Amber completed her Master of Psychology (Clinical) at Curtin University. Her thesis involved evaluating the efficacy of school-based cognitive therapy programs for young children. Amber has previously worked with individuals across the lifespan in government and non-for-profit organisations. She currently works in the mood and anxiety disorders program at CCI, providing individual and group-based treatment for depression and anxiety disorders. Amber has also worked on developing CCI therapist manuals for the treatment of panic disorder and currently facilitates the CCI Panic Disorder Course.

Adelln completed her Master of Psychology (Clinical) and Doctor of Philosophy at The University of Western Australia in 2014.  Her doctoral thesis investigated ways in which feedback about clients’ progress could be used to guide ongoing delivery of therapy, and enhance translation of research findings into clinical practice. Adelln has worked with children, adolescents, and adults across both community and private settings, and has previously held research appointments at UWA. Joining CCI in 2016, Adelln provides treatment for groups and individuals with depression and anxiety disorders. She is also the co-ordinator of the CCI training workshop program for mental health professionals.  

Alice has been part of the CCI team since 2008. Alice keeps the service running so the clinicians can spend more time with patients and not have to worry about the vast array of administrative tasks that a busy clinic generates. Alice has worked for over 25 years in the health industry in both public and private settings and has extensive knowledge of all office functions and has an outstanding ability to multitask.

Amanda completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClin Psych) in the UK, at the University of Teesside. Her doctorate research focussed on the impact of mood disorders and health beliefs on Stroke Rehabilitation outcome. Her previous experience in the UK involved working within inpatient and outpatient services delivering individual, couple and ward based interventions for a range of psychiatric disorders affecting older adults and their families. Amanda has been a clinical psychologist at the Centre for Clinical Interventions since 2005, providing group and individual treatment for depression and anxiety disorders. Her primary areas of interest are anxiety disorders and depression, with a particular interest in CBT and Meta Cognitive Approaches for Worry and Rumination. Amanda is involved with facilitating CCI training workshops. She has conducted research in the area of Quality of Life & Depression and has been involved in running the ongoing CCI Bipolar Programme, which offers adjunctive psychosocial interventions for people with Bipolar Disorder.

Bronwyn completed her BA (Hons), Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology, and Doctorate of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia. She is experienced in the delivery and evaluation of a range of psychological treatments including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Family Based Therapy for eating disorders. Bronwyn is currently part of the research team at CCI. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences. Bronwyn is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders as well as the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Bruce is the current Director of CCI taking on the role on a full-time basis in 2017. Bruce has been with CCI for over 10 years during which time he has been involved with development of and run many of the treatment programs. Bruce specialises in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, and provides treatment individually and in group courses. He holds a DPsych from Murdoch University and an MPsych from UWA. Bruce is also a practising registered pharmacist and brings to his clinical work over 20 years of experience in community healthcare. This background continues to foster Bruce’s research interest in the treatment of psychological disorders with medication and with cognitive behavioural therapy.   Bruce facilitates training workshops at CCI and regularly presents seminars and lectures to psychology students at UWA, Curtin and Murdoch Universities. He also provides clinical supervision to provisionally registered psychologists and to clinical psychologist registrars.

Claire completed her Master of Psychology (Clinical) and Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia in 2019. Her published doctoral thesis examined the psychological factors involved in treatment outcomes following weight loss surgery. She joined the Eating Disorder team at CCI in 2021, having previously worked at an inpatient eating disorder unit.

David is CCI’s Senior Scientist. He is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of CCI’s treatment programs, and studying the mechanisms by which they work. David also plays a key role coordinating CCI’s data collection systems and helps to run our website.  David has received several prestigious awards for his research, including the West Australian Student Scientist of the Year, Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists Student Prize, and University of Western Australia Prize for Research Achievement. In addition to working at CCI, David is a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at Curtin University.

Georgia completed her Master of Clinical Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Western Australia. Her doctoral thesis investigated body size misperception for individuals high in eating disorder symptoms. Georgia delivers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for adults with eating disorders and Family Based Therapy (FBT) for clients aged 16-18 with Anorexia Nervosa. Georgia has previous experience in delivering individual and group therapy to individuals with various psychological conditions in both community and hospital settings. Georgia enjoys delivering training workshops and has been involved in the development of resources for consumers.

Kate completed a combined Master and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Curtin University.  Her doctoral thesis was focused on understanding personality and cognitive factors that are associated with non-suicidal self-injury. Kate has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in both community and hospital settings. She also currently works at Curtin University as a Lecturer within the postgraduate psychology program and has published numerous articles in the areas of mental health disorders and treatment. Kate joined CCI in 2022 and has worked across the mood/anxiety and eating disorder stream. Kate delivers individual and group cognitive-behavioural therapy for adults with eating disorders, mood, and anxiety disorders.

Kasia completed her clinical training (Master of Psychology – Clinical) at Curtin University in 2017. Her thesis involved conducting an open trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief intervention for the carers of individuals with eating disorders. She currently works in the eating disorders treatment program at CCI where she works with adolescents, adults and families to deliver evidence-based treatment including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Family Based Treatment (FBT). She also has a particular interest in working with individuals who are gender-diverse or questioning their gender identity. Kasia regularly delivers training workshops and is passionate about the development of resources for consumers, carers and health professionals. She is also a board-approved supervisor.

