoke about check out the website!

Dr Anthony Dillon (Phd) is actively involved in research into the areas of mental health and Aboriginal well-being. He is proud of both his Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestry, and is an active social commentator on Aboriginal issues. Dr Dillon is currently a post doctoral research fellow at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney Australia and lectures university students and different community groups on Aboriginal issues. Anthony believes that Aboriginal affairs is everyone’s business and that for as long as Aboriginal people are diminished, Australia is diminished. He further believes that political correctness is killing Aboriginal people as fast as drugs and alcohol. His writings can be found at www.anthonydillon.com.au For all the links Anthony spoke about and his self-care tip check out the show notes! 

Russ Harris, author of the international best-selling self-help book 'The Happiness Trap', is an world-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). Russ's background is in medicine. As a GP he became increasingly interested in the psychological aspects of health and wellbeing, and increasingly disenchanted with writing prescriptions. Ultimately this interest led to a total career change - from medicine to therapy and coaching. Since 2005, Russ has run over 500 workshops and provided ACT training for over 22,000 health professionals, including therapists, coaches, counselors, doctors, and psychologists. He has authored two ACT textbooks (including ACT Made Simple), and four ACT-based self-help books (including The Reality Slap). The Happiness Trap, is now the most widely-translated ACT book in the world, with over half a million copies sold worldwide, and editions in over 30 languages. Visit the website for all the links Russ spoke about and his best self-care tip!

This is Episode 10 of the Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang.  Moshe is one of Australia’s best known family therapists, a renowned author and teacher.  He has been practicing psychotherapy for over 52 years and is insatiably curious, and wonderfully wise. This week's series of questions are from me, on the topic of using humour in therapy. For more info on Moshe Lang check out the show notes on the website!

Dr Richard Chambers is a clinical psychologist and internationally-recognised expert in mindfulness. He has authored books on the topic including The Art Of Mindful Origami and co-authored Mindful Learning and Mindful Relationships. Richard was also one of the developers of Smiling Mind (mindfulness app), and co-founder of Recharge. Richard provides clinical psychology sessions in his private practice for individuals and couples. These emphasise the transformative effects of mindfulness combined with a range of other effective, evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT and Gottman Couple’s Therapy. Richard provides mindfulness presentations, workshops and courses for organisations and the general public that are designed to teach you how to be more present and engaged in every area of your life. His goal is to teach mindfulness in a practical evidence-based way so it can be easily grasped and seamlessly integrated it into one's personal life or workplace. At Monash University, Richards is leading an initiative to create the world’s first mindful university, embedding mindfulness in the core curriculum for all students. For over 15 years Richard has helped a growing number of individuals, educational institutions, businesses, professional sporting teams and community organisations use mindfulness to improve their wellbeing and performance. He regularly features in mainstream TV, radio and print media, discussing how mindfulness, wellbeing, productivity and positive psychology can enhance our lives. Check out the website for the show-notes and all the links that Richard spoke about.

This is Episode 9 of the Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang. Moshe is one of Australia’s best known family therapists, a renowned author and teacher. He has been practicing psychotherapy for over 52 years and is insatiably curious, and wonderfully wise. This weeks questions are WAWID listeners are: What should a psychologist do if they experiencing issues (e.g. depression) that they speak to their clients about? If the self-implemented strategies that would be employed by a possible treating psychologist have not helped, what then? Pete (Australia) Moshe, have you seen many adult survivors of family csa (sexual abuse) disclose this to their family and if so what have you seen unfold. What do you advise those victims to do if they have always wanted to tell someone who they love. There may be implications and consequences. Any advice would be most appreciated. Jane (Victoria) For more information on Moshe check out the show notes and post a question under the episode or send me an email.  We'd love to hear your feedback and questions!

