Dr Anna Dedousis-Wallace
BA, BSc, DipEd, PGDip, MPsych (Clinical), PhD
Anna is a Senior Clinical Psychologist, researcher and trainer at The Kidman Centre, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). A former high school teacher, she has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, their families and educators across both clinical and educational settings. Her research has focused on improving outcomes for children and adolescents with disruptive behaviour disorders, and she has a particular interest in neuroaffirming approaches, bullying prevention, and translating research into practical strategies for schools and families. Anna is a Certified Trainer in Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) and has been training psychologists, educators and other professionals in the CPS model for over a decade across Australia and internationally. Alongside her research and training roles, Anna works clinically with young people presenting with ADHD, anxiety, depression, behavioural challenges, school-related challenges, and other mental health concerns, drawing on evidence-based and neuroaffirming approaches to care.
Dr Sophia Drysdale
BSc(Hons), DClinPsych, PhD
Sophia is driven by an insatiable curiosity to find innovative ways of working with children and adolescents where traditional approaches prove ineffective. She has a background in child and family community mental health, and draws on a range of evidence-based psychological approaches in her practice, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Mindfulness based approaches. Sophia's work includes travelling to rural and regional areas across NSW to train educators and school counsellors in the CPS framework.
Sean Rom
Sean works with children, young adults and families in community mental health and in his role at the Kidman centre. He is passionate about the provision of early intervention for mental health challenges and has previously worked as a researcher assessing digital therapies as treatments for adults and young people with eating disorders. Sean works with a range of difficulties including anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, neurodevelopmental differences (including ADHD and autism), eating disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and functional neurological symptoms. His approach is developmentally informed, collaborative, and evidence based, drawing on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy. Sean uses the Collaborative Proactive Solutions framework and enjoys working alongside families using strengths-based approaches.