About

Debra has extensive experience in private practice and the public sector as a manager and practitioner. She currently is a provider of psychological services for Open Arms, DVA, WorkSafe, TAC, NDIS, Medicare, Ambulance Victoria and the general public.

Debra was senior psychologist and then consulting psychologist at Fulham Correctional Centre for over seven years. She is trained in critical incident debriefing, and works extensively with clients experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.

Debra has studied grief and loss, and she has written a book on managing these states in relation to people with intellectual disabilities. She has also published a book on public health in prison, and edited several books for the Bridge Foundation.

Debra has published literature in relation to social capital, research, prisons, drugs and public health. She has a Masters in Primary Health Care and a PhD in Public Health.

She has previously worked as an independent medical examiner (psychology) for WorkSafe and TAC, a tutor for Monash School of Rural Health, and been consultant psychologist for the Pathways to Good Health programme for the Central Gippsland Health Service.

Psychologist registered with Australia Health Practitioner Regulation Agency