Debbie Hsu is a Clinical Psychologist and the Executive Officer at the Australian Psychological Society (APS). She was originally enrolled in a Bachelor of Medicine with a plan of becoming a Psychiatrist. Her plan did not go as "planned" and Debbie became a psychologist instead! Debbie's esteemed career began in Child Protection, where as a fresh graduate she was catapulted into a senior position, following the departure of her supervisor and the senior psychologist. Debbie took this in her stride, and not only worked as a clinician but as a supervisor, trainer, researcher, writer and liaison with community organisations. It was here she also developed a strong interest in systems. My sense chatting to Debbie is that she has been courageously rolling with the punches ever since and has had an incredibly successful career as a result! Some of Debbie's previous roles include: Non-executive Board Director (APS) Executive Director, CAMHS, Child and Adolescent Health Service (Western Australia) Program Manager at North Metropolitan Area Health Service Visiting Clinical Psychologist (i.e. fly in fly out) at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community Mental Health Service Senior psychologist at the Swan Valley Cild and Adolescence Mental Health Service Senior psychologist and then Clinic Coordinator at the Bentley Health Service Family Clinic Clinical Psychologist at the Institute for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Western Australia If you're interested in learn more about the workings of the APS and roles for psychologists beyond traditional clinical roles, you will love this interview with Debbie Hsu. Visit the website for all the links related to this show and for Debbi's best self-care tip!

Jane Faulkner is a psychotherapist who uses Gestalt and Equine Assisted Therapy in her practice. She currently works at the Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat as an Equine Assisted Psychotherapist and retreat facilitator. She is the Director at Equine Assisted Therapy Australia, an RTO providing Nationally recognised training in Counselling and Equine Assisted Therapy. Jane uses the following to support her clients: Gestalt Therapy Equine Assisted Therapy mindfulness techniques Art therapy Yogic philosophy; and horsemanship to support her clients. Her clients include corporate CEO’s seeking career coaching and support, victims of trauma, adoptees with attachment difficulties, autistic individuals, people with anxiety and depression, families, couples and teens feeling stuck, frustrated, and lost. Jane was diagnosed with PCOS and had severe acne, low self-esteem, and chronic fatigue syndrome throughout her teenage years. This led to an exploration of many different modalities of healing, travelling around the world in search of health and wellness. Jane started her career as a Registered Nurse and worked in the hospital setting and community both here and overseas. As a result of her own ongoing health difficulties she attended a therapist, and it was this experience that lead her to begin her journey into becoming a therapist herself. Jane found her home working with horses! For all the links Jane spoke about and her recommended reading list check out the show notes!    

This is Episode 8 of the Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang.  Moshe Lang is one of Australia’s best known family therapists, a renowned author and teacher. He has been practicing psychotherapy for over 52 years and is insatiably curious, and wonderfully wise. Every fortnight WAWID listeners send me questions that Moshe generously answers. These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey, therapy or the field of mental health ore generally. If you have a question we'd love to answer it! This weeks questions from WAWID listeners are: Developmental trauma is currently at the forefront of research with better understandings of how trauma can effect childhood development. In your experience as a family therapist, what is the most important focus for families who are dealing with a child with complex trauma? Terra (Canada) Moshe, what do you think about guilt? Is it real, is it useful? Should one have it?  How is it enabling or impeding?  And what's it's relationship  to shame, particularly in a family context?  Any thoughts on this? Emily (Germany) For more information on Moshe Lang check out the show notes or listen to his 3-part episode on We All Wear it Differently. This episode was sponsored by the ANZ ACBS 2016 Conference in Melbourne between 5-9th November .  If you’re interested in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion and Mindfulness check out their website for further details! This year they have pre-conference workshops that will appeal to a broad range of practitioners: Dr Dennis Tirch - a world expert on compassion-based therapies Dr Matt Villatte - an intensive training on values work to foster meaning and motivation, using clinical Relational Frame Theory principles (for background: http://drericmorris.com/2016/05/02/mtccreview/) Dr David Gillanders - an international expert in health psychology, presenting on acceptance, mindfulness and values applied to medical problems. All three pre-conference workshops are suitable for beginners and those on training courses, with a very competitive student rate to register!  

Dr Brooke Davis is a senior clinical neuropsychologist at St Vincent’s Hospital and The Mind Room. She is particularly interested in how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be used with clients in neuropsychology settings to enhance wellbeing and promote positive change regardless of the challenges they face. As a supervisor of students and early career psychologists Brooke provides us with many pearls of wisdom about how we can utilise ACT principles in our own work and personal lives, to manage challenges, increase our skills sets, and have long and sustainable careers.   For all the links Dr Davis spoke about and her best self-care tip, check out the show notes. This episode was sponsored by the ANZ ACBS 2016 Conference.  If you're interested in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion and Mindfulness check out there website for further details!

This is Episode 7 of the Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang. Moshe Lang is one of Australia’s best known family therapists, a renowned author and teacher. He has been practicing psychotherapy for over 52 years,  Every fortnight WAWID listener's send in questions for Moshe to answer. These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey, therapy or the field of mental health more generally. Moshe is insatiably curious, and wonderfully wise. This weeks questions are from Jensen Young: How would you work with an adolescent in individual therapy if they continually report that their parents are not meeting their attachment/emotional needs (say through emotional neglect, or consistent criticism), and the parents refuse to engage in family therapy? In adolescent and family therapy, what do u do when parents are uncooperative, or highly critical of their children in and out of sessions, or fail to consider your feedback? There are many (if not the majority) of programs out there in the community that treat anxious children using individual therapy (often with individually focussed modalities like CBT or ACT). As a family systems therapist, whats your position on treating an anxious child using an individual frame?  Moshe you are trained in clinical psychology and in family therapy. Can u give some examples of when you would lean more towards one of these lenses in a) working with couples and b) working with families (i.e. what are your 'markers' for adopting a clinical psychology approach vs a systemic approach?) When you work with individuals, what are your preferred individually focussed modalities and why? For more information on Moshe Lang check out the show notes! This episode was sponsored by the ANZ ACBS 2016 Conference.  If you’re interested in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion and Mindfulness check out their website for further details!

Dr Kimberlee Burrows is a Research Fellow and lecturer at Deakin University, and a Research Fellow with the Centre For Investigative Interviewing. Dr Burrows has a Bachelor of Law (Hons) and Psychology (Hons) and a background in law and child protection. In 2014 she was awarded a PhD for her thesis entitled Improving the Evidential Quality of Child Witness Interviews about Abuse. Dr Burrows research role involves working closely with police and legal professionals in Australia and overseas to both (a) incorporate legal requirements into child witness investigative interviewing protocol,and (b) provide legal professionals with professional development around principles of child development and trauma so as to minimise systemic abuse of child witnesses and maximise the quality of their evidence. In addition to her research, Dr Burrows currently chairs the undergraduate unit Child & Adolescent Development (currently undertaken by approximately 1100 students) and teaches across a variety of Psychology undergraduate units including Psychology in the Criminal Justice System and Individual and Social Development. In this interview Dr Burrows opens our eyes to the complexity of investigative interviewing, and her passion and energy for researching, developing and supporting the implementation of best practice interviewing in legal systems around the world is inspiring. A quick note - everything Dr Burrows has said in this interview is based on her own views and are not representative of Deakin University. For all the links Dr Burrows spoke about and her best self-care tip, check out the show notes. This episode was sponsored by the ANZ ACBS 2016 Conference.  If you're interested in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion and Mindfulness check out there website for further details!

This is Episode 6 of the Q and A series with psychologist and one of Australia’s best known family therapists Moshe Lang.  Moshe is a renowned author and teacher. He has been practicing psychotherapy for over 52 years Every fortnight WAWID listeners send me questions that Moshe generously answers. These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey, therapy or the field of mental health. This weeks questions are: In the last episode with Moshe, he talked about watching out for consumerism and throughout his interview he talks about working with the client and telling their story etc, so has he ever found himself being judgemental, directive or 'not-real' in his approach? And if so, how does he recognise that within himself and practice humility? In other words, has he always been this authentic, wise person? Nicky Duff Does Moshe ever critique a parent's parenting in front of their children, and if so, how? If not, what does he do instead? Susan  For more information on Moshe and to send us a question check out the show notes! This episode was sponsored by the ANZ ACBS 2016 Conference.  If you're interested in Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion and Mindfulness check out there website for further details!

