McLeod Robertson
Riccarton,Canterbury
Summary
Young and enthusiastic Clinical Psychologist looking for a new opportunity outside of my home country (New Zealand) to continue to develop my clinical skills. I have experience in assessing and treating a wide range of presenting difficulties in a culturally diverse client population. I am well-versed in a range of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy for PTSD, Exposure with Response-Prevention, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. I place high importance on continuing to develop my clinical abilities and believe my professionalism and people skills are key assets of mine.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Psychologist
The Anxiety Disorders Service, Canterbury Health Board
Christchurch
03.2023 - Current
- Employed at the Anxiety Disorders Service for 18 months, assessing and treating people with severe anxiety disorders (including PTSD and OCD) within the regional community.
Intern Psychologist
Department of Corrections
Christchurch, Canterbury
09.2022 - 03.2023
- In my final internship, I was placed at the Kia Marama Special Treatment Unit at Rolleston Prison. Here I co-facilitated group treatments for people who sexually offended against children, as well as providing psychological therapy to individual clients with mental health difficulties. This work has allowed me to implement my treatment skills in a new environment and provided new challenges associated with delivering psychological treatment in a mandated group setting.
Intern Psychologist
Adult Community Psychiatric Services, Canterbury District Health Board
Christchurch, Canterbury
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Being able to assess and treat many clients with a range of presenting difficulties, within a multidisciplinary team, and by using a range of modalities, provided many learning experiences that feel invaluable for my development as a clinician. Here, I learned how to optimise my supervision time and am adapting to a full-time caseload.
Community Support Worker
Pathways
Christchurch, Canterbury
11.2017 - 11.2021
- As a community support worker, I assisted mentally ill, community-based individuals with their medication program, planning, and daily needs. I help clients with a wide range of mental disorders to solve issues that they may encounter. These illnesses include various mood and anxiety disorders, psychosis, intellectual disabilities, personality disorders and trauma-related disorders.
Student Placements
University of Canterbury
07.2020 - 10.2021
- As a pat of my clinical training, I engaged in a range of clinical placements where I attained experience in assessing and treating violent offenders, and children and adults with mental health difficulties both in a university clinic and a prison.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology -
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, NZ03-2023
Master of Science - Psychology
University of Canterbury
Christchurch02-2022
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, NZ11-2018
Skills
Clinical Strengths
- Individual Therapy: using Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), Metacognitive Therapy (MCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
- Case Management: I currently treat and case manage a full caseload, linking my clients in with other services, managing serious risk concerns, and advocating for them
- Group Therapy: I have facilitated group treatments for reducing recidivism of child sex offending, OCD, and a transdiagnostic anxiety group treatment
- Psychological Assessment: I have assessed clients from many different cultures with a range of presenting difficulties that I have been able to formulate and generate treatment plans for
Professional Strengths
- Professionalism: Through my various clinical roles, I have maintained a high degree of professionalism and practiced boundaried care
- Organisation: I have learned to maintain documentation and diligently manage my full-time caseload of clients
- Work/life balance: I have learned to set healthy boundaries with my work/life balance and prioritise time for self-care
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clinical Psychologist
The Anxiety Disorders Service, Canterbury Health Board
03.2023 - Current
Intern Psychologist
Department of Corrections
09.2022 - 03.2023
Intern Psychologist
Adult Community Psychiatric Services, Canterbury District Health Board
02.2022 - 09.2022
Student Placements
University of Canterbury
07.2020 - 10.2021
Community Support Worker
Pathways
11.2017 - 11.2021
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology -
University of Canterbury
Master of Science - Psychology
University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Canterbury
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