Dr Catharine McNab

Catharine has been working as a clinical psychologist for around 15 years. She was drawn to this profession because of her interest in working with people in ways that meaningfully affect the quality of their lives.

The young people, adults, and families with whom she has worked have had a range of different difficulties, including worries and anxiety; mood difficulties, such as ongoing sadness, depression and bipolar disorder; eating concerns; more longstanding problems that are sometimes called personality difficulties; and symptoms of psychosis. In general, this work has focused on helping people live lives that feel more true and less troublesome to them, regardless of whether they have a formal psychiatric diagnosis, or what this might be. All of her work has a collaborative and authentic spirit at its heart.

Catharine’s clinical training focused on cognitive behavioural therapy and other evidence-based therapies such as acceptance and commitment therapy and other mindfulness-based interventions. She has since further specialised as a cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) practitioner and supervisor. In her other work role, Catharine is a lecturer and course coordinator at the University of Melbourne, teaching and supervising a range of mental health professionals, including trainee clinical psychologists and child and adolescent psychiatrists. Prior to this role, she worked for many years in public mental health with adolescents and young adults, in direct clinical services and in supporting clinicians to use evidence to guide their practice.

Catharine is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy.

Qualifications

Masters of Clinical Psychology/PhD (combined) University of Melbourne

Masters of Science (Honours) University of Canterbury

Bachelor of Arts and of Laws (Honours) (combined) University of Queensland