South Australia (SA)

Beth Alexander

Psychologist

Beth Alexander is a Clinical Psychologist who is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the Clinical College of the APS. Beth has 25 years experience in the healthcare industry and 14 years as a Psychologist. She has worked in a broad range of areas including Private Practice, General Practice, Intensive Care Units, Community and Rural/ Remote areas. As well as the AIS, Beth works with clients from a number of Elite level sporting Organisations including The Australian Football League (AFL), The AFL Players Association (AFLPA), Cycling Australia, The Professional Footballers Association (PFA), Netball Australia, South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) and the South Australian Football Association(SANFL).

Beth’s special interests include wellbeing, elite performance, stress reduction, self-confidence, resilience building and peri-natal health. She enjoys collaborating with clients to manage and resolve depression, anxiety, trauma, burnout and post-natal depression. She has a particular interest in the prevention of illness and promotion of a healthy lifestyle. Beth is passionate about caring for people, helping them achieve their potential and assisting them to live more fulfilling, meaningful lives. She provides a calm environment for people to discuss their concerns and help them achieve their goals. Beth draws from a wide range of evidence based methodologies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, supportive counselling, Positive Psychology and the sensitive use of humour, which can be helpful

Chrisi Lambos

Psychologist

Demonstrated history of providing high quality outcomes to elite athletes and high performing individuals.

Chrisi is an experienced therapist with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. She has worked extensively with elite athletes and high performing individuals and currently consults to both the AIS and AFL Players Association.

In her private practice, Chrisi draws on a broad range of evidence-based therapeutic modalities. This allows her to tailor treatment to the individual using an integrative approach to therapy that is flexible, targeted and relevant.

Her extensive experience working with high performing individuals has afforded her an in-depth knowledge of the unique pressures and challenges facing athletes.

In addition to addressing clinical presentations, Chrisi places great value on supporting athletes to reach their personal goals and improve performance.

Dr John Baranoff

Psychologist

Extensive experience working with the AIS, state and national sport networks, and professional footballers.

John has worked with athletes from a wide range of sports in private practice and in his former role with the AIS Performance Psychology team.  He has also worked extensively with athletes from professional football codes as well as state and national sport networks, particularly in the area of mental health, persistent pain and the psychology of sport injury rehabilitation.

John has significant experience as a psychologist within a number of national mental health networks for athletes and he has worked within the broader mental health system to gain an up-to-date understanding of best practice.

“Based on my experience within an institute and within national sporting organisations, I believe it’s important to have a coordinated approach to provide timely help when it’s needed. Early intervention for mental health leads to better health and performance outcomes. The Mental Health Referral Network supports and strengthens the work already being done within the national sporting organisations, and within the state and national institutes and academies.”

Matthew Condie

Psychologist

Dr. Matt Condie is an Australian-trained and based clinical psychologist with a Doctorate in Sport and Performance Psychology with over ten years’ experience in the field. He is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Matt works closely with several universities in clinical and sport psychology, conducting contemporary research in these areas. He consults with individuals and teams from community-level participation to high-performance competitions. He also consults as an expert member of Google’s global resilience and well-being initiative offering educational workshops on well-being and resilience in high performance.

Throughout his career, Matt has held several key roles in clinical psychology including youth and adult mental health, emergency psychiatric services, perinatal and infant mental health and refugee mental health both in Australia and abroad. He has experience in:

• Mood, anxiety & adjustment disorders
• Identity, transitions and performance
• Grief and trauma
• Youth sport: Parenting education and support
• Coach support
• Neurodiversity interventions for ADHD & ASD

Engaging in psychological intervention can be overwhelming for some people. Matt uses an individualised and tailored approach to his work to support a balanced, resilient and successful individual. This includes motivational interviewing, positive psychology, cognitive behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy. When working with an individual, Matt balances autonomy with accountability, focusing on respecting the relationship, education, skill acquisition, and reflective practice to foster self-awareness and well-being.