About Access Psychology |
About Access Psychology |
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Paul J. Stevenson OAM is a Psychologist with 36 years experience in the
Human Services Industry, to both private and public sectors. His early career was spent
working in psychiatric hospitals, clinics and community health centers. After managing two
branches of Marriage Guidance Queensland (now Relationships Australia), Paul established
his own private practice "Access Psychology" (est.1991). He is a Clinical
Psychologist who also has a Masters Degree in Organizational Psychology, and is currently
completing his PhD in "The Social Impact of Trauma".
Over the past 20 years, Paul has specialized in the clinical treatment of victims of trauma, and the strategic design and evaluation of disaster management interventions. His on-site disaster consultancies include the Moura Mine Disaster (1994), the Charleville Floods and Droughts (1993-95), the Port Arthur Shootings (1996), the Margaret River Landslide (1996), the Thredbo Landslip (1997), the Bali Bombings (2002 and 2005), the J.W. Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta (2003), businesses affected by the Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta (2004), and the recent Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster (2004 - 2005).
Paul was the Queensland Coordinator and a member of the strategic planning and evaluation team for the Port Arthur Shootings, for 16 months subsequent to the crisis. In Bali, Paul conducted CISD and counseling interventions to the Bali International Medical Clinic in the aftermath of the bombings, and was subsequently awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. He was solely responsible for the psychological recovery of staff subsequent to the J.W. Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta in August 2003, and enabled a 100% return-to-work rehabilitation program. In relation to the Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster, Paul was an adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office regarding emergency psychology management, providing two briefings for Mr. Howard prior to his attendance at the International Summit on Aid Distribution in Jakarta, shortly after the event.
Paul is a former National President of the Australian College of Clinical Psychologists, and a former Consultant to the Psychologist’s Board of Queensland. He is also formerly a lecturer in Psychology at Bond University (Gold Coast). He is Director and Principal Psychologist for "Access Psychology" – International Trauma Recovery (est. 1991). He is currently a presiding member of the Queensland Health Practitioners Tribunal.
Specialist services
Fees (GST incl.) All appointments are charged in accordance with Australian Psychological Society (APS) rates (presently $250 per hour) and are due at the time of consultation. Payment methods include cash, cheques, EFTPOS and credit cards. Cancellations (less than 48 hours notice) and missed appointments, incur the full payment. Private health fund rebates apply to all clinical psychology services, along with Medicare rebates (for Health Care Card holders with a GP's referal). House calls also available for persons with mobility and/or travel impairment.
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