About this episode

Dr. Kate Owen discusses experiential learning in systemic therapy from an Australian perspective.

Today's very special guest is Dr. Kate Owen! Dr Kate Owen is a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Family Therapist based in Australia. She runs a private practice supporting individuals, couples, and families, and provides clinical supervision to practitioners, and both government and non-government mental health and counselling teams. With a passion for integrative systemic psychotherapy, Kate delivers professional development training across Australia, offering workshops on foundational and advanced family therapy skills, trauma-informed practice, and self-care for helping professionals. She consults to hospital and health districts to support the integration of systemic thinking and practice into public mental health services. Kate has presented at both national and international conferences and co-authored a publication on systemic integrative practice in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. She has previously run an accredited family therapy training company that supported professionals in gaining their qualifications as Clinical Family Therapists, and has taught in university settings. Kate is committed to supporting the next generation of clinicians…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Kate Owen

Topics covered

• experiential learning
• systemic therapy
• clinical psychology
• family therapy
• professional development

Keywords

• systemic therapy
• clinical psychologist
• family therapist
• trauma-informed practice
• professional development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Society for the Teaching of Marriage and Family Therapy

Places: Australia

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