28/07/2025
MEET THE THERAPISTS
Jean is an Accredited Social Worker and DBT Therapist with 15 years of clinical experience, specialising in Borderline Personality Disorder, Complex PTSD, and other complex mental health presentations. She has undertaken advanced training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), and trauma-informed practice. Jean is currently completing further postgraduate study in Sexology, a field that informs and deepens her practice by expanding her understanding of identity, sexuality, and relational wellbeing. Her work is grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed, and gender-affirming approaches that honour the complexity and dignity of each individual.
PLEASE NOTE: As Clinical Director of Wise-Mind DBT Brisbane, Jean spends much of her time working directly with complex referrals. She primarily supports individuals with high-risk presentations who may benefit from structured, skills-based interventions and longer-term therapeutic engagement.
Before founding Wise-Mind DBT Brisbane, Jean worked across community, mental health, and forensic settings, supporting people experiencing suicidality, substance use, and significant relational trauma. She has always been drawn to work that requires both clinical depth and human connection.
Jean loves this work because it allows her to witness people reclaim their stories, their voice, and their lives. She is especially passionate about supporting clients who have felt misunderstood or marginalised in mental health systems. Outside of therapy, you’ll find her reading q***r theory, watering her plants, or wandering through second-hand bookstores.
Jean draws from DBT, RO-DBT, Attachment theory, Sexological frameworks, and Harm Reduction principles.
Her practice is shaped by an intersectional awareness of how trauma, identity, and systemic forces interact, and by a commitment to offering compassionate, affirming, and practical care.