Dr Nicole Highet is a clinical psychologist and the Founder & Executive Director at COPE: Centre of Perinatal Excellence.  Previously Nicole worked at Beyond Blue as the Deputy CEO and National Perinatal Advisor. Nicole has a Doctorate in clinical psychology specialising in community approaches to treating postnatal depression.  After her training she moved from Perth to Melbourne, and detoured into the world of marketing and advertising. The combination her clinical and marketing skills ended up being the perfect stepping stone for her to join Beyondblue in 2001, just after the Initiative began. Beyond Blue is an Australian, independent non-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related mental disorders. Nicole worked with beyond Blue fore 12 years. One of her most passionate endeavours at Beyond Blue was the success of the National Perinatal Depression Initiative. In response to this issue and the need for a dedicated focus in perinatal mental health, Nicole established COPE, Centre of Perinatal Excellence. In this episode we discuss iCOPE - an interactive, digital screening platform that facilitates efficient and effective screening in the perinatal period (during pregnancy and year following birth). Nicole's passion is contagious, and she encourages us to think big picture and follow our passions. So let's see how we all wear it differently with Nicole Highet. Check out the show notes for all the links that Nicole spoke about and her best self-care tip!

This is Episode 5 of the new Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang, one of Australia’s best known family therapists, renowned author and teacher. Moshe has been practicing psychotherapy for over 52 years and generously shares with us a wealth of wisdom. Every fortnight WAWID listeners send me questions to ask Moshe. These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey, therapy or the field of mental health. Please send in your burning questions! This weeks questions are: My question (and personal quest) is how to keep the ego in check? Michelle Hawke I am curious as to how Moshe thinks his work and his career as a psychologist would differ if he were entering the profession now (i.e. at a time when Medicare and short term directive therapies seems to dominate)? Lucianne Nedinis For more information on Moshe Lang and to send in your questions, check out the website!

Today my guest is Clay Cockrell, LCSW, a therapist based in New York City. Six years ago, Clay began his journey into the online world by the creation of Online Marital Counseling (www.maritalcounseling.com), where he works with couples all over the world to improve and/or salvage their broken relationships. He and his clients have found it incredibly valuable, particularly when the couple is living apart (perhaps as expats) or having scheduling issues that prevent them from engaging in traditional couples counseling. As Clay chatted to colleagues about the benefits of online counselling it became evident many didn't’ know what it was or liked the idea but were fearful or put off by the technological side. In 2016 he founded Onlinecounselling.com – a listing directory with the mission of helping clients all over the world to find the therapist or life coach that will best meet their needs. The site also provides educational resources and podcasts to help counselors work online in an ethical, responsible and legal manner. Whilst clearly savvy with technology, Clay is also one for the outdoors. He started his career as the creator of Walk and Talk Therapy (www.walkandtalk.com). Instead of meeting in a traditional office, he conducts counseling sessions while walking through Central Park in NY. ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN and New York Times were interested in walkandtalk.com and Clay’s other endeavours as was I. So let’s see how we all wear it differently with Clay Cockrell. Check out: www.onlinecounselling.com www.walkandtalk.com www.maritalcounseling.com For more information on Clay and for his best self care tip, check out the show notes!

This is Episode 4 of the new Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang, one of Australia’s best known family therapists, renowned author and teacher. Every fortnight WAWID listeners send me questions to ask Moshe. These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey (over 52 years as a psychotherapist), therapy in general, or the field of mental health. Moshe is an incredibly curious person, and loves a challenge. He's willing to tackle any question sent his way. This weeks questions are: 1) I've just started reading Laing's Sanity, Madness and Family' and it's blowing my mind. Wondering what authors, texts or ideas opened doors for Moshe? Brian Cheng 2) How would Moshe work with a child with Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)? Lucija Albric For more information on Moshe please visit the website to check out the show notes and send in your questions!

