Dr Catherine Hart, Clinical Psychologist, APS Supervisor of The Year

Catherine has over 20 years of experience across the UK and Australia. She completed her doctoral training in Clinical Psychology in the UK, following postgraduate studies in both Neurological Rehabilitation and Criminological Psychology. Her diverse background includes working in a variety of settings and with a multitude of different clinical presentations. Since relocating to Australia in 2012, Catherine has held a range of clinical, academic, and leadership roles. She has worked as a course creator and lecturer for the Southern School of Natural Therapies, where she developed and taught content on pain management, and counselling and communication for allied health professionals. This role sparked her passion for teaching and mentoring other health practitioners. Catherine is intensively trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and has been delivering DBT since 2010. She has extensive experience establishing and running DBT programs in both public and private settings across the UK and Australia. Her clinical interests also extend to Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (PAT) and EMDR. As the author and presenter of many courses on the clinical registrar training pathway, Catherine combines her depth of clinical expertise with a passion for creating engaging, practical training for mental health professionals. Her signature program, the DBT Launchpad, brings together over a decade of experience delivering, supervising, and systematising DBT into an accessible, foundational training experience.

Nikita Kettlewell, Clinical Psychologist

Nikita regularly supervises interns, registrars and qualified psychologists and has a background in delivering individual and group therapy. Nikita has experience working in the perinatal infant field as well as with adolescents and adults across a variety of presentations including depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, trauma, and personality disorders. She draws on a number of therapeutic models, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Compassion Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness, and EMDR.

Maddy Stenlake, Psychologist

Maddy is a Board Approved Supervisor who enjoys supervising around a wide range of psychological presentations. She brings over 10 years of clinical experience and draws on evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution Focused Therapy. Maddy is passionate about working with adults of all presentations and has developed a special interest in working with personality disorders, mood disorders and coping with the challenges of disability. Maddy has strong values of accessibility of service and is passionate about providing services to people in minority groups including the LGBTQIA+ community and working with people across cultures.

Samantha Lintott, Clinical Psychologist

Samantha loves supervising supervisees who work with children, adolescents, and adults. With more than 10 years of clinical experience, Samantha also is well versed in the delivery and interpretation of and training in, psychological assessments. She has an interest in working with anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, neurodiversity, and grief.

Dr Kim Mihaljevic, Clinical Psychologist

Kim supports supervisees who work with adolescents and adults and has experience working with a variety of presenting difficulties, including anxiety, depression, emotion regulation, relationship issues, and those resulting from trauma or difficult life transitions.

Dr Susanna Zito, Clinical Psychologist

Dr Susanna Zito is a highly experienced Clinical Supervisor who is described as one of the most genuinely kind and grounded people you’ll ever come across. With over ten years of experience working both in Australia and internationally, Susanna supports supervisees working with adolescents and adults with a range of presenting issues and complexity. She draws upon evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). We feel incredibly fortunate to have Susanna as part of our supervisory team as she brings not only her clinical expertise but her compassionate, steady presence to the next generation of Clinical Psychologists.