Psychology & Counselling
We provide affordable and professional psychological services for the general public, including family therapy, counselling, and assessment. Children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families are welcome, as well as staff and students of QUT.
The therapists in our clinic are QUT postgraduate students in Clinical Psychology, Educational and Developmental Psychology or Counselling. The interns of the Clinical and Educational and Developmental Psychology programs are provisionally registered psychologists, while the Counselling therapists possess a range of experience and work in teams under close supervision.
All students receive extensive supervision from highly qualified and experienced professionals in the field and are trained in evidence-based treatments.
Sessions are provided on both an individual basis and through group therapy, including couples and families. Our services are offered in a comfortable, professional, and specially designed suite of consultation rooms.
If you would like to apply for our services please fill in the OPEN referral forms below to join the waitlist.
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Referrals
The therapists in our clinic are QUT postgraduate students in Counselling, Clinical Psychology and Educational and Developmental Psychology.
Across these three service streams, our therapists provide treatment for a wide range of conditions. Individual, couples, and family therapy are offered to best meet the needs of the client.
If the waitlist is OPEN please submit a referral using the link below or call reception on 3138 9777 for general enquiries.
OPEN - Child/Adolescent Therapy | Submit the Request |
OPEN - Adult Therapy | Submit the Request |
OPEN – Counselling (Reflecting Teams) Therapy | Submit the Request |
The Clinical and Educational and Developmental Psychology interns also conduct thorough psychological and psychometric assessments of intelligence, memory, learning issues, and personality across children, adolescents, and adults.
This service aims to equip clients with knowledge of their strengths and difficulties and to assist in clarifying the supports and interventions that could be beneficial to their development.
If the waitlist is OPEN please submit a referral using the link below or call reception on 3138 9777 for general enquiries.
CLOSED - Adult Assessment For adults over 18 years of age. This includes cognitive assessment, learning/academic assessment, and neuropsychological assessment of memory and attention. Please note that we do NOT provide Autism Spectrum Disorder assessments | Submit the Request |
CLOSED - Child/Adolescent Assessment For children under 18 years of age who are not enrolled in BCE. This includes cognitive assessment, learning/academic assessment, and neuropsychological assessment of memory. Please note that we do NOT provide Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessments. | Submit the Request |
For an adoption assessment please call reception for more information 3138 9777. |
The Caroline Chisholm School, Student and Family Support Centre operates within the Psychology and Counselling Clinic and represents a unique partnership between Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT). This service was established to provide support and psychological and assessment services to students, their families and school communities within BCE.
If the waitlist is OPEN please submit a referral using the link below or call reception on 3138 9777 for general enquiries.
CLOSED - BCE Confidential School Referral completed by Guidance Counsellors from BCE. | Submit the Request |
CLOSED - BCE Adult Counselling/Therapy | Submit the Request |
CLOSED - BCE Child Therapy | Submit the Request |
CLOSED - BCE Adult Assessment | Submit the Request |
CLOSED - BCE Child Assessment | Submit the Request |
QUT Psychology and Counselling Clinic is a teaching and research clinic. Consultations are routinely video recorded for supervision purposes. You may be invited to participate in a research project during your time accessing the clinic services but you are under no obligation to participate.
The therapists in our clinic are QUT postgraduate students in Clinical Psychology, Educational and Developmental Psychology or Counselling. Across these three service streams, our therapists provide treatment for a wide range of conditions (see the Conditions tab). Individual, couples, and family therapy are offered to best meet the needs of the client.
We also provide specialised services in conjunction with the dietetics team within the clinic to assist adults who are overweight or obese with weight loss or healthy eating and activity. As part of the Eating Disorders Clinic, we provide quality psychological services for those with an eating disorder other than severe anorexia nervosa.
The Clinical and Educational and Developmental Psychology interns also conduct thorough psychological and psychometric assessments of intelligence, memory, learning issues, and personality across children, adolescents, and adults. This service aims to equip clients with knowledge of their strengths and difficulties and to assist in clarifying the supports and interventions that could be beneficial to their development.
The Caroline Chisholm School, Student and Family Support Centre operates within the Psychology and Counselling Clinic and represents a unique partnership between Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT). This service was established to provide support and psychological and assessment services to students, their families and school communities within BCE.
