Injured workers can sometimes face significant psychological challenges. From navigating the Workers’ Compensation System, experiencing isolation or frustration due to an injury, or managing chronic pain, being injured can take a mental toll as well as a physical one. Of course, psychological injury can also be caused as a direct result of events that may have happened at work. Whilst many treating Psychologists may not be familiar with the Workers’ Compensation Scheme, we understand the critical need for experience psychological support to help overcome these obstacles and support a person both back to work and back to life.

Dr Clair Lawson is a senior clinical psychologist, board-approved supervisor and founder of Lawson Clinical Psychology—one of Perth’s most respected private practices. Since establishing LCP in 2008, Clair has led with a strong commitment to clinical excellence, team wellbeing and person-centred care. Her areas of expertise include OCD, anxiety and mood disorders, with a deep interest in sustainable, values-based practice. Clair holds a PhD and Master’s in Clinical Psychology from the University of Western Australia and currently serves as a Professional Practice Fellow at UWA, where she teaches and supervises early career psychologists. She also mentors clinicians and allied health leaders through Clinic Mastery and contributes to national conversations around Medicare governance and practice leadership. Clair was awarded the APS Psychology Entrepreneur of the Year in recognition of her contribution to innovation in psychological practice.

Trevor Mazzucchelli is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Curtin University in Perth, where he coordinates the Master of Professional Psychology and co-coordinates the Master of Clinical Psychology. A registered clinical psychologist since 1994, Trevor has extensive experience delivering evidence-based treatments across public and private settings, including Western Australia’s Disability Services Commission and Department of Health, Triple P International, and private practice. His work has focused on developing and disseminating parenting programs for families of children with disability, and he has trained practitioners in more than 10 countries. Trevor’s research spans treatment outcomes, behavioural and cognitive change, self-management, and how people thrive under both typical and challenging circumstances. He serves on the editorial boards of Cognitive and Behavioral Practice and Frontiers in Education, provides supervision and training to health professionals, and maintains an honorary appointment with the Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland.

I am an early career School Psychologist currently working in the Perth Metro area. I started working with the Department in 2022 in the Wheatbelt, and since then have had the opportunity to grow my psychological skills in many areas of professional practice. I currently work in several settings, namely in a large senior high school, education support school and Statewide Services within the Office of the Chief Psychologist.

Leesa is the Director of the University Psychology Clinics located within the University of Tasmania, and teaches and supervises in the postgraduate psychology programs. Leesa is the Lead Researcher in the Compassion, Health, Intimacy, and Perinatal Research Lab and conducts research in the areas of persistent pelvic pain and endometriosis, emotional and sexual intimacy, compassion focused therapies, and perinatal psychology. Leesa is also a registered Clinical Psychologist and Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) approved supervisor, providing supervision to provisionally registered psychologists and psychologists completing their area of practice endorsement (AoPE Clinical) pathway.