Louise is originally from Manchester, England, and moved to Brisbane in February 2006. She have a BSc(hons) Psychology in which her honours project included state/trait anxiety analysis in comparison to the ability to consciously control autonomic functions using biofeedback. 

Louise has also completed Master Practitioner Level studies in Neuro Linguistic Programming in July 2007. Before working for AIPC, she worked for a company which provided non-drug intervention to people with learning difficulties.

She had a wide range of roles including the assessment of clients, training staff, producing clinical protocols and working in quality control. Her role with the Institute (Project Officer) allows her to work within two of her favourite approaches; research and production of training materials.

Dr Clive Jones joined the team as Education Manager in November 2007. Graduating with a PhD in Psychology from the University of Southern Queensland in 1999, Clive holds undergraduate and post graduate degrees in psychology and education. He obtained these qualifications through the University of Southern Queensland, University of New England, University of Newcastle and The Australian College of Physical Education. He also holds a Diploma of Professional Counselling through AIPC.  

Clive is a registered Psychologist and registered Teacher. He is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), a full member of the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Counselling Psychologists, and an accredited supervisor with the Psychologists Board of Qld. He is also a full member of the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Sport Psychologists.

Clive’s primary focus in writing, teaching and practice as a counsellor and psychologist is in counselling, clinical practice and also in the area of high performance elite sport. Combined, this includes counselling and clinically-based writing, teaching and therapeutic practice in relation to the general community and also a special focus on clinical sport psychology, stress & burnout in elite competitors and the psychology of high performance. He also has a particular interest in teaching strategies for degree programs that develop practise expertise in undergraduate counselling and psychology students.

Clive began counselling from the age of 18! Starting off in volunteer work through a range of community service organisations, a youth drop-in centre and playing a major role in a schizophrenic support group, he also grew in his experience as a counsellor through face-to-face consulting in private practice and at Lifeline. He became involved in school based counselling through his employment as a teacher and was contracted as an expert consultant to assist in the running and evaluation of a school-based behavioural and rehabilitative service for troubled adolescent boys.

Since 1997, Clive has been the executive director, principal supervisor and primary clinician of a counselling & clinically-based practice servicing around 70 clients per week through an extensive referral network of health/allied health organisations & professionals (e.g., psychiatrists, paediatricians, general practitioners, hospital psych wards, community groups, schools, funeral directors, WorkCover, Veterans Affairs, Centrelink, etc). While leaving this role at the end of 2007 to pursue his involvement here at the Institute, Clive continues in his board responsibilities for the organisation.  Maintaining a comprehensive caseload through these referrals, the counselling staff he has supervised includes counsellors, psychologists, social workers, provisionally registered Psychologists and students (psychology, counselling and social work trained) on practice placement.  

In his ‘younger days’ while volunteering as a counsellor, Clive gained a broad range of sporting experience as a coach, physical education teacher, fitness centre manager and competitive triathlete. He was also a seeded competitor in the World Championship Triathlon in Nice, France way back in 1987. He has provided confidential mental health services for athletes, coaches and their families since 1994 and is currently listed as a preferred sport psychology provider with the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).

In 1994 Clive obtained his first adjunct position as a university lecturer. This was through Griffith University’s Faculty of Education and Professional Studies.

Since 2003 Clive increased his academic responsibilities significantly through writing, coordinating and teaching a range of undergraduate and postgraduate subjects in psychology and counselling through Griffith University School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University School of Education & Professional Studies, Bond University Faculty of Humanities & Social Science and Bond University Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine.

A major area of university course development and teaching for Clive has been in the areas of counselling psychology, developmental psychology and sport psychology where he has written subjects and taught extensively in these areas at an undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate university level. 

Throughout his University teaching career Clive has had responsibility for subject convening, writing and teaching courses in Abnormal Psychology, Advanced Counselling Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Contemporary Issues in Lifespan Development, Developmental Psychology, Educational Counselling, Educational Psychology, Teaching to Difference, Personality & Individual Difference, Social Psychology, Cross Cultural Psychology, Sport Psychology,  The Psychology of High Performance, Communication Skills for Physiotherapists, Communication-Negotiation & Leadership and also Physical Education. 

Clive currently maintains an adjunct position of Assistant Professor through the Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine at Bond University.

On a more personal level, Clive has been married since 1983 and has 2 sons. He loves playing his bass guitar and still gets the occasional paying gig as a musician! His eldest son plays the drums, so Clive jams with him at home (with mattresses in the windows).  Clive also loves going to the gym with his youngest son, spending time with his wife of 24 years and keeping close ties with his family and friends.

Because Kathleen Casagrande devoted many years of her life to the raising of five successful children, the opportunity for counselling was not apparent until they had all left home. 

After studying for one year with the Counselling College of Australia, Kathleen worked as a volunteer telephone counsellor with Drug Arm. She was then employed with Drug Arm of Australia as a Project Officer for a program called HART (Home Assessment Response Team) where she worked with individuals and also their significant others who were affected by substance misuse challenges. 

She achieved her Diploma of Professional Counselling through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors majoring in Relationships and Conflict Resolution. Because she was training volunteers while working at Drug Arm she also achieved her Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training.

Soon after the program ended Kathleen started a private practice, Esteem Consulting, working with drug education and prisoners within days of their leaving the confines of Community Corrections. Some of her private clients needs led her into an entirely different field of counselling within the Real Estate Industry.

After 12 months of working within the Real Estate Industry, Kathleen decided to return to her original passion of counselling. She is now employed with the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors as an Education Advisor and her role includes: Assignment Marking, Study Assistance Calls and Responding to Email and Knowledge Base questions.

On a personal note, Kathleen enjoys the company of good friends at restaurants, movies or the beach and, especially, family time. Special interests are reading and yoga. Meditation is a good balance to her sometimes busy schedule. She looks forward to working with you and offering feedback which she draws from years of living life to the maximum.

Michelle joined the Institute’s team of Education Advisers in May 2006 and has enjoyed every minute of being able to impart her knowledge with students across the nation.  Especially given the fact that she can relate to so many queries and experiences with students calling the Study Assistance Line, having completed the Institute’s Diploma herself.

Michelle’s professional background includes experience as a counsellor, court support worker, emergency relief worker and family aid worker.  As a part of Michelle’s ongoing professional development she is currently undertaking the Institute’s Abuse Counselling Advanced Study Major (ASM).

We’re sure many of you who have already spoken to her have welcomed her warm friendly manner on the Study Assistance Line. 

Karyn joined our project development team at Head Office in June 2004.

Not many of you will have spoken to Karyn as she keeps herself extremely busy behind the scenes reviewing and revising Institute programs to ensure all our programs maintain currency and industry relevance.

Karyn is a registered psychologist who has spent several years working in child-protection agencies, providing intensive counselling, support and advocacy to children, young people and their families. In this role Karyn provided behavioural and ‘risk’ assessments, individual counselling, family therapy, group therapy and training. She has also worked as a group facilitator in the areas of eating disorders and drug and alcohol dependency.

Karyn has completed her Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training and has a strong interest in counselling education and training.