Dr Kate O’Brien is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with over a decade of experience working as a trauma therapist in non-profit and public mental health settings. She has specialised in working with complex trauma presentations, including among people seeking asylum (and those held in immigration detention), refugee survivors of torture, and adult survivors of prolonged childhood trauma. She is experienced in working cross-culturally, and believes in taking an individualised approach to understanding what each client needs to find their pathway forward.

Kate is currently completing a certification with the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation, and has completed the Refugee Trauma Program with Harvard University. She believes in life long learning, and looks forward to learning from her colleagues on the Trauma and Psychology Interest Group; and serving its member group.

She currently works in private practice and is a Board Approved Supervisor.

Gayre Is originally from Scotland. He did his Honors degree and Masters degree in Educational Psychology. His PhD is from the University of QLD. The main focus of this doctorate was how we decode emotional messages.

He did his EMDR training some years ago.

He is currently president elect of the Australian Society of Hypnosis.

Gayre works as a senior psychologist with QLD Health and also has a private practice. He is interested in chronic pain and the relationship between chronic pain and early trauma. he is also interested in therapeutic complementarities. That is how, different therapeutic modalities may be used to support and compliment each other, in providing therapy and. ameliorating complex presentations. He is a Board Approved Supervisor