Today I’m speaking with Dr Jodie Fleming, who is a Clinical and Health Psychologist currently working at St John of God Health Care in Warrnambool, as well as running her own small private practice. In Jodie’s early career in Newcastle NSW, she developed an interest in psycho-oncology an area which she pursued, starting out working with CanTeen, and then later working with families at the John Hunter Children's Cancer Hospital. As with any person regularly exposed to particular health issues, one can become acutely aware of their own health and wellbeing. For Jodie this meant regular checkups with her doctor, and an increased awareness of any changes to her physicality. In 2010, Jodie received her own cancer diagnosis. She relocated back home, to Victoria, to be closer to her family, and figured out a way in which she could continue working, whilst embarking on her own journey of survival. Jodie was determined to continue working, and whilst there were many challenges Jodie says that in a way her work also saved her. This was 6 years ago and Jodie is now well and thriving. Jodie has rediscovered her passion and the healing potential of writing and in March this year, she launched her blog ‘The Psychology of It’ where she writes about psychology in five different styles, with the view of connecting, human to human. Visit the website to check out all the links that Jodie spoke about and her best self-care tip! Thank you Jodie for your courage in sharing your story. 

This is Episode 3 of the new Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang, one of Australia’s best known family therapists, renowned author and teacher. Every fortnight WAWID listeners send me questions to ask Moshe. These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey (over 52 years as a psychotherapist), therapy in general, or the field of mental health. Moshe is an incredibly curious person, and loves a challenge.  He's willing to tackle any question sent his way. This weeks questions are: Do you think that one of the reasons people visit a psychologist is because they no longer feel that they are experts (i.e. in control) in their own lives? In my experience people readily offer solutions to other’s problems but these are seldom helpful. You assist people to find a solution that they own as theirs. They can then learn how to resolve new issues more easily. Do you agree with this? What techniques do you use to help people in this process? I understand that yoga is an important part of your life. Can you share some of your thoughts about yoga and its relevance to psychotherapy? For more information on Moshe check out the show notes and post a question under the episode!  

Dr Rebecca Sng is a Clinical Psychologist, Family Therapist and the Deputy Director of Clinical Psychology at the University of Wollongong, NSW. Alongside her university commitments she works in private practice, seeing Families in the Illawarra area. Rebecca completed her Doctorate of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sydney in 2006, and a family therapy internship at the 'Calgary Family Therapy Centre' in Canada, in 2010. Some of her previous work includes as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at MacKillip Family Services and as the Unit Head at the Alternative Care Clinic, Redbank House. Much of her early work involved working wth children in out-of-home-care who presented with emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties due to complex trauma and attachment disruption. Rebecca is influenced by and work from various therapeutic approaches including Narrative Therapy, Post-Milan Systemic Family Therapy, Bowen, and Intervention Interviewing. She is also closely involved with the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT) and the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. As a university lecturer, Rebecca is considered by many of her students as inspiring, engaging, and thought provoking - always encouraging curiosity, and for each person to find their authentic voice and style as practitioners. So let's see how we all wear it differently with Dr Rebecca Sng For all the links Rebecca spoke about and her best self-care tip check out the website.  

