Kristi Estes
Currajong,Australia
Summary
I am a driven provisional psychologist seeking a Provisional Psychologist role to complete the 5+1 AHPRA internship requirements, with the goal of achieving general registration. I am committed to delivering high-quality, client-centred care in hospital settings, applying evidence-based assessment and intervention skills across diverse client populations, and contributing to multidisciplinary team practice and service improvement initiatives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Provisional Psychologist
NQ Family Therapy Centre
07.2025 - Current
- Interviewed, observed, and assessed clients to gain necessary information for psychological diagnosis.
- Assisting in administering, scoring and interpreting psychological assessments, including the WISC-V, WAIS-IV, WPPSI-IV, ADOS-2, WRAML, WRAT-5, and TOVA.
- Assisted with managing caseloads of individual clients and family therapy sessions.
- Assisted in developing customized treatment plans for clients, addressing their unique psychological needs and goals.
- Interacted with clients to assist in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal development and adjustment.
- Updated records and prepared reports to outline assessment results, and recommended improvements.
- Identified psychological, emotional or behavioural issues and diagnosed disorders using information obtained from evaluation techniques.
- Actively participating in professional development, collaboratively coordinating assessments, discussing case formulations, and plan interventions.
Community Advisory Board | Neurodiversity Affirming Mental Healthcare Research
08.2024 - Current
- Collaborate with researchers on developing research questions, methods and materials.
- Share insights and ideas on mental health support needs of neurodivergent adults.
- Provide feedback and guidance on all aspects of the research process, including study designs and implementation.
- Identify potential issues and strategies for effective community engagement and research dissemination.
Internship Program (Virtual)
Think Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Develop time management presentation abilities and improve understanding and knowledge of Fiji and Fijian culture.
- Advance an autonomous mental health program for Youth Champs 4 Mental Health (YC4MH). The program has helped Fiji achieve the UN's sustainable development goal of excellent health and wellbeing.
- Gather and correct research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Validate incoming data to check information accuracy and integrity while independently locating and correcting concerns.
Intermittent Postal Supervisor/Manager
Australia Post, Gold Coast & Brisbane, QLD
03.2014 - 06.2022
- Exemplify leadership skills in relieving supervisors and managers around the Gold Coast and Brisbane as necessary.
- Verify banking records and stock receipts, customer mailing statements and bills, and make any corrections.
- Manage a small group of people to ensure operational efficiency and productivity.
- Successful in reviewing, evaluating, and informing employees on news outlet reporting to ensure seamless operation.
- Accurate in processing employee salaries and leave requests and conducting financial integrity checks.
- Maintain and update inventory records, product receipts, and respond to online customer service centre inquiries.
Postal Service Officer
Australia Post, Mount Isa & Gold Coast, QLD
03.2012 - 06.2022
- Working in a customer-facing position at a retail establishment and provisioning excellent customer service is a priority.
- Manage sales and cash handling, including operating a cash register, strictly adhering to company policies.
- Handle passport applications, tax file number applications, high-risk tickets, and other identification services.
- Consistently achieve sales targets while still meeting goals while organizing and sorting mail and packages.
Education
Master of Professional Psychology -
La Trobe University
Melbourne, VIC12-2025
Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Psychology
University of Southern Queensland
Ipswich, QLD10.2024
Bachelor of Psychology - undefined
University of South Australia
Adelaide, SA04.2023
Skills
- Knowledge in the APS Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct, NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research and the Australian Code of Responsible Conduct in Research
- Knowledge of the Decision Assistance Model for Australian Psychologists (DA-MAP)
- Psychological assessment
- Multicultural competence
- DSM-5-TR classification
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Psychological therapy treatments
- Crisis intervention
- Psychological interventions
Websites
Certification
- ACT for Beginners- PsychWire, 2025
- CBT training, Masters coursework, 2025
- FASD assessment and diagnosis training, FASD HUB, 2025
- FASD 4-Digit Diagnostic Code training from the University of Washington, ongoing
- Level 1 Gottman Method Couples Therapy training, ongoing
- Certificate in Mental Health First Aid (Valid until September 2026)
- Working with Children Blue Card, QLD (Valid until March 2027)
- Completed Online Cultural Competency Training with Common Purpose, February 2022
- Completed the UniSA Aspire Platinum Award through the University of South Australia Leadership Program, 2022
- Completed the University of Southern Queensland’s Leadership Academy of Excellence, November 2024
- Current Class C QLD Drivers Licence
Awards
2021 University Merit Award, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA,
The Prestigious North Colombo Plan Scholarship, University of South Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia Government. November 2021,
The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarship (RRES), QTAC, Australian Government, 2021 – 2024,
2022 Chancellors Letter of Commendation, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Affiliations
- Student Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS), January 2021- Present
- Executive Committee Member, University of South Australia Psychological Society, May 2022 – May 2023
- Provisional Psychologist Registration (PSY0002928745), AHPRA, 06 March 2025 - Present
Timeline
Provisional Psychologist
NQ Family Therapy Centre
07.2025 - Current
Community Advisory Board | Neurodiversity Affirming Mental Healthcare Research
08.2024 - Current
Internship Program (Virtual)
Think Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands
01.2022 - 04.2022
Intermittent Postal Supervisor/Manager
Australia Post, Gold Coast & Brisbane, QLD
03.2014 - 06.2022
Postal Service Officer
Australia Post, Mount Isa & Gold Coast, QLD
03.2012 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Psychology
University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor of Psychology - undefined
University of South Australia
Master of Professional Psychology -
La Trobe University
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