Vanessa Shang
Sydney,Australia
Summary
I am a dedicated provisional psychologist with experience in psychological assessment, evidence-based interventions, and multidisciplinary collaboration across youth and adult mental health settings. I am skilled in providing therapeutic support for diverse populations, including individuals with complex presentations. I am committed to continuous professional development and delivering ethical, culturally responsive practice.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Acute Mental Health Clinician
Northern Sydney Local Health District
2024.12 - Current
- Provide urgent assessments and short-term treatment interventions
- Offer intensive support for people with severe mental illness
- Provide continuing-care services for people with mental illness
- Provide psychological interventions
- Provide functional recovery
- Provide family support
Child and Adolescent Therapist Intern
Headspace Hurstville
2024.06 - 2024.11
- Provide psychological assessments and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to young people, addressing a range of mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and emerging personality disorders
- Collaborate as part of a multidisciplinary team, which includes psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and GPs, to ensure holistic care
- Conducting risk assessments, managing crisis situations, and offering both short-term and long-term therapy, utilizing approaches like CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based strategies
Student Representative Committee
Australian Psychological Society
2023.04 - 2024.11
- Providing professional development and continuing education events and activities; sharing information within the Branch through meetings and the State Newsletter, addressing local and wider issues and those between the Branch and other specialized units; and promoting the profession and increasing participation by associate and student members recognizing the formal responsibilities of such a large Branch in terms of governance and accountability within the national APS structure
Therapist Intern
Wesley Private Hospital
2024.01 - 2024.04
- Apply advanced knowledge of a range of psychological theories and associated evidence to developing differential diagnoses, case formulations and treatment plans for the assessment and management of clients with complex psychological problems
- Participate effectively as a member of the team for general mood disorders and AOD group therapy supporting clients with complex psychological problems
- Applied interventions include CBT, DBT, ACT, MBCT
Therapist Internal Placement
ACAP Psychology Clinic (Sydney)
2023.05 - 2023.12
- Provide individual (CBT) and group (DBT) Therapy
- Conceptualize, research, plan, and implement appropriate psychological interventions including both monitoring and evaluation
- Conduct and communicate results of psychological assessments that are culturally responsive, including administering, scoring and interpreting standardized psychological tests
Certified Junior Behavioural Therapist Psychology Service
ABAlink Early Intervention Services
2022.10 - 2023.01
- This role specialise in Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) therapy for children and adolescents with autism and related developmental disorders in the Sydney area
- Early Intervention Behavioural Programs are continuously monitored and updated based on the child's progress each month
Crisis Supporter Text Training Placement
Lifeline Australia
2021.11 - 2022.02
- Volunteering for Lifeline's 24-hour Crisis Support service and undertaking extensive training, making a commitment to shifts, and meeting further selection criteria
- Candidates must be confident, skilled, and able to provide support to Lifeline's callers in their time of emotional distress and crisis
Project Member Management
WPP AUNZ LTD Industry Placement (Winter)
2020.07 - 2020.08
- Produce innovative and creative insights and solutions for how businesses (like telecommunications) can connect with kids and their parents in less traditional online spaces like TikTok, YouTube and Instagram
- To address the gap between the community in terms of digital behaviour and risks (specifically between child and parents) to protect them more actively
Psychiatrist Assistant Psychology Service
Sydney Central Psychiatrist
2018.11 - 2020.01
- Patient caring and interaction on a daily basis to assist them with mental health needs and support
- Applying knowledge of commonly seen mental conditions, and identifying clinical mental health disorders
- Working in assistant with the forensic psychiatrist to analyse patient conditions, account for daily clinic payments, and offer out-of-office care
Project Member Senior Teacher
Careers Expo, AIESEC MyselfMy WORLD
2018.02 - 2018.03
- A Global Community Programme which is run by AIESEC Turkey from 2008 nationally
- We increase the self-awareness, self-confidence and vision for students' own life by providing international learning circles and teamwork challenges while informing them about SDGs and soft skill workshops
- Each intern teaches 4-5 classes daily individually
- At the end we make researchers aware of sustainable development, human rights, cultural diversity and gender equality in workshop presentations
Education
Clinical Psychology (MCP) Master - Clinical Psychology
Australian College of Applied Professions
01.2025
Psychology Bachelor Science - Psychology, Management courses
University of Sydney
09.2020
Year 7-12 High School -
Pymble Ladies College
11.2015
Skills
- Schema Therapy Trianing with Dr Robert Brockman - Sydney
- Nancy McWilliams and Michael Garrett Psychoanalytic - Sydney
- Brief Intervention Training - Gold Card Clinic
- SPSS, Word, PowerPoint, Office
- Power Chart
Skills Certifications Others
SPSS, Word, PowerPoint, Office, Photoshop, TAFE Certificate III Design Fundamentals, Working with Clients with Interpersonal Dependency and Pathological Bonding Patterns (Certificate of Completion), Working with Students with Hearing Impairment and Other Special Needs (Volunteering, 2016), Chinese (Native), English (Native), Japanese (Basic), Badminton, Piano, Hip hop, Painting, Gym, Snow-boarding
Leadership Experience
- Student Representative Committee, Australian Psychological Society, 04/01/23, Present, Sydney Branch, Australia, Providing professional development and continuing education events.
- Project Member Mental Health Team, PsySpace PennState University, 07/01/21, United States, Participating in the creation of an Application for mental health support.
- Project Member Senior Teacher, Careers Expo, AIESEC MyselfMy WORLD, 02/01/18, 03/01/18, Istanbul, Increasing self-awareness and confidence for students.
- Project Member Management, WPP AUNZ LTD Industry Placement (Winter), 07/01/20, 08/01/20, Sydney, Australia, Produce innovative insights for businesses.
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Japanese
Limited Working
Timeline
Acute Mental Health Clinician
Northern Sydney Local Health District
2024.12 - Current
Child and Adolescent Therapist Intern
Headspace Hurstville
2024.06 - 2024.11
Therapist Intern
Wesley Private Hospital
2024.01 - 2024.04
Therapist Internal Placement
ACAP Psychology Clinic (Sydney)
2023.05 - 2023.12
Student Representative Committee
Australian Psychological Society
2023.04 - 2024.11
Certified Junior Behavioural Therapist Psychology Service
ABAlink Early Intervention Services
2022.10 - 2023.01
Crisis Supporter Text Training Placement
Lifeline Australia
2021.11 - 2022.02
Project Member Management
WPP AUNZ LTD Industry Placement (Winter)
2020.07 - 2020.08
Psychiatrist Assistant Psychology Service
Sydney Central Psychiatrist
2018.11 - 2020.01
Project Member Senior Teacher
Careers Expo, AIESEC MyselfMy WORLD
2018.02 - 2018.03
Psychology Bachelor Science - Psychology, Management courses
University of Sydney
Year 7-12 High School -
Pymble Ladies College
Clinical Psychology (MCP) Master - Clinical Psychology
Australian College of Applied Professions