Dr. Monique Phipps

Dr Monique Phipps is a clinical psychologist who has worked in a variety of clinical settings for over 23 years. After graduating in 2000, Monique spent 16 years working in community mental health and drug & alcohol services and spent 12 years at St Vincent’s Hospital Mental Health Service in Sydney. In these roles she developed extensive skills in the assessment and treatment of trauma and complex mental health issues. She also worked with young adults with emerging psychosis and mental health difficulties. After leaving St Vincent’s Hospital, Monique worked in the fields of homelessness, adolescent and family services and most recently with veterans and their families. While training to become a clinical psychologist Monique spent many years working with children with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder, including teaching at a school for children with autism.

Monique’s has a strong understanding of the impact of childhood events including divorce, attachment issues, parenting styles and trauma on children, adolescents, and adults. Monique is trained in a variety of therapy modalities including CBT, EMDR, Schema therapy and sensorimotor psychotherapy and adopts a holistic, trauma-informed approach to treatment ensuring that treatment is individually tailored to best meet the needs of her clients.

Monique holds a PhD, a Master of Clinical Psychology, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Post Graduate Diploma of Nutritional Medicine for Mental Health. She is a founding member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association and a Board Approved supervisor, providing supervision to clinical psychologists, general psychologists and psychology students. She is also a full member of the EMDR Association of Australia and member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).

Monique has several publications in academic journals, conference presentations, has trained clinicians in hospital and private practice settings in trauma-informed care and has contributed to the development of mental health nursing courses for the University of Central Queensland.