Dr Johanna Saltis is able to offer placement opportunities for Clinical Psychology Masters students and Health Psychology Masters students at her private practice. Johanna’s clinical practice provides Cognitive Behaviour Therapy informed by Brief Solution Focused Therapy and mindfulness principles. Her work is also informed by the latest neuroscience research, having previously been a researcher and published in the neuroscience field.  She also taught Human Physiology at NSW University and pursued a post-doc in the field of neuroscience, leading her to develop mindfulness exercises such as “The Five Pleasant Senses Exercise” (see training resources), that help facilitate the development of daily healing practices. Her Clinical Psychology Masters thesis (completed at Macquarie University) explored the effects of trauma on cognitive and memory function in those diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Her current interests are in supporting people to discover safe ways to harness the power of their mind in managing distressing pain or dissociation. In 2009, she completed a pilot study into Telehealth at the Repatriation General Hospital Pain Unit, before it became common practice with COVID in 2020.

Services Offered:

Dr Johanna Saltis offers Clinical Psychology services for the treatment of a range of conditions such as depression, anxiety (e.g. generalised anxiety, specific phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress), Bipolar Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia. She has a particular interest in guiding people to discover safe ways to harness the power of their mind in managing distressing symptoms of physical pain or dissociation. Patient services may be funded through Medicare, WorkCover or Private Health Cover.

Placement Specific Information:

Please note that this placement requires the completion of a placement project. The topic is negotiable and is usually in an area of interest to the student but also applicable to the Clinic. Examples of past projects include:

  • Literature review of neuroimaging changes with therapy;
  • Review of psychometric scores gathered so far; or
  • Literature review of sleep hygiene training in chronic pain patients.

Enrolments are managed through UPAC.

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