Elizabeth Eggins

PhD (Clinical Psychology), BA CCJ/BA, PsychSci Hons I 

MAPS

Availability: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays (Kenmore)

Languages: English

Liz is the assessment Team Leader at Wellbeing in Mind. She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and undergraduate degrees in Criminology and Criminal Justice and in Psychological Science (Hons I). Prior to and during her Clinical Psychology training, Liz worked for over 12 years at Brisbane Universities in teaching and research roles. She continues to contribute to research and is also an Australian Psychology Board approved supervisor.

In addition to her role at Wellbeing in Mind, Liz is a senior psychologist in a Queensland Health Perinatal Wellbeing Team. This is a clinician/researcher role focussed on expanding research and practice in the area of birthing parents' neurodivergence in the perinatal period. 

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Liz has a special interest in neurodevelopmental and neuropsychological assessments and is trained in a range of tools to support assessments across the life-course (from toddlerhood through to older adults). She has substantial experience with many different presentations, including: Autism, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, learning difficulties, cognitive and executive function difficulties, giftedness, twice exceptionality, genetic disorders, and general childhood development (e.g., Global Developmental Delay, school readiness). Liz works extensively in the context of multiple co-occurring of conditions, and also highly masked or internalised presentations. She views assessments as an opportunity for people to understand themselves and what supports or accommodations might be needed to help them thrive and navigate different systems (e.g., school, work, health, NDIS).

Liz is passionate about providing a safe, inclusive, and neuroaffirming approach to her assessment and therapeutic work. This means she views neurodivergence as a natural variation in brains and identity. Her practice is also informed by the social model of disability, which attributes disability to a ‘misfit’ between the person and their environment rather than deficits within the person that need to be fixed. She holistically views people as situated within multiple systems that can influence wellbeing and development, all of which she considers in her assessment and therapeutic approach. Liz places great value on lived and living experience, aiming to understand and affirm each person’s unique identity, whilst also supporting them with mental health and other life challenges.

Liz is committed to using evidence-based intervention in therapeutic work with clients. She is trained and has experience in a range of therapeutic models, with a particular interest in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Schema Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), attachment-informed approaches, and trauma-informed approaches. She takes a client-centred and collaborative approach to therapy, aiming to provide a non-judgemental and safe space to support people with a wide range of psychological concerns.