About Us
Mind connection began out of a desire to offer supervision to provisional psychologists and mental health professionals that is flexible, easy to access, and affordable.
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The Mind Connection Psychologists are all Psychology Board Approved Supervisors with significant experience providing assessment and counselling services to a wide range of clients. Mind Connection offers provisional psychologists a unique opportunity where they can access individual or group supervision from a team of supervisors each with differing skills and individual areas of interest. This allows for a learning experience that is diverse and one which covers a broad range of client groups, treatment settings and treatment modalities.
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The team at Mind Connection provide a warm and supportive environment to allow provisional psychologists to develop their skills and confidence while completing the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia. We are passionate about always connecting and relating to clients, and work with provisional psychologists in a way that fosters this approach.
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Mind connection is a platform not only for Provisional Psychologists to connect with Supervisors, but also a place to for Provisional Psychologists and other mental health professionals to connect and share knowledge with peers and others working in the field.
Our Supervisors
Claire Trevitt
BSc (Hons) Psych; Dip CH; MAAPi
Claire has been working as a psychologist for nearly 20 years. She has worked in a diverse range of settings, encompassing organisational psychology, medico-legal and forensic assessment, psycho-educational assessment and private practice offering psychotherapy and short-term intervention.
Claire has been a Board-Approved Supervisor since 2006 and has provided individual and group supervision to numerous interns. She also spent six years coordinating a psychologist registration program for a large education provider, where she assisted provisional psychologists to find suitable placements, provided guidance and support to both interns and supervisors, and managed an extensive psychometric testing library. She has assisted provisional psychologists working in a variety of different roles and industries, including school counsellors, rehabilitation counsellors, EAP counsellors, mental health clinicians, early intervention case workers, generalist counsellors and intake and assessment clinicians.
Claire holds a particular interest in early development, treatment of trauma-related issues and working with the GLBT-Qi population. She has been an approved counsellor for Victims Services for over 10 years. She takes an integrated approach to clinical practice, utilising a range of different therapeutic modalities to suit the specific and individual needs of her clients. She has completed formal training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, hypnotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and nutritional psychology.
Kirsty Vidler
BA (Psychology) (Hons); MAAPi
Kirsty has been a Registered Psychologist for 15 years, and during this time she has worked in a variety of clinical and research settings. Her experience has included drug and alcohol counselling, treatment research, Employee Assistance Program counselling, student support, and private practice work.
Kirsty has been a Board-Approved Supervisor for the past two years, and in that time has provided individual and group supervision to a number of provisional psychologists. In addition to this, Kirsty has provided clinical supervision to NGO's for several years, supporting and guiding clinicians working in counselling and case work roles.
Kirsty's training has included Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Kim Eisler
B.S.W; M.A. Psych; Assoc MAPS
Kim has 20 years experience working with individuals and families in a range of settings. She has worked extensively with individuals with mental illness, particularly young people with co-morbid drug and alcohol issues. As an experienced family counselor Kim has a comprehensive knowledge of child development, parenting and mother craft concerns. She has a comprehensive understanding of post-natal depression and developed various educational and support groups for parents. She is an experienced diagnostician, conducting regular assessments and formulating clinical case plans.
Kim provides therapy and counselling for individuals and families. She is also involved in the development of a number of group programs to assist children build their social and personal skills. Kim is both a group supervisor and principal supervisor for a number of interns who are gaining their registration as psychologists.
Kim considers it essential to treat individuals in a holistic manner with a view to understanding the cause of problems rather than simply addressing their symptoms. She is committed to providing individuals with knowledge and strategies so that they have the skills to maintain their mental health and continue their personal development. Kim is happy to use a range of therapeutic interventions and include complimentary treatments to improve client health. Kim continues her ongoing professional training and development.