Meet Nicole DunnPrincipal Psychologist
B. Psych (Hons), Grad Dip Org Beh, Assoc. MAPS,
Supervising Psychologist. Workcover Accredited, NDIS Provider, Medicare Provider, VVCS Provider, ADF Health Provider and Australian Antarctic Division Expeditioner Assessor.
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Nicole has worked as a Registered Psychologist since 2011 and has been the Principal Psychologist at our clinic since 2012. Nicole is a nationally registered Psychologist with Post Graduate certification in Organisational Behaviour. Nicole has completed undergraduate and post graduate University Training with honours; including B. Psych (Hons) at Newcastle University and The Graduate Diploma of Organisational Behaviour at Macquarie University and produced a thesis on the development of Socially Conditioned Fear at the Brain and Behaviour Lab with Newcastle University. Nicole has completed further training in therapeutic methods for children, adolescents and adults.
Nicole regularly presents to some of Australia’s largest corporates on enabling Psychologically Healthy workplaces and teams, this involves identifying, intervening and preventing psychosocial risk in the workplace. Nicole provides training and skill development to managers to empower them to support the mental wellbeing of their team, enabling a thriving work environment. Nicole partners with Communicorp to provide this service. For more information or to book a seminar/consultation/corporate assessment, contact Communicorpgroup.
Currently, Nicole’s professional work entails a combination of training, psychologist supervision and general psychology practice. Her work involves using therapy and counselling techniques to assist people overcome emotional and behavioural challenges. Nicole has a broad area of interest including child and adolescent psychology, family and couples counselling, individual assessment and treatment and Organisational (Workplace) Psychology; Bullying, PTSD, recovering from Injury, returning to work or re-training into new work.
In her career to date, Nicole has consulted to Public and Private industries on work related Psychology, worker injury and rehabilitation, team and individual performance issues, mediation, Bullying allegations, dismissal and re-training and Organisational Change Management. Nicole has a long history of providing services to Australian Defence Force personnel and their families, both in rehabilitation and discharge and clients of Workers Compensation.
Nicole is on the NSW panel of providers approved to provide intervention and treatment for children with Autism under NDIS.
Nicole is a AHPRA Board Approved Psychologist Supervisor, who supervisors Registered and Provisionally Registered Psychologists. Nicole can tailor a supervision program for the specific training needs of her student Psychologist’s and only takes on a limited number of students to ensure appropriate exposure and mentoring opportunity.
Research and Literature
Nicole’s research on Post-Traumatic Stress in 2006 was published in 2008 by Science Direct Peer reviewed Journal. Nicole’s research utilised an animal analogue (rats) of human conditioned social fear to demonstrate the behavioural and neurological effects of socially conditioned fear. Her research led into the neuronal mapping of PTSD in humans and shed light on furthering knowledge in the use of animal analogues and its limitations in this field of research.
Nicole completed her research at the Brain and Behaviour lab, Newcastle University in 2006. Her research led to the granting of two PhD Programs to further investigate the findings of her work at the Brain and Behaviour lab.