Allie Bailey

Allie Bailey is a family therapist, trainer and clinical supervisor with The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. She has provided family violence consultation, training and research to the community, academic and government sectors for over twenty years, particularly in the area of screening and risk assessment. Allie is also a family dispute resolution practitioner and child consultant, has worked as a Practice Specialist in Family Law, Child and Family Services, and youth mental health to augment family sensitive and family inclusive practice in these areas.

Nicholas Barrington

Nicholas Barrington is a psychiatric nurse and family therapist. Nick has been employed within the Mental Health Program at The Bouverie Centre since 2019, prior to which he worked for 15 years in the mental health sector across a range of settings.

In his current role, Nick provides training to mental health and community services, as well as supporting implementation and practice change activities.

Having worked in public mental health services in a wide variety of roles, Nick has come to appreciate the complex and interconnected nature of human experience. This has driven his passion for family therapy and systemic practice. Combining this with his experience in child and adolescent wellbeing, Nick is particularly interested in how these ideas can improve the lives of young people and their families.

Nick completed his Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing at The University of Sydney in 2008, and his Master of Family Therapy at La Trobe University in 2016.

To contact, please email Nicholas Barrington.

Kristie Bishop

Kristie creates engaging, accessible digital learning experiences that make complex ideas simple and fun. Skilled in instructional design and eLearning tools, she collaborates with experts to craft interactive, learner-focused content. Passionate about using tech and creativity to boost learning outcomes, Kristie brings fresh ideas, detail, and energy to every project.

To contact, email Kristie Bishop.

Franca Butera

Franca Butera, Senior Family Practice Consultant and Systemic Clinical Family Therapist, is a social worker and family therapist at The Bouverie Centre. She has 25 years’ experience as a clinician, trainer and consultant in a variety of settings including acute, rehabilitation and community health. She has extensive experience working with individuals, couples and families who have been impacted by trauma, mental health and disability including acquired brain injury.

Franca received the Anita Morawetz Scholarship, University of Melbourne in 1998 and the Anita Morawetz Research Prize, Victorian Association of Family Therapists for a Masters Thesis – substantial and scholarly contribution to the field of Family Therapy in 2000.

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Patrick Carroll

Patrick Carroll is a social worker and family therapist with over 20 years’ experience in mental health, homelessness, and child protection related services. He has led multidisciplinary teams and provided clinical supervision and professional development across diverse settings.

In his current role, Patrick coordinates and delivers training to mental health and community service professionals, while also supporting service innovation and practice change.

Patrick is committed to inclusive and anti-oppressive practice. He has a particular interest in working with individuals and programs that support LGBTQI+ clients, children, and adolescents. He is a strong advocate for brief intervention models such as single session thinking, which aim to create meaningful impact in every client interaction.

To contact, please email Patrick Carroll.

Nella Charles

Nella Charles is a family therapist and clinical psychologist at The Bouverie Centre where she has worked as a clinician, teacher and clinical supervisor of family therapy for over 25 years. She has particular experience working in the areas of disability, acquired brain injury and mental health across the lifespan. Areas of interest include integration of trauma treatment into systemic therapies, use of creative methods in family, group work and supervision and systemic views of resilience that highlight the critical role systems play in supporting family strengths.  In addition to her work as a clinician and systemic practice consultant, Nella coordinates Bouverie’s Postgraduate Enrichment Program and Family Therapy Community of Practice.

Qualifications: B.B.Sc (Psych), Grad.Dip Fam. Ther, MClinPsych, AAFT, MAPS, EMDRAA.

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To contact, email Nella Charles.

Olivia Dwyer

Olivia Dwyer is a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Art Therapist. She currently works as a Clinical Supervisor and Trainer in the Practice and Service Development team at the Bouverie Centre.

Olivia has previously worked in private practice and across a range of public settings as a child psychotherapist, supervisor, and practice lead. She has supported infants, children, young people, their families, and communities through roles in sexual assault counselling, family violence and infant parent psychotherapy, out-of-home care service development, and in providing leadership and supervision for practitioners working with people from asylum seeker and refugee backgrounds.

To contact, please email Olivia Dwyer.

Alison Elliott

Alison Elliott is a First Nations Cultural Consultant to the Bouverie Centre. Alison has proud family connections to Wiradjuri country (Dubbo NSW) but grew up on Dharug country ( Sydney NSW) She also has strong connections to her Irish lineage.

The Focus of her consultation role spans across many of the pillars at Bouverie :
The Clinical, Academic, Research and Training Teams
Within the Academic space, Alison provides cultural supervision for the Academic Teaching staff, she also provides guest leures within the 3 years Masters of Family Therapy course and provides continued consultation involvement within the First Nations Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy course.

Within the Clinical work, Alison is a qualified family therapist within the Working the Mob team and sees families within our Wednesday Walk in Telehealth clinic.

Within the Training space, Alison delivers training within many of Bouverie PD suite of courses and also provides cultural consultancy on adapting existing training into more culturally safe content and the way it is delivered.
Within the Research areas, Alison has been involved in projects relating to the First Nations staff and students and families attending the Bouverie Centre.

To contact, email Alison Elliott.

Tanudja Gibson

Tanudja Gibson BSc (Hons) (She/Her) is Team Leader of Digital Communications and Learning Design and MERTIL Project Manager at The Bouverie Centre. She focuses on creating online courses that are engaging and effective, drawing on adult learning principles to make professional development practical, interactive and relevant. Since joining Bouverie in 2020, Tanudja has managed the Centre’s short course and MERTIL (My Early Relational Trauma Informed Learning) training portfolios, taking responsibility for course production, resources, participant engagement, licensing and course refreshes, while keeping a close eye on quality and brand.

She holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Microbiology from the University of Western Australia and micro-credentials in learning design (UTS Open). Her expertise includes instructional design, adult learning and editing, with a growing focus on the thoughtful use of AI in course design, delivery and reach. She is also developing parent and practitioner resources, including short-form modules to support families and professionals.

To contact, please email Tanudja Gibson.

Jo Howard

Jo Howard is a social worker and family therapist. She has worked with family violence and families for over 30 years in service delivery, clinical supervision, training and research and policy. She first published on the emerging issue of adolescent family violence in 1994. In 2009 she gained a Winston Churchill Fellowship to research best practice responses to adolescent family violence across the United States and Canada.

Her contribution to adolescent and adult family violence includes developing and leading research projects, practice and practice development and guidance, contributing to several books and key journals, working to build cross agency partnerships and training practitioners.

Hanna Jewell

Hanna Jewell (She/Her) is a social worker and family therapist. She is currently the Statewide Coordinator of the Families where a Parent Experiences Mental illness (FaPMI) Program. The program operates local FaPMI teams in Area Mental health and Wellbeing Services across Victoria supporting the mental health workforce to address the needs and health outcomes of families where a parent experiences mental illness. She also manages the Clinical Supervision training component of the Practice and Service Development Team.  As a family practice consultant working at The Bouverie Centre for over 15 years she has interests and a focus on providing workforce training, practice support, clinical supervision and implementation both small and large scale to improve the way mental health services respond to families affected by mental illness.

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Liz Malone

Liz Malone BSW, MCFT is a qualified social worker and family therapist. Liz has worked in a range of community settings in parenting support and with children, adolescents and their families, particularly in the context of homelessness and trauma. Liz joined Bouverie in 2023 and continues her clinical work as a family therapist in Bouverie's Rapid Access Family Therapy Service.

At Bouverie, Liz is primarily engaged in workforce and service development, both locally and nationally, via training, supervision and project work. It is a source of great joy to Liz to be able to support workers and services to strengthen their family inclusive practice.

To contact, please email Liz Malone.

Deb Mountjoy

Deb Mountjoy is a Systemic Practice Consultant in the Practice and Service Development program.  She is a Family Therapist and has extensive experience primarily in the trauma and youth mental health sectors. Deb provides, supervision, reflective  practice and training to leaders and practitioners.

Angie Nyland

Angie Nyland (she/her) is a social worker, trainer, and project worker on the Practice and Service Development Team at the Bouverie Centre. She has a key role in the coordination and delivery of supervision related activities including clinical supervision training, group reflective practice training, and implementation support. Angie has extensive experience in individual and group supervision, and reflective practice in a range of contexts with over 20 years’ experience leading teams and delivering outreach and centre-based counselling, casework and case management in the alcohol and drug, mental health, community health, Aboriginal health, youth, and justice sectors. She enjoys working with individuals and organisations to strengthen and sustain strong supervision and support practices and is committed to enabling accessible and collaborative services that can improve the wellbeing of communities.

To contact, please email Angie Nyland.

Jane Schinas

Jane Schinas is the Senior FaPMI Project and Data Officer and is responsible for contributing to and supporting the co-ordination of the Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness (FaPMI) program at a state level and for supporting FaPMI Co-ordinators located in the Area Mental Health Services across Victoria. Jane has extensive experience working on system and program developments in the tertiary education sector and in primary mental health, and has a particular interest in health consumer and carer advocacy.

Karen Story

Karen Story B.A., Dip. Soc. Stud.(Social Work), MCPP, MCFT is qualified social worker, teacher, child and adolescent psychotherapist and family therapist. Karen joined Bouverie staff (ABI team) in 2011 after extensive clinical, group therapy and consulting experience in child and adolescent mental health, foster care, teaching and community and public welfare. She has extensive experience in training, consultation and service development both locally and interstate.

In her current role at The Bouverie Centre, as a member of the Community Services team, she is involved with teaching and facilitating training and workforce development in the areas of family inclusive practice and single session work, among others. She sees families in the clinical family therapy program. Areas of particular interest include Single Session philosophy and practice in short and long term work, working with children and adolescents in the context of their families, use of narrative tools such as the Tree of Life, emotion coaching and emotion intelligence, group work and research.

To contact, please email Karen Story.