This is Episode 2 of the new Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang, Australia's best known family therapist, renowned author and teacher. Every fortnight WAWID listeners send me questions to ask Moshe. These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey, therapy or in the field of mental health. Moshe is an incredibly curious person, and loves a challenge - he tells me he'll tackle anything sent his way. This weeks questions are: 1) What advice would you give to family and friends who have a loved one going through depression or anxiety? They play a crucial support role yet are rarely included as part of an ongoing plan. 2) Starting from a broad perspective, I would love to know what advice Moshe has for a 'mature ' starter in the field of therapy. I think I've said here before that my later life journey to Psychology is really about self-actualization. I genuinely feel that I am in the process of becoming what/who I am meant to be. The question (about bloody time, Jim!), is how do I utilise the life experience that I have to help others, in a world of psychology that seems so fixated on A+B = C? All of our training seems to be focused on method or 'X' theory, rather than the reality of human interaction that Moshe so beautifully illustrates in his discussions with you. I'm half way through Honours and I'm genuinely concerned that in order to work, I'll need to join some school of thought (i.e, CBT, EMDR) that has been proven (and do work, don't get me wrong ), but to me, are empty of human empathy, compassion and connection.  How do emerging Psychologists boldly become Mongrel/Bitsa qualified?  For more information on Moshe or to send in a question please check out the website.     

Dr Kelsey Latimer is the Lead psychologist in the Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders of the Children’s Medical Center Plano, Texas.  She is also an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Kelsey works in all levels of care, including inpatient and partial hospitalization, and leads the intensive outpatient program, where she develops and implements programs. Her research is focused on eating disorder prevention and intervention, and clinical outcomes of eating disorder programs. Kelsey has presented at over 40 regional/national/international conferences on topics of eating disorder treatment, body image and supervision/training. She has also been featured as a media expert source on Fox 4, Cosmopolitan.com, The Washington Post, Gurze Books Newsletter, Brit & Co, yahoo style, and several podcasts. This is a long episode - and for very good reason- Kelsey is an absolute gift to the field of psychology and specifically the field of paediatric eating disorders. She is not only clinically active but her awareness of and commitment to building community awareness for an issue that is so laden with socio-cultural factors is both impressive and inspiring. So let's see how we all wear it differently with Dr Kelsey Latimer. For all the links Kelsey spoke about and her best self-care tip check out the show notes.

This is Episode 1 of a new Q and A series with psychologist Moshe Lang, Australia's best known family therapist, renowned author and teacher.   Every fortnight WAWID listeners send me questions to ask Moshe.  These questions can be be about anything to do with his journey, therapy or in the field of mental health. Moshe is an incredibly curious person, and loves a challenge - he tells me he'll tackle anything sent his way.  This weeks questions are: 1)  Moshe, coming from another country, and having English as your second language, how did this impact your work in Australia? 2) Moshe, I noticed in your interview with Amy that you talked about control as one of the thing that has kept you going in your career and has satisfied you in your work. However, in my own personal experience, it has been acceptance and mindfulness that has enabled me to cope.  What are your thoughts on this? For more information on Moshe Lang or to send in a question check out the website.

Dr Marie Karakis is a Child and Adolescent Psychologist with experience working in schools, community and clinical settings. She is the owner and director of private practice Young Minds Psychology.  She has specialist training in assessment, counselling and behavior management for a range of developmental issues, such as: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioural difficulties, grief and learning issues. She has extensive experience working with young people diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including Asperger’s syndrome and has a special interest working in the area of early intervention and school readiness. In the interview Marie talks in depth about the complexities of such a diverse and large spectrum, and why each individual case, requires careful assessment, formulation and treatment planning.  She also discusses the critical role that families and schools, play in the treatment of children with Autism, and the challenges that this often presents. One of the most important tips Marie give those in this line of work is to be playful. During the interview, I could see in the background of her office a large castle filled with superheroes - so I guess she means literally, be playful. So, lets see how we all wear it differently, with Marie Karakis. For all the links Marie spoke about and her best self-care tip check out the website!

