Justin is an Indigenous clinical psychologist and Director of his own private practice in Melbourne. He also works as the Community and Wellbeing Psychologist for the Richmond Football Club which supports the Korin Gamadji Institute and Bachar Houli Foundation. He completed his PhD (Clinical Psychology) degree at Swinburne University and has worked as an academic, researcher and clinician in both private and community mental health spaces.
Justin works with a wide range of clients and has experience working with First Nations peoples, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and LGBTIQA+ communities among many others. He uses a broad range of approaches dependent on the unique needs of his clients including CBT, ACT, Schema Therapy and Narrative Therapy. He has helped people experiencing depression, anxiety, OCD, substance issues, gambling issues, PSTD, relationship issues, trauma and chronic pain. He has also helped people in relation to working in high performance spaces, maintaining performance and managing stress or pressure
Justin has been a consultant psychologist and worked with Richmond Football Club, Melbourne Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club, the AFLPA, AFLCA and he has assisted Tackle Your Feelings with redesigning their program to ensure cultural appropriateness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. He has also spent time working within the Justice system within both juvenile and adult correctional settings. He is currently an adjunct research fellow at Swinburne University where he has worked as an academic for many years, a member of the APS and an endorsed clinical supervisor.
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