Science of Therapy

Dr Cele Richardson is a lecturer and clinical psychologist at the University of Western Australia. She is an expert in sleep difficulties and their treatment in adolescence, and she shared a wealth of knowledge about sleep and its role in adolescent mental health.

This episode left us surprised about how common sleep problems are in young people, despite how few of us are trained in the assessment and treatment of sleep problems. We guarantee Cele’s insights will motivate you to learn even more about sleep and add sleep treatment strategies to your professional toolkits.

Barnaby Nelson is a clinical psychologist with Orygen at the University of Melbourne. His research and practice focuses on early identification and treatment of people who have been identified as 'ultra-high risk' for psychosis. Barnaby walks us through how to detect psychotic symptoms and what effective treatment looks like. Barnaby shares how common these experiences are, and how everyday clinicians can tailor their skills to address and manage psychotic symptoms in their clinical practice.

Barnaby also shared a wealth of information and resources, including:

THIS recent review of interventions for early psychosis

Two examples (HERE and HERE) of online therapy options as adjunctive support for people with psychosis.

A helpful BOOK for clinicians about how to tailor CBT for psychosis, called ‘Think You’re Carzy, Think Again?’ by Anthony Morrison

Kelvin Wong is a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University in Canada.

Kelvin's research and clinical work focuses on obsessive-compulsive disorder. Kelvin talks us through the key features of OCD, different types of OCD, and the best practice approach to treatment. He also dives into some of his recent research on the processes underlying the development and maintenance of OCD, such as a fear of self.