Carmel O’Brien is a Counselling Psychologist and National Convenor of the APS Women and Psychology Interest Group. For the last 23 years she has worked predominantly with people who have lived with violence at home.  This includes working in child protection services, the Victorian Women’s Prison, in critical incident management and relationship and general counselling practice. Most of Carmel’s work has been in the welfare sector.  Carmel has also conducted a part-time private practice in eastern Melbourne since 1998. From 2001 to 2015 Carmel managed the clinical services programs for a large community agency, including general counselling and clinical supervision services and a suite of support programs for women and children who have experienced abuse. Her special clinical interest is the recovery of women from family violence. Carmel initiated some unique models of service provision including utilizing trained mentors to aid recovery, commencing a domestic violence prevention program for girls and schools, and starting a successful choir for survivors. She launched two iPhone Apps at Doncare (LiveFree and iMatter) delivering information to the public about domestic violence issues and healthy relationships. In January, 2008, Carmel received a Menzies Award for her work in innovative service provision. In 2010 she received the Australian Psychological Society (APS) Elaine Dignan Award for her contribution to women through her profession. She is also a Fellow of both the APS and the Cairnmillar Institute. She has just finished writing a book about intimate partner violence and is assisting the APS to develop practice guidelines for psychologists working with family violence. She has extensive experience delivering training and offering supervision to therapists.   For all the links Carmel spoke about and her best self-care tip check out the website.

Welcome to episode 27 of We All Wear it Differently, a podcast for early career psychologists. This is Part 3 of a 3 part episode, because I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with my guest Moshe Lang, for over 2 hours in his private rooms where he’s practiced psycho-therapy for over 36 years. We discussed his 52 years of experience, as a therapist, author, and teacher. So, i’ve split this into 3 episodes so you too can pour yourself a cup of tea, and enjoy the journey with one of Australia Best known psychologists Moshe lang. Moshe is currently the Director of the Williams Road Psychotherapy Centre, formerly the Williams Road Family Therapy Centre, which he founded in 1979 and was the first independent family therapy centre in Australia. Moshe was born in Israel, and migrated to Australia as a young man in 1961 to study psychology at the University of Melbourne. Between 1965 and 1979 he was senior psychologist at the Bouverie Clinic and Director of Training. Moshe was the Foundation President of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (1979-1988) and is a Past-President of the Victorian Association of Family Therapists (1982-1984). He has published extensively in the professional literature, and has been a regular commentator on issues associated with clinical psychology and family therapy. Moshe has is co-authored numerous books on family therapy and developed the Children's Depression Scale (CDS). Moshe is a naturally gifted storyteller, and chatting with him in his office over green tea was truly enlightening. For more information on Moshe’s extraordinary career, please see the show notes on the website. So lets see how we all wear it differently with Moshe Lang.

Welcome to episode 27 of We All Wear it Differently, a podcast for early career psychologists. This is Part 2 of a 3 part episode, because I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with my guest Moshe Lang, for over 2 hours in his private rooms where he’s practiced psycho-therapy for over 36 years. We discussed his 52 years of experience, as a therapist, author, and teacher. So, i’ve split this into 3 episodes so you too can pour yourself a cup of tea, and enjoy the journey with one of Australia Best known psychologists Moshe lang. Moshe is currently the Director of the Williams Road Psychotherapy Centre, formerly the Williams Road Family Therapy Centre, which he founded in 1979 and was the first independent family therapy centre in Australia. Moshe was born in Israel, and migrated to Australia as a young man in 1961 to study psychology at the University of Melbourne. Between 1965 and 1979 he was senior psychologist at the Bouverie Clinic and Director of Training. Moshe was the Foundation President of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (1979-1988) and is a Past-President of the Victorian Association of Family Therapists (1982-1984). He has published extensively in the professional literature, and has been a regular commentator on issues associated with clinical psychology and family therapy. Moshe has is co-authored numerous books on family therapy and developed the Children's Depression Scale (CDS). Moshe is a naturally gifted storyteller, and chatting with him in his office over green tea was truly enlightening. For more information on Moshe’s extraordinary career, please see the show notes on the website. So lets see how we all wear it differently with Moshe Lang.

