Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience working with complex populations

Tara is a Clinical Psychologist with experience in both government mental health settings and private practice. She completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology in 2002.

Tara has worked with high performance athletes and coaches as part of her private practice on the Gold Coast over the past 6 years. She has previously worked as both a Senior Clinician and a Clinical Team Leader for government mental health teams working with severe and complex mental health presentations.

Tara has completed training in a range of evidenced-based mental health interventions including ACT, CBT, Schema Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Family and Systemic therapy, and trauma processing. Tara is a board-approved supervisor in Clinical Psychology and continues to provide supervision and training to both early career and experienced clinicians.

Tara has previously taught clinical psychology subjects at Griffith University, and managed a state-wide research team evaluating mental health treatment in severe and complex populations. Tara holds membership with the Australian Psychological Society and is a Fellow of the Clinical College.

"Good mental health is a key component of good performance. The Mental Health Referral Network is an excellent initiative linking high performance athletes with experienced mental health professionals who can support them to manage mental health challenges, whether from their sport or life more broadly, to help them perform at their best."