Katie is a registered Forensic Psychologist holding a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology, with training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has a background of working in Non-Government organisations within the Out of Home Care Sector, and supporting parenting practices. Katie has experience in completion of assessment, in both the criminal and civil domain.
She has extensive experience in the Child and Family assessment and report provision for Children’s Court jurisdictions across NSW and the ACT. She is an Authorised Clinician working through the Children’s Court Clinic, and has experience in providing expert evidence. She holds membership with the Australian Psychological Society. Katie has worked with families from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds, strives to ensure that her assessments are culturally sensitive. She values ongoing professional development, and has education in complex developmental trauma, understanding the impacts of this and interventions to support healing. Katie is particularly interested in understanding complex family dynamics, including issues of family violence, mental health assessing risk of sexual harm and violence, substance abuse, and infant non-accidental injury. Her assessment process involves consideration of the critical issues, the strengths of the family, needs of the child, and the availability of resources and supports. She has experience providing consultation to agencies supporting decision making, and in providing expert seminars.
Katie has had lengthy experience in the treatment and assessment of adolescent sexually harmful behaviours, violence and aggression. She has assessed and provided intervention for adolescents who have diagnosed intellectual or developmental delays and also those whom have had normative development. Katie has a particular interest in working with families in supporting positive parenting practices.