Beth has years of experience in private practice helping clients manage common psychological concerns, with a special interest in complex injuries and chronic health conditions. She uses a range of evidence-based interventions to assist adjustment and recovery, including clinical hypnosis for pain management. Beth is a long-time member of the APS and RPICIPIG; a fellow of the College of Counselling Psychologists; and member of the Australian Society of Hypnosis. She holds a PhD in Public Health and trained in Work Disability Prevention at the University of Toronto, Canada. Beth’s research interests focus on injured claimants, healthcare providers and compensation systems. Recent studies include the evaluation of outcomes for longer-term WorkSafe claimants, and review of the Joint Medical Examination process introduced by the Transport Accident Commission in Victoria. Beth is currently an Adjunct Senior Researcher with Monash University School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.

Bianca works as a Clinical Psychologist and Board-Approved Supervisor in her own online practice, Comfort Psychology. She has a particular interest in working with individuals with chronic pain, chronic illness and health concerns, neurodiversity, workplace or motor vehicle injury, adjustment to life changes, and expatriate/repatriate issues.

Bianca takes an integrative and client-centered approach in working with her clients. She is trained in in a range of evidence-based therapies. She has worked in private, public and community mental health settings, in Australia and abroad.

Bianca is an active member of various groups and committees relating to the psychological treatment of chronic illness and pain, and is passionate about advocating for this client group. She also enjoys helping other psychologists connect with each other via networking and PD opportunities.

Anna is a Health Psychologist, Board Approved Supervisor and Adjunct Research Fellow with the Monash University School of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. Her clinical and research interests focus on the psychological factors associated with injury and chronic health conditions. She holds a Doctor of Psychology (Health) and has clinical expertise working in physical rehabilitation hospitals and outpatient rehabilitation settings.

Anna also has a background in road trauma research. Her research focuses on ways to overcome physical and psychological barriers to promote recovery post-injury. Currently, she works as a psychologist in private practice using evidence-based therapies. Anna has a particular interest in helping individuals build resilience to live the best quality of life they can despite issues associated with health, injury, or other stressors.

Diane provides clinical psychology services to individuals who have experienced a severe traumatic brain injury and undertakes clinical research in this area. She is currently leading a randomised controlled trial funded by the icare Foundation, comparing face to face delivery to video conferencing for an ACT intervention with individuals with a TBI.

Previously, Diane was employed in NSW Health for 13 years, finishing as the Principal Psychologist of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and the Manager of Mindset, a child, youth and family counselling team in Community Health in 2017. Diane also has extensive experience in rehabilitation and worked as a Senior Clinical Psychologist in brain injury rehabilitation where she combined clinical work with research.

Diane has demonstrated a long commitment to the APS joining as a student and being a committee volunteer for more than ten years.

Dr Ashley Craig is the Professor of Rehabilitation Studies in the Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, and is a member of the Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital. He has been researching the impact of traumatic and non traumatic injury and chronic illness on health (especially mental health) and recovery/resilience for many years. This includes, for example, conducting randomised clinical trials investigating the efficacy of psychological therapies for people sustaining minor to severe injuries. He is also a senior clinical psychologist who specialises in treating the impacts of injury including depression, anxiety disorder, PTSD and chronic pain, with a focus on strengthening factors that improve resilience. He is a founding member of the Rehabilitation Psychology of Injury, Chronic Illness and Pain Interest Group.