Lia Ranson

I have over a decade of experience working as a clinical psychologist across a range of mental health settings, with a common focus on attachment theory, family therapy and complex developmental trauma.

I have spent the last nine years working in public health, treating complex child, family, adolescent and adult mental health presentations in both secondary and tertiary services. I started my career in private practice, specialising in mental health treatment for children and families, neurodiverse people and adults with childhood trauma.

Although I enjoy working with people of all ages, I have always most enjoyed working with parents and carers to enhance their resourcing and address any blocks to their capacity to trust their intuition around meeting both their own and their child’s needs.

In more recent years, my interest in supporting people in care provider roles has expanded to include supporting other therapists. This came after experiencing the benefits and freedoms (both personally and professionally) from committing to my own therapy when the needs arise. I have become more interested in perinatal work after my journey through conception, birth and raising young children.

Qualifications and Certifications:

I have a masters degree in Clinical Psychology and am registered with AHPRA as a board-approved supervisor for other psychologists.

I am an Advanced Schema Therapist, Supervisor-Trainer through the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). I am a member of EMDRAA and have engaged in additional advanced EMDR trainings and consultations. I am a Circle of Security International Parenting Facilitator

Professional development is very important to me and I am regularly engaging in further training and high quality supervision to self reflect, keep up to date, and try offer the best service I can to my clients. I am currently working towards becoming an accredited Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) Practitioner and from there a Consultant. I am also completing additional intensive training in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health. Further details can be provided on request depending on interests and needs.

Conference presentations and Research:

I have presented at local and international conferences on parent-specific trauma work in breaking intergenerational trauma transmission, different forms of dialogical practice and the ‘Understanding Our Peers’ anti-stigma program to support autistic females in mainstream education settings.

Although the language and conceptualisation of autism referred to in this publication is now outdated, in 2014 I published research about peer education initiatives for reducing stigmatisation and peer victimisation of autistic females in mainstream high schools (research publication). The ‘Understanding Our Peers’ anti-stigma programs, including the original program created for the ‘male presentation’ of autism by Dr Mitch Byrne and Jessica Staniland, won Autism Spectrum Australia’s Advancement Award in 2015.