Trish is an experienced Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years experience of running her own private practice  in the Gold Coast community.  She was the first person in Australia to become a Certified Gottman Therapist and Gottman Advance Clinical Trainer and Consultant. She has completed all levels of training and mentoring available through the Gottman Institute in Seattle, USA and is certified to facilitate all levels of Gottman clinical trainers and to mentor practiioners wishing to become presenters and trainers themselves. She has provided this training to over 2,000  therapists over the past 10 years in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and North America. 

Trish is very experienced in providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples and groups and is trained to provide a range of therapeutic approaches including:

• Gottman Marital Therapy
• Emotion Focussed Therapy for couples (EFT)
• Schema Therapy for individuals and couples
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Trauma specific interventions such as Cognitive Processing Therapy
• Existential Psychotherapy
• Motivational Interviewing

Trish has extensive experience in working with people who have experienced trauma including adult survivors of childhood abuse, military veterans, police, ambulance and fire officers and members of the general community. . She has been providing professional development workshops to health industry organisations, other psychologists, social workers, counsellors, youth workers and mental health workers in areas such as:

• Gottman Marital Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Emotion Focussed Couples Therapy
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Trish is a Board Approved Supervisor (AHPRA) with over 20 years expereince and provides supervision to a range of individuals and organisations. 

She is also certified to present the Gottman Art and Science of Love Couples Workshop.  Trish is often invited to speak on radio, podcasts etc.  Here is a selection:

We all wear it differently podcast

Good Thinking Radio interview

Radio 2UE interview

Better Thinking podcast

4EB interview - Multicultural Relationships

Since completing his Bachelor of Social Work in 1988 and later a Masters in Gestalt Therapy, John has had an extensive history in direct service delivery with couples, families and young people.

John was the first Social Worker in Australia to become a Certified Gottman Therapist, Advanced Clinical Trainer and Consultant. This means that John has completed all levels of training and mentoring available through the Gottman Institute in Seattle, USA and can now provide training to other therapists in this modality as well as provide couples with world-class couple workshop experiences. He is one of only 30 therapists in the world to hold this standing. John is a certified presenter for all levels of Gottman therapist training and The Art and Science of Love Couples Workshop. He has completed his Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment and has delivered a broad range of training both accredited and non-accredited. 

John is trained to provide therapy to individuals, couples and groups in a range of therapeutic approaches including:

·     Gottman marital therapy

·     Emotionally focussed therapy for couples

·     Cognitive Processing Therapy

·     Motivational Interviewing

·     Gestalt Therapy

·     Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Over the last 20 years, John has provided a range of psycho-educational group programs to Australian veterans and their families in areas such as trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and resilience. He has provided training to therapists and human service organisations in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, USA and New Zealand.  

Selected media contributions:

Better Thinking podcast

4EB interview - Multicultural Relationships

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