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‘The pt does not remember anything of what he has forgotten & repressed, but acts it out. He reproduces it not as a memory but as an action’… Freud's discovery that pts repeat the past rather than remember it is the cornerstone of his conception of transference. David Wallin

I took a brief hiatus from twitter to do some important stuff IRL such as graduating with a PhD in Clinical Psychology from UOW and starting a new job as a postdoctoral research fellow at UNSW and Black Dog Institute. Here's to the end of one chapter and the beginning of the next ✨

Amazing job opportunity for #ECRs looking for a postdoc in youth mental health right here👇with the awesome Aliza Werner-Seidler

Are you living in Australia and struggling with social anxiety? 🫣 Black Dog Institute and UNSW are currently recruiting participants for a 7-day online cognitive behavioural therapy program for social anxiety. For more information visit: blackdoginstitute.org.au/research-studi…

Newly updated "Psychiatric diagnoses are descriptive, not explanatory. It's not that we don't know their causes 𝘺𝘦𝘵. It's that DSM diagnoses cannot speak to causes, now or ever. The DSM was not designed to speak to causes, only describe effects." psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psycho…

So proud to announce the official launch of Mello - a free, evidence-based app to help the 1.3 million young Australians struggling with mental ill-health. The app works by targeting stuck thinking (worry/rumination). Download it in Oz for free - check out mello.org.au

New postdoc position at Black Dog Institute + @unsw calls for #NewProfilePic 👋

Unconscious Motivations for Becoming a Therapist feat. McWilliams, Shedler, and Cundy For many therapists, formative relationships with confusing, unpredictable, or depressive caregivers that are internalised as relational templates are what drive us professionally. We come to

1/ I’m not sure, but leaning toward the view that all the research showing that therapeutic alliance predicts therapy outcome may be leading us astray. Here me out Just about any well-intentioned therapist can develop a decent working alliance with someone at the healthier end

Our review of Illness Anxiety Disorder is out now led by Katarina Kikas (first PhD paper 🎉🤩)! with Aliza Werner-Seidler and Emily Upton Black Dog Institute & UNSW Science check it out: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

What’s the difference between shyness and social anxiety? Our new article by Dr. Kayla Steele, Ph.D Black Dog Institute UNSW Science theconversation.com/whats-the-diff… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Our new article ‘Whats the difference between shyness and social anxiety’ with Jill Newby is now live via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand To learn more about social anxiety disorder, and how it differentiates from shyness, read below 👇 UNSW | UNSW Science | Black Dog Institute

Had the pleasure of speaking with ⁦ABC Australia⁩ about the difference between shyness and social anxiety, ⁦Jill Newby⁩ and my article in ⁦The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand⁩ and research with ⁦UNSW⁩ + ⁦UNSW Science⁩ + ⁦Black Dog Institute⁩ instagram.com/reel/C73Sf-4hm…

I had the pleasure of speaking with Nell Geraets for the The Sydney Morning Herald about sibling estrangement. In the words of Oasis if you want to reconnect with your sibling, ‘Some Might Say’… ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’. Read more👇 smh.com.au/lifestyle/life… UNSW UNSW Science Black Dog Institute

How bullying can torment you years later. An excellent interview with Dr. Kayla Steele, Ph.D from Black Dog Institute about the disastrous effects of bullying, and how to support your mental health if you’ve been through it: abc.net.au/triplej/progra… via ABC Australia

Yesterday I spoke with Dave Marchese from triple j about the lasting impact of bullying. Thank you to the young people who shared their stories, and the Hack team, ABC Australia and Black Dog Institute for the opportunity. UNSW | UNSW Science abc.net.au/triplej/progra…

Our study protocol for the 7-day iCBT for social anxiety disorder randomised controlled trial was recently published in Trials 🥳 This project is a collaboration between Black Dog Institute UNSW Science + Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety & Depression, supervised by Jill Newby. To read more: trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…