Quality Life Australia was established by Wendy Kennedy after completing a PhD in psychology in 2011. Wendy's research focused on factors that contribute to the life satisfaction and quality of life of Australians with chronic medical conditions.
Wendy's background includes counselling of service personnel as a uniformed officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (Admino) and Army Reserve (Admin Officer) for 20 years and as a counsellor in private practice for 7 years, before training as a psychologist and gaining experience in hospital settings, private practice clinics, and continuing care mental health organisations since 2017.
Wendy’s ongoing focus as a clinical psychologist in private practice is to relieve individual distress and assist clients to obtain and maintain a better quality of life.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Diploma of Counselling (AIPC) (2012)
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology
(University of New England) (2013)- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Psychology)
(University of New England) (2015)
- Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
(The Cairnmillar Institute) (2019)- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Psychology)
(Deakin University) (2011)
MODALITIES & TRAINING:
- Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Trauma Focused Therapy
- Trauma Informed Care - Domestic Violence
- Relationship & Conflict Management Counselling
- Grief and Loss Counselling
- Palliative Care Support
- Disaster Support
Association Memberships:
- AHPRA Registered Clinical Psychologist
- Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Fellow of the APS Clinical College
- Australian Clinical Psychology Association
- EMDR Association of Australia
- The Blue Knot Foundation - National Centre of
Excellence for Complex Trauma
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