Dr. Rachel Parsons is a registered psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Rachel completed her tertiary studies at Monash University and then continued her post-graduate training at Deakin University, where she completed a Doctorate of Forensic Psychology. As part of this Doctorate, Rachel conducted leading clinical research that investigated the memory and recall abilities of children, including children with an intellectual disability.

 

Rachel has worked in a range of community and mental health services, and within the criminal justice system. With extensive experience working with children and families, and adults, in both assessment and treatment services.

 

Rachel worked within the not-for-profit sector for seven years, working with children, young people and their families who experienced complex trauma, including family violence and sexual abuse. This experience included working with children and adolescents in out-of-home care (including foster care), and those involved in the criminal justice and child protection systems.

 

Rachel has also worked as an Intermediary for the Victorian court system, conducting communication needs assessments for vulnerable witnesses providing evidence in criminal court. 

 

More broadly, Rachel has provided national professional development training to a range of mental health services and has conducted clinical research with children and adolescents.

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Rachel has been working in private practice now for 10 years supporting clients and their families with complex emotional and behavioural challenges.​ Areas of clinical experience include working with adults and children with complex developmental and behavioural presentations, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and attachment difficulties. Rachel has also worked for many years with both child and adult victims of crime.​