Experience

Provisional Psychologist Hub

• Australia
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Co-Founder

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  The provisional psychologist hub was founded by Leza Sullivan and Susie Upton, both psychologists with over 25 years of combined experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families focusing on both psychological intervention and assessment. Leza and Susie are also the founders of Child Aware, a psychology practice in Brisbane, which has grown to multiple practice locations and 30 team members. Leza and Susie are passionate about developing provisional psychologists skills, knowledge and confidence to allow them to meet the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and ultimately obtain full registration. As Board Approved Supervisors they have supervised over 100 students, provisional psychologists, social workers and psychologists at all stages of their careers. The Provisional Psychologist Hub is an expansion on current services offered at Child Aware, that provide provisional psychologists with professional development, supervision, psychological practice, the opportunity to learn from fully registered psychologists and much more. Having both completed the 4+2 program themselves they understand how challenging it can be to obtain valuable experience and how anxiety provoking it can be in your early career.Our psychology internship programs, which are available to psychology graduates across Australia are continually refined ensuring that our program is always innovative and consistent with PsyBA guidelines. Show less



Child Aware

• Australia
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical and Operations Manager, Co-Founder and Director

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2021

  Susie is the Co Founder/Director for Child Aware which is located in Carina and Woolloongabba. Child Aware is a Brisbane based counselling and psychology service providing a broad range of services including counselling, assessment, supervision and training. Child Aware was started in 2013 by Susie Upton and Leza Sullivan, both psychologists with a passion for child protection and early intervention. Child Aware has since grown to include 19 staff and 2 offices. Child Aware also provide training and supervision to provisional psychologists and sell a range of resources to professionals and families. One of Child Aware's accomplishments is the production of a board game 'All About Me' which is used in counselling with children to build rapport. Show less



Bravehearts Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Therapeutic Services Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  o Improving program development and service delivery to clients affected by child sexual assaulto Overseeing and managing 3 counselling services located in SE QLDo Managing a multidisciplinary teamo Development and implementation of training programs for professional development workshopso Management of staff, including counsellors, psychologists, administration and volunteerso Decision making and debriefing around child protection concerns and managing staff responses to concerns. Show less

• Practice Supervisor

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  o Undertaking clinical supervision with Psychologists and Counsellors undertaking therapeutic intervention with children who have experienced child sexual assault. o Overseeing the development and implementation of training programs for professional development. o Improving program development and service delivery to client. o Overseeing client referral, intake and allocation to suitable Psychologists and Counsellors.



Brisbane Youth Service

• Australia
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Psychologist/Child Focused Support Worker

  • May 2010 - Jan 2012

  o Co-facilitate weekly Young Parents Group for parents 25 and under and their children. o Enhance young parents understanding of parent-child attachment. o Assist young parents to understand their children’s developmental and emotional needs.o Support positive interactions with parents and their children. o Working within the context of promoting perinatal and infant mental health.o Assist parents to understand and manage challenge behaviours, childhood traumao and developmental delays. o Develop parent –child relationships with parents experiencing mental health issues including, postnatal depression, postnatal psychosis, personality disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder. o Oversee a team of child support workers, debrief child protection concerns and manage responses to concerns. Show less

• Young Families Team Coordinator

  • Feb 2008 - May 2010

  o Intervention and treatment support for children with attachment issues, trauma history, developmental delay and language delay.o Intensive case management of young parents and their children with varying developmental, social and psychological risk factors. Familial histories included sexual abuse history, self harm, substance abuse, previous department of communities child safety services involvement and domestic violence.o Demonstrated leadership skills within coordination role including program development for Brisbane Youth Service Young Families Team. o Coordination of the Young Families team consisting of 7 professional staff, students and volunteers. o Providing intensive planned support to young parents 25 years and under who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.o Providing counselling, information and support on matters of homelessness, substance abuse, mental health, attachment and parenting. o Support focusing on parent-child attachment, parenting education and minimising social isolation faced by homeless and/or at risk young people.o Group Facilitator for The Hanen Centre You Make the Difference Parent – Child Communication program with young parents and their children with outcomes of increased parent – child attachment and increased language development. Show less



ChildPsych

• Australia
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Psychologist

  • Feb 2010 - Jan 2012

  o Provide evidence-based treatment for children and their families in a private practice setting. o Conduct assessments and develop individual psychological management plans for children and adolescents aged 2 – 18 years. o Facilitate weekly Social Kids group program for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. o Provide therapy to children with a range of diagnoses including, childhood trauma, o anxiety, depression, autistic spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other childhood issues. o Provide psycho-education to parents and assist in the development of parenting skills in order to enhance treatment outcomes for their children. Show less



Konekt

• Denmark
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant/Intern Psychologist

  • Jan 2007 - Feb 2008

  o Conducting initial assessments, vocational assessments, transferable skills analysis, psychometric testing and labour market research. o Working within a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and exercise physiologists to determine appropriate actions to facilitate return to work. o Provision of Pain Management Counselling to clients with chronic pain conditions. o Facilitation of group workshops conducted with unemployed participants surrounding topics such as injury disclosure, dealing with change, motivation and pain management. o Provision of Injury Management to clients with psychological and physical injuries including depression, anxiety, phobias and posttraumatic stress disorder. Show less