Psychologists

All of our practitioners are highly trained clinical or registered psychologists who provide evidence-based services across a wide range of psychological issues. We pride ourselves on being a reliable provider of quality psychological services and have stringent inclusion criterion for our clinicians to ensure that these standards are maintained. Each of our psychologists come with areas of special interest and skills in working with particular client groups. We invite you to review their profiles and working arrangements below. You can access this by scrolling down or by clicking on the name of your desired psychologist in the Availability Table.

Please note: We attempt to keep the availability of our psychologists up-to-date on our website, however as this can change rapidly we encourage you to still contact the psychologist of your choice to enquire directly.

Availability

PsychologistCounsellingAssessments and TypeSupervision
Bruce StevensRetiredRetiredRetired
Jo RoustonNoNoNo
Zorah AshwoodNoNoNo

Profiles

Bruce Stevens

Founder

MTh, PhD (Boston University, 1987) Psychology, Member of the Australian Psychological Society, Endorsed Clinical & Forensic Psychologist

Bruce has specialised in relationship counselling and doing legal assessments including family law. He was previously a research professor holding the Wicking Chair for Ageing and Practical Theology at Charles Sturt University (2015-2019).

Bruce is now retired. He will not be doing any new forensic assessments. He will attend court in relation to any assessment he has previously completed. Bruce can be contacted on 0403529773 or via email at bruce@ccfpsych.com.au or bstevens@csu.edu.au.

Jo Rouston

Principal

Jo is a clinical psychologist with experience in treating adults with depression, trauma, anxiety, and severe or complex mental health conditions. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society’s Clinical College, recognising her clinical qualifications and experience, and is committed to ongoing personal research and professional development. Jo possesses a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (ANU) and has been working since 1998 in a variety of settings as a psychologist, including community mental health, private practice, and with Open Arms (VVCS) (the latter primarily as a group facilitator).

One of her main areas of interest is psychological trauma and PTSD; Jo has undertaken training in a variety of therapies to treat clients with trauma-related issues including EMDR, cognitive-processing therapy, traditional exposure therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. More generally, she utilises a variety of evidence-based therapies, tailored to suit the individual client and their presenting problem, including cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, and schema-focussed therapy. 

She can be contacted on 0412071724 or via email at jo.rouston@yahoo.com. Please note that Jo is not currently taking on new clients.

Zorah Ashwood

BSci, BPsych(Hons), MClinPsych

Zorah holds a Masters in Clinical Psychology and is a registered member of the Australian Psychological Society. She is also a board-approved supervisor, and provides clinical supervision to other psychologists completing their provisional psychologist training or their clinical registrar program.

Zorah specialises in Autism, ADHD, cognitive, and learning assessments. She accepts NDIS, private, or third party funded assessments. Zorah recognises the constantly evolving understanding of Autism, ADHD, and other neurodiversities, and how it presents differently across gender and culture. She continuously pursues professional development to ensure the highest standard of care for her clients.

Zorah can be contacted via email at zorah@ashwoodpsychology.com. Please note Zorah is not offering therapy at this time, and is only accepting new assessments referrals.

The following practitioners have moved and can be reached at: https://universityavenuepsychology.com/home/#contact-2

  • Ruth Holt
  • Rowena Cappelan
  • Matt Visser
  • Katrina Anderson
  • Kelsey Brown