The Counselling service in our clinic addresses a wide range of concerns through individual and group sessions. This service employs a Reflecting Team model of practice, which is an innovative way of providing individual, couples, and family therapy as well as clinical supervision.
- Anxiety, including panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive behaviours
- Depression and other mood disorders
- Stress
- Trauma and psychological injury
- Relationship issues
- Couples counselling
- Anger management
- Grief and bereavement
- Adjustment difficulties, including adjustment to medical conditions
- Addictive behaviours
- Sleep problems
- Eating issues
- Career counselling and employment issues
- Concentration and study skills
- Resilience
- Learning difficulties
- Parenting support
- Family interaction difficulties
- Developmental conditions including ASD and ADHD across the lifespan
- Social, emotional and behavioural issues for children and adolescents, including friendships and bullying.
Shiloh Lawrence
Shiloh Lawrence is the Clinic Coordinator of the Psychology and Counselling Clinic.
Gino Medoro
Dr. Luigi (Gino) Medoro shares the role of Clinic Coordinator and is a registered clinical psychologist and approved supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. He has clinical experience across a wide range of presentations, with a particular focus on individuals with psychosis. His approach integrates cognitive-behavioural therapy with schema, compassion-focused, and mindfulness strategies. Before joining QUT, he worked for Queensland Health and the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust in the UK. His research interests include the use of imagery rescripting for psychosis and enhancing the wellbeing of healthcare professionals through the use of mindfulness and Reflective Practice Groups (RPGs).
Zoë Hazelwood
Associate Professor Zoë Hazelwood has been a part of the School of Psychology and Counselling since 2003. Zoë is the Clinical Psychology Co-Director overseeing the internship experience of provisionally registered psychologists who work in the QUT Psychology and Counselling Clinic. Zoë is also the Course Coordinator for the Master of Clinical Psychology. A Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychology, she specialises in working with intimate relationships and emotional attachment in relationships and is currently undertaking the requirements for international certification as an Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) couples’ therapist with ICEEFT in Canada. Zoë is a STAP-accredited clinical supervisor for the Psychology Board of Australia and conducts a small private practice as a clinical psychologist undertaking peer supervision with psychologists seeking their Area of Practice endorsement in clinical psychology.
Glenn Howard
Glenn is the Director of Educational and Developmental Psychology Services in the QUT Health Clinic and Co-director of the Caroline Chisholm Centre (QUT’s partnership with Brisbane Catholic Education). Glenn is a Registered Educational and Developmental Psychologist and Accredited Supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia. Glenn looks after the Internship experience of Provisionally Registered Psychologists in the clinic. Glenn is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and Fellow of the APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists. Glenn is a registered Educational and Developmental Psychologist. Glenn has experience in organisations, universities, schools, counselling, assessment and teaching. Glenn's interests include psychology in schools, social-emotional wellbeing, systemic and preventative interventions, careers, parenting, assessment and therapy. Glenn is undertaking Certification in the TEAM-CBT Therapy method from the United States. Glenn also has a private practice offering supervision with psychologists seeking their Area of Practice endorsement in Educational and Developmental Psychology and counselling.
Jane D'Arcy
Esben Strodl
Associate Professor Esben Strodl is a senior lecturer in the School of Psychology and Counselling at QUT, and is the Eating Disorders Clinic Director at the QUT Health Clinics. He is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, a Fellow of the APS College of Health Psychologists and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. Esben’s research interests are in understanding the psychological mechanisms that cause and maintain eating disorders and disordered eating.
He is also interested in developing novel psychological interventions to improve the outcome of adolescents and adults with eating disorders. In terms of teaching, Esben has a strong focus on interprofessional learning to help new therapists maximise their effectiveness in helping individuals and families influenced by eating disorders.
All referrals and waitlists are temporarily CLOSED as QUT Health Clinics migrate to a new patient management system and website.
The new website will launch on Monday, 8 April 2024, when available therapy and assessment referral links to our waitlists will be open.
Thank you for your patience at this time. We look forward to working with you.
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44 Musk Avenue
Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Australia