Senior Psychologist – Clinical & Forensic | EMDR Consultant

Location: Essendon, Victoria
Employment: Permanent full-time or part-time

About this role

At Cathartic Consulting, we specialise in helping clients heal from trauma, including complex trauma. We also provide services across the clinical, forensic, educational and developmental, and health domains, collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders in these areas.

This senior-level role offers the opportunity to lead, mentor, and contribute specialist expertise while delivering advanced psychological care. You will work with a wide range of clinical presentations and shape programs, supervision, and professional development within the team.

Key responsibilities include:

Deliver evidence-based assessment and intervention across a diverse range of client presentations

Provide EMDR-based, trauma-focused therapy and act as a consultant/supervisor for EMDR practitioners

Work with clinical, forensic, neurodivergent, and educational/developmental clients, providing specialist psychological support

Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to early-career psychologists and registrars

Contribute to program development in trauma, forensic, or other specialist areas

Liaise with legal professionals, courts, and other stakeholders as required

Our Essendon practice is newly renovated and designed for comfort and calm, featuring six therapy rooms, a group room, a large co-working space, a fully equipped kitchen, and onsite parking. This is a collaborative environment where you can tailor your role to your skills, interests, and professional goals.

How we’ll support and reward you

We recognise the demanding nature of clinical work and provide high-quality support to our senior clinicians:

Monthly individual and group supervision provided by supervisors endorsed in specialist clinical and forensic practice.

Access to professional development and clinical and forensic supervision

Strong referral network to ensure client flow

Practice management and administrative support

Flexible work arrangements, including full-time, part-time, and contract options

Highly competitive remuneration

What you’ll do

Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to psychologists, registrars, and EMDR practitioners

Undertake quality assurance reviews of reports, case formulations, and observations to ensure best practice and compliance

Provide therapeutic support and psychological interventions for clients presenting with:

Anxiety, depressive, bipolar, trauma- and stressor-related disorders

Sleep-wake, substance-related, and addictive disorders

Personality disorders and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., ADHD, Autism)

Obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, somatic symptom, and feeding/eating disorders

Challenges with emotional regulation, relationships, interpersonal vulnerabilities, and communication

Conduct comprehensive diagnostic and psychological assessments

Deliver individual and group interventions

Develop treatment plans, reports, and risk assessments for internal and external stakeholders

Collaborate with other professionals across clinical, forensic, educational/developmental, and health domains

Participate in organisational consultancy, program development, and training projects

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

Hold full registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA

Have a minimum of 5 years’ post-registration clinical experience

Demonstrated expertise in complex trauma and PTSD, with completion of both foundational and advanced EMDR training, and a strong interest in achieving accreditation as an EMDR Practitioner or Consultant.

Specialised endorsement (Clinical and/or Forensic Psychology preferred)

Proven experience in supervision and mentorship of psychologists and registrars

Experience working with neurodivergent clients and/or conducting forensic assessments and interventions is highly desirable

Be a permanent resident or Australian citizen

Why you should apply

Join a specialist trauma-focused practice making a meaningful impact on clients’ lives

Flexible work days and hours to suit your lifestyle

Beautiful Essendon location, close to cafés, public transport, and free onsite parking

Monthly individual and group supervision provided by supervisors endorsed in specialist clinical and forensic practice

Strong referral network and full administrative support

Exposure to a wide variety of work and specialist opportunities

Opportunities to lead programs, deliver training, and engage in research

Highly competitive remuneration