Welcome to episode 27 of We All Wear it Differently, a podcast for early career psychologists. This is Part 1 of a 3 part episode, because I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with my guest Moshe Lang, for over 2 hours in his private rooms where he’s practiced psycho-therapy for over 36 years. We discussed his 52 years of experience, as a therapist, author, and teacher. So, i’ve split this into 3 episodes so you too can pour yourself a cup of tea, and enjoy the journey with one of Australia Best known psychologists Moshe lang. Moshe is currently the Director of the Williams Road Psychotherapy Centre, formerly the Williams Road Family Therapy Centre, which he founded in 1979 and was the first independent family therapy centre in Australia. Moshe was born in Israel, and migrated to Australia as a young man in 1961 to study psychology at the University of Melbourne. Between 1965 and 1979 he was senior psychologist at the Bouverie Clinic and Director of Training. Moshe was the Foundation President of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (1979-1988) and is a Past-President of the Victorian Association of Family Therapists (1982-1984). He has published extensively in the professional literature, and has been a regular commentator on issues associated with clinical psychology and family therapy. Moshe has is co-authored numerous books on family therapy and developed the Children's Depression Scale (CDS). Moshe is a naturally gifted storyteller, and chatting with him in his office over green tea was truly enlightening. For more information on Moshe’s extraordinary career, please see the show notes on the website. So lets see how we all wear it differently with Moshe Lang.

Dr Chelsea Eacott is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist with over ten years experience working as a psychologist within the education system and private sector organisations in Victoria and Queensland. Chelsea is currently the Director of Student Services at Eltham College, Victoria, and lectures in the Masters of Educational Psychology program at Melbourne University. Some of her previous roles include: Director of Student Wellbeing at Rockhampton Girls Grammar School; Psychologist at Autism Queensland Rockhampton Early Intervention Centre; and Junior School Psychologist at Yarra Valley Grammar. Chelsea has multiple research publications examining the effectiveness of psychological interventions in school settings, and in particular the challenges for youth living in rural areas. She has extensive experience running group interventions in schools including: Whole school approaches to bullying, behaviour management and pastoral care. Experience with kidsmatter, MindMatters, Restorative Practices, and Social Emotional Learning initiatives ASIST suicide prevention training Training in responding to self harm in schools Experience in delivery of; Tuning into Teens, Peer Mediation, Peer Support, MPower Girls, Protective Behaviours, the ‘Best of Coping’ and Social Skills programs. Whilst very experienced in the field, Chelsea is just starting out her career as an academic, so it will be fabulous to keep in touch with her and see where her research journey ventures! Visit the website to check out all the links that Chelsea spoke about and her best self-care tip for early career psychologists.

Adam Ferrier is 'The Consumer Psychologist', Australia's leading consumer psychologist. Adam was the Founding Partner and Global Head of Naked Communications, one of Australia's most awarded agencies, and is currently the Global Chief Strategy Officer / Partner at Cummins & Partners, a leading creative media agency in Australia. After graduating from university with degrees in commerce AND clinical psychology, Adam began his career as a forensic psychologist in maximum security prisons, before making the leap to advertising! Adam is a regular commentator on consumer behaviour on TV, including being a regular panelist on the Gruen series, Sky News and Ten News. He has appeared on Celebrity Apprentice and Australia's Next Top Model. He has a weekly segment on national drive show 'The One Percenters' on radio station MMM, and monthly show with James O'Loghlin ABC Sunday Nights. He's commentated and/or written for TIME, The Australian, Mumbrella, B&T (on editorial board), Fast Company, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, and others. Adam's work has won multiple awards, he is an in-demand keynote speaker. Adam was part of the team that created and oversaw the implementation of the 2014 ABC Mental As... program. A week of content to raise awareness, and create action for mental health issues in Australia. Adam was the Curator and Co-Founder of MSIX (Marketing Sciences ideas Xchange) and the MSIX Awards. A conference dedicated to the helping marketers and advertisers embrace science and scientific principles to enhance their marketing, media and advertising efforts. In May 2014 Adam released his first book, 'The Advertising Effect: How to change behaviour' (Oxford University Press). If you're don't know what a consumer psychologist is or does, or perhaps you're wondering what influences your purchasing decisions, then listen to this interview! Visit the website to check out all the links that Adam spoke about and his best self-care tip for early career psychologists.