Dr. Stephanie (she/her) is an AHPRA-registered psychologist with a PhD and Master of Clinical Psychology from the University of Melbourne. Her approach is relational, experiential, and founded on a deep respect for the people she works with.
Stephanie Stewart
Psychologist
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Specialties
Stephanie supports people who are neurodiverse, who are navigating major life transitions or relationship challenges, who struggle with shame or self-doubt, who have lived through trauma, who feel compelled to act on their thoughts, and who experience different realities. Stephanie draws primarily on Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Mindful Self-compassion and Lived Expertise to inform her work, and is also trained in approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Qualifications
University of Melbourne
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Melbourne
Master of Clinical Psychology
University of Canberra
Bachelor of Science in Psychology (Honours)
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Publications
2024
The importance of going beyond consumer or patient involvement to lived experience leadership
2023
Power of self as the resource and the North Star: A discursive analysis of lived experience leaders’ constructions of lived experience leadership
2023
“A Leader, That’s A Verb”: A Discursive Analysis of Lived Experience Leadership Per its Construction by People with Lived Experience
2021
Using discursive psychology to critique power imbalances in the health workforce
2019
“It depends what you mean by leadership”: An analysis of stakeholder perspectives on consumer leadership
2017
Rhetoric of representation: the disempowerment and empowerment of consumer leaders
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