Janette Simmonds

Janette is an adjunct senior lecturer. She is a clinical and counselling psychologist with specialist qualifications and extensive experience in individual, relationship and group psychotherapies, psychoanalytic psychotherapy and group analysis.

AHPRA Registered Psychologist with endorsements in Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology (and member of both APS Colleges)

AHPRA Endorsement as Registered Supervisor

AHPRA Endorsement as Supervisor for Counselling Psychology endorsement

Group Analyst

Spirituality, meaning making, mindfulness, meditation, coping, growth

Spiritualities and psychotherapy

Extraordinary/exceptional experiences (peak, mystical and so on)

Companion animals and wellbeing, animal assisted psychotherapy, animal assisted interventions

Psychotherapeutic space, psychotherapeutic practice

Creative and performing arts and psychological wellbeing, nature and wellbeing

Transitions, older adult development, resilient ageing

Depth psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy (individual, relationship and group)

 Diversity sensitive psychotherapy

RESEARCH METHODS

Qualitative (including thematic analysis and narrative approaches) and mixed methods