Monica Schweickle

Monica is a Senior Clinical Psychologist with over 13 years experience in a range of mental health and educational settings, including drug and alcohol treatment services, prisons and forensic settings, private practice, and inpatient and outpatient psychiatric programs.  She has extensive experience working with psychologically injuryed workers and is holds full accreditation with WorkCover Australia.

Monica is inspired by the process of assisting individuals to create meaningful change in their lives, with validation and understanding. She has developed inpatient and outpatient addictions programs for public and private clinics, and has a range of experience as a group program facilitator, including dialectical behaviour therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, and programs for repeat drink drive offenders. Her private practice specialises in assisting individuals recover from trauma, substance use problems, anxiety, depression and anger management problems. She is also a certified Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra teacher and has published research on yoga and meditation for mental health. She is a Board-Approved Supervisor of Provisional Psychologists with the College of Professional Psychology, and has lectured for several years with the NSW Institute of Psychiatry on a range of topics. She is currently the Unit Co-Ordinator of the Individual Therapies in Mental Health Care Unit for the Health Education & Training Institute (HETI). She has provided continuing education and supervision for a number of mental health services in the Sydney and Northern NSW area. She is also a keen meditator, mother, surfer and coffee-lover.