Laura Smith graduated with a BA (Hons) and Masters in Clinical Psychology from UWA. She has worked at CCI since 1999 and for most of this time has run the CCI Bipolar Treatment Program. This programme offers adjunctive psychosocial interventions for people with bipolar disorder. Laura’s particular research interests are in the areas of self-efficacy for managing bipolar symptoms, psychological treatment outcomes for bipolar disorder and the role of carers, family and partners in treatment of bipolar disorder. Laura has also worked on CCI therapist manuals for group and individual treatment of anxiety, depression and psychosis. 

Louise works as a Senior Clinical Psychologist within the Eating Disorders Programme at CCI. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Western Australia. Her published doctoral thesis examined whether therapists were able to adequately adhere to three eating disorder treatments under investigation in a multi-site research trial. Louise has previous experience in delivering individual and group therapy to individuals with various psychological conditions in both community and school settings.

Mark completed his Masters in Clinical Psychology and PhD at Murdoch University. Mark works in the mood and anxiety disorders program at CCI, providing treatment for groups and individuals with depression and anxiety disorders. He has previously worked as a researcher in educational psychology and lecturer in social and developmental psychology at Murdoch University. 

Melanie is a Clinical Psychologist Registrar with a particular interest in delivery evidence-based treatment for eating disorders. She completed her clinical training (Master of Psychology - Clinical) at Curtin University. Her research examined aesthetic salience and flow in young athletes, as well as carer variables in paediatric eating disorders. She currently works in the eating disorders program at CCI, providing Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for adults with eating disorders, and Family Based Treatment (FBT) for clients aged 16-18 with Anorexia Nervosa.

Melissa completed her Master of Psychology (Clinical) at the University of Western Australia. Her master’s thesis examined anxiety-related attentional biases in younger and older adults. Melissa joined the team at CCI in 2014, but has been involved in research collaboration with CCI since 2011, looking at interpersonal problems in anxiety, depression and eating disorders, and how these relate to treatment outcomes.

Olivia has been working at CCI since 2015, following the completion of her Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) at The University of Western Australia. Olivia’s Honours and Doctoral research theses both focused on the area of eating disorders. Her Honours thesis investigated predictors of dropout in outpatient treatment for eating disorders (published in Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2012), while her Doctoral thesis explored readiness and motivation to change in the treatment of adult outpatients with anorexia nervosa. Olivia delivers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for adults with eating disorders and Family Based Therapy (FBT) for clients aged 16-18 with Anorexia Nervosa. In addition to her clinical work, Olivia has been actively involved with the Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) for the past six years, and convened ANZAED's annual binational conference in Perth (and online) in 2021. She is currently co-chair of the Academy of Eating Disorders CBT Special Interest Group and is also a board approved supervisor.

Peter graduated with a Masters in Clinical Psychology and PhD from the University of Western Australia, after which he worked as a clinical psychologist and service coordinator of the Anxiety Disorders Unit, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. Since returning to Perth he has worked at the Centre for Clinical Interventions for a number of years as a clinician and clinical researcher, and he is currently a Senior Clinical Psychologist and CCI’s Research Director. Peter is also Professor within the School of Psychology, Curtin University, where he teaches in the masters of clinical psychology program. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Anxiety Disorders, and is on the Editorial Boards for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy and the Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. He has published over 160 peer-reviewed articles relating to the treatment of anxiety and depression, transdiagnostic approaches to conceptualising mental disorders, and mechanisms of cognitive and behavioural change. Peter’s primary areas of interest are anxiety disorders and depression, and he specialises in the treatment of social anxiety disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, body dysmorphic disorder, and depression.

Sam completed her Master of Psychology (Clinical) at Curtin University in 2015. Her masters thesis investigated the effectiveness of a single-session group-based imagery rescripting treatment for performance anxiety. This led her to CCI to facilitate social anxiety groups as part of a NHMRC-funded research trial investigating the effectiveness of imagery-enhanced group therapy for social anxiety disorder. Sam now works across the mood/anxiety and eating disorders streams at CCI. She delivers individual and group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for adults with eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, as well as Family Based Therapy for clients aged 16-18 with anorexia nervosa. Sam has previous experience working with young people and adults with a range of psychological conditions across private, community, inpatient and outpatient settings. Sam is also a board approved supervisor.

Steph completed her Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) at the University of Western Australia. Her Doctorate research involved examining body mass and psychological functioning as factors associated with bullying in children and adolescents. Steph has previous experience working with young people and adults with eating disorders and other psychological conditions, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Since joining CCI in 2012, Steph has provided evidence based treatment for eating disorders, facilitated trainings and been involved in the development of resources for consumers and health professionals. Stephanie is also a board approved supervisor.

Tracey is the face of CCI and is the friendly and helpful person people meet when they come to our service. Tracey can provide information about the services available and referral information. She has 30 years of experience across a range of heath settings including a number of years with a service in Glasgow, which may have helped her develop a Scottish accent.