Experienced | Professional
Professional Experience
AnneMarie is a highly practiced psychologist, with more than 30 years experience providing therapeutic services to individuals, families, couples and children.
AnneMarie brings over 11 years professional experience in Family Law matters, as a Family Consultant/Court Child Expert for the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (past) as a Panel Family Consultant and Independent Family Report Writer.
Bringing a strong understanding of the Family Law system supported by tertiary qualifications in law and legal practice, AnneMarie has completed more than 1000 family reports.
AnneMarie’s Approach
AnneMarie is understanding, warm and genuine. Her experience in family therapy and report writing, and interest in people equip her to see to the heart of a matter. AnneMarie’s ability to connect with, hear and understand the needs and wants of children is facilitated by her respect for them as people. Her considerable experience in report writing, and the care, consideration and respect she provides to all clients and children, facilitates a platform for your voices to be heard and the best interests of your children to be represented.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology/Psychophysiology)
Graduate Diploma Applied Psychology
Bachelor of Laws
Master of Legal Practice
Professional Registrations & Memberships
Psychology Board of Australia (Ahpra) – Registered Psychologist
Attorney General’s Department – Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner
Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards (AMDRAS) – Accredited Mediator
Alternative Dispute Resolution Association (ADRA) – Member
Australian Association of Psychologists Inc. (AAPi) – Past President (4 years), Fellow, and Lifetime Member
Professional Experience & Training
Katz, E. Coercive Control in Children’s and Mother’s Lives, Oxford University Press, 2022
Stark, E. Children of Coercive Control, Oxford University Press, 2023
Confirmation Bias: Getting it Backwards in High Conflict Cases, AFCC, 12 January 2024
MARAM Collaborative Practice, delivered by FVREE, 9 February 2023
Cultural Awareness (Indigenous), delivered by Peter Smith (Psychologist), AAPi, 8 August 2022
Safe and Together Training, Safe & Together Institute, FCFCOA, 30 June 2022
Ongoing Professional Engagement
Judicial Seminar Series, FCFCOA (2022, 2023, 2024)
Peer Consultations, FCFCOA, facilitated by Senior Court Child Experts (2022, 2023, 2024)
