We are looking for new general committee members with representation from across Australia. The positions include roles relating to social media, newsletter coordination, and resources. We meet once a month via Zoom (on a Monday at 6pm Brisbane time) and the general commitment is a few hours a month.
If you are interested, we would love to hear from you! Just send a one paragraph bio to info@compassionatemind.org.au telling us a little bit about yourself.
David Roland
David has a PhD in clinical psychology. He is an honorary associate with the School of Medicine, University of Sydney and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. He is the author of the books The Confident Performer, How I Rescued My Brain: A psychologist’s remarkable recovery from stroke and trauma and The Power of Suffering. David is also a public speaker, musician and advocate for mental health and disability issues.
Helen Correia
Helen is the current President of Compassionate Mind Australia. She is a clinical psychologist and academic with a keen interest in research and application of compassion-based approaches to interventions for individuals, groups and communities. She has worked across a range of settings with diverse populations using compassion-based approaches including in clinical interventions, education, training, and in supervision, especially in supporting ongoing personal practice. She is particularly interested in how we can facilitate cultivating compassion in relational, social, and community contexts, such as working with carers and loved ones, communities, and in healthcare practice.
Tiegan Holtham
Tiegan is a Clinical Psychologist, with a passion for research and clinical work. She has a keen interest in compassion focused therapies, and supporting people to improve their relationships with themselves and others. Tiegan loves to engage in new adventures, and is currently enjoying the challenges and triumphs of her newest role - motherhood.
Mel Zimmerman
Mel is a Clinical Psychologist currently finalising a PhD focused on the contribution of psychological flexibility and compassion on help-seeking behaviours. While researching within the compassion field, she also provides compassion-focused therapy to assist all her clients with their current life struggles. With a 15-year work history with the Queensland Police, she is passionate about providing support to first responders, military, and their families.
Rhonda Stanton
Rhonda is a Clinical Psychologist working in private practice at Paddington, in Brisbane. She provides individual counselling for adults, and has a particular interest in lifestyle medicine and women’s wellbeing, including perimenopause and menopause. Prior to this she spent fifteen years working in the government sector in community-based health promotion and prevention of lifestyle diseases, including helping smokers to quit. She has a longstanding interest in mindfulness and contemplative practices, and primarily works through a compassion-focused lens.
Gráinne Schäfer
Gráinne is a former clinical psychologist turned graphic designer. She first learned about and developed a keen interest in compassion-focused approaches during her clinical training in London, and was very happy to find a thriving CFT community in Australia. She is particularly passionate about the visual communication of the importance of compassion.