About Dr Oz

I’m a Clinical Psychologist and the Director of ANIMA Health Network. My work spans clinical practice, research, and public education, with a particular focus on schema therapy, psychometric assessment, and neurodivergence.

As someone with lived experience of ADHD, I bring a personal and empathetic lens to my work, which informs my commitment to inclusive, evidence-based care. During my doctoral research, I developed the Young Schema Questionnaire – Revised (YSQ-R), a tool now used internationally to support more accurate assessment and treatment planning in schema therapy.

My research has been widely cited and applied in both academic and clinical settings, and I continue to collaborate with international colleagues to improve the accessibility and impact of schema-based interventions.

I’m also an experienced public speaker and have been invited to present at national and international conferences. My presentations often explore the intersection of complex trauma, neurodivergence, and schema therapy, suicide prevention, and lived experience. I regularly contribute to professional development through webinars, podcasts, and freely available resources—including multilingual translations of the YSQ-R—to support the broader psychology and schema therapy communities.

Currently, I serve as an Adjunct Research Fellow at Curtin University’s EnAble Institute, where my research focuses on developmental trauma and early maladaptive schemas in Autistic and ADHD populations. In 2024, I was honoured to be named Australian Psychologist of the Year at the Allied Health Awards, a recognition of my ongoing efforts to bridge rigorous research with meaningful clinical application.

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