Clinical Psychology Services
Supervision, training and consulting for
Health Professionals and Organisations
Psychotherapy for improving mental health.
Special interest in mens mental health and well-being.
Dr. James Brown
Clinical Psychologist
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Services Offered
Supervision
Supervision for clinical psychology registrars, psychologists, and other mental health professionals. Supporting health professionals with issues including vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout. Mentoring others to succeed in private practice.
Training
Training programs in therapeutic approaches to treating mental health conditions. Special interest and passion for assisting men, teaching a therapeutic approach that is effective for common difficulties effecting men’s mental health and well-being, and to improve outcomes in therapy.
Consultancy
Consulting for organisations to assist with managing and mitigating psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Special interest in Health Services organisations and common issues amongst health professionals including vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout.
Therapy
Therapy to help individuals overcome emotional, behavioral, and psychological challenges and adjustments, and relationships difficulties, and treatments for specific mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression.
About
James completed his undergraduate training at QUT in Brisbane and a Master of Psychology program through Swinburne University in Melbourne. James is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society and the College of Clinical Psychologists. Over the course of his career James has worked in a number of consulting and clinical psychology settings, including his own private practice, and as a Lecturer in Psychology and Counselling at the University of Southern Queensland. James’ research interests are in the area of fatherhood, including fathers’ use of humour in their homes, work-life integration. James has completed his doctorate in 2022, investigating the importance of relationship closeness between fathers and their children, and barriers to father involvement.
James is especially passionate about advocacy for better physical and mental well-being amongst men and is a member of the Australian Men’s Health Forum. James also serves as a non-executive board member of The Fathering Project. James has been engaged as a key note speaker on topics usually such as relationships, fatherhood, and men’s mental health.
James enjoys family time with his wife Michelle and their four children. In his spare time James enjoys music, cooking, bushwalking and travel. He is a member of an award winning a 'Capella singing group, Monday Nights.
Community Engagement
Over the years James has taken opportunities to give back to his profession, including a two-year term as Chair and as Treasurer for the Toowoomba Branch of the APS. He has also provided training to other psychologists and allied health professionals. James has been engaged in the local community, spoken to local radio, TV, social media, and print media, on matters relating to mental health, fathering and to help promote the role of psychologists and psychological science in our society. James serves in the position of non-executive board member for The Fathering Project, and provides clinical input to the programs and initiatives the organization delivers to fathers in communities across Australia.
Research
James has conducted research in fatherhood and participated in a research team project on work-life integration. He recently completed his doctorate (PhD), investigating the importance of relationship closeness between fathers and their children, and barriers to father involvement. He has presented the findings from his research at two conferences, being the International Conference on Policies and Parental Support at York St John University in the U.K. in August of 2022, and the Australian Fathering Researchers Symposium in Melbourne in May of 2023.
Publications
Unpaid Professional Work at Home and Work-Life Interference among Employees with Care Responsibilities - https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2021.1884825
Brown, J & Beel, N. (2023). Depression. In N. Beel, C. Chinchen, T. Machin & C. du Plessis (Eds.), Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. University of Southern Queensland. https://usq.pressbooks.pub/counselling/chapter/depression/
Conference Presentations
Policies to Support Father Involvement in Parenting. International Conference on Policies and Parental Support, August 2022. St John University, York, U.K.
Engaging Fathers in Parenting Programs. Australian Fathering Researchers Symposium, May 2023. Melbourne, Australia.
Men as Caregivers. The Fathering Summit. March 2024. Sydney, Australia.
Keynote Adresses
Webinar: Understanding & Addressing Men’s work stress - The Fathering Project
Qualifications :
- Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
- Post Graduate Diploma of Psychology
- Master of Psychology (Counselling)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology)
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society
- Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists