Psychologist

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 cliinical, forensic, educational and developmental, and health sectors, collaborating with a range of stakeholders in these areas.

We provide a supportive environment where psychologists can tailor their role to their skills, interests, and professional goals, working with a wide range of clinical presentations and contributing to meaningful client outcomes by:

Providing evidence-based assessment and therapeutic support across a diverse range of presentations

Delivering EMDR-based, trauma-focused therapy to clients across the lifespan

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

We are a diversified private practice located in Essendon, Victoria, offering services across therapy, assessment, supervision, training, consultancy, and executive coaching. Our practice is newly renovated, designed for comfort and calm, and includes six therapy rooms, a group room, a large co-working space, a fully equipped kitchen, and onsite parking.

If you’re looking to challenge yourself, work within a collaborative and supportive environment, and expand your clinical expertise, you’ll thrive at Cathartic Consulting.

We are seeking passionate psychologists to join our team, offering the opportunity to tailor your role to your expertise, 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 clinicians:

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

Access professional development and supervision opportunities including clinical and forensic endorsement supervision

Strong referral network to ensure client flow

Practice management and administrative support

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

Highly competitive remuneration

What you’ll do

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, neurodevelopmental (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 sectors

You will have the opportunity to work with clients across the lifespan, deliver individual and group interventions, contribute to assessments and reports, and participate in organisational consultancy and training projects.

Eligibility

To apply, you must:

Hold general registration as a psychologist with AHPRA.

Have a minimum of 5 years’ clinical experience.

Have completed foundational training in EMDR, with advanced EMDR training preferred and accreditation highly favourable.

Be a permanent resident or Australian citizen.

Why should you 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, including clinical and forensic endorsement supervision

Strong referral network and administration support

Exposure to a wide variety of work and opportunities to expand your clinical skills

Ongoing professional development and opportunities to expand clinical skills

Highly competitive remuneration