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.

Kimbra is an adoptee from the Atayal indigenous tribe in Taiwan.
She has experience in working with marginalised and vulnerable populations, trauma, family and domestic violence, and child sexual exploitation and abuse, most significantly whilst overseas in South East Asia. She has consulted in cross-cultural interactions and has a decolonised approach to her work.
She has co-created and delivers anti-racism behaviour change workshops with Reconciliation SA. She has also worked in governement as a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Advisor for several years.
Kimbra now serves as a non-executive director for the Australian board of International Justice Mission, the world's largest modern slavery not-for-profit organisation.
This year, she is doing her psychology honours with the aim to continue with further studies preferably in the clinical realm.