Jodie Wassner
Jodie Wassner is an Educational and Developmental psychologist with over 20 years experience counselling young people and their families. She divides her professional time equally between clinic work with young people and educational training for psychologists and other health professionals, via local and international workshops, as well as supervision.
Her two professional passions are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and neurodiverse children and adolescents. Jodie currently runs a successful private practice where she works predominantly with autism spectrum presentations, attention deficits, anxiety and OCD. Jodie has always had a knack for connecting with young people. She harbours a genuine love for kids and teens and treats them with compassion and understanding from the outset. Young people and their families often comment that they feel safe and understood in Jodie’s care.
Jodie has co-written a ten-session manual for psychologists working with anxious children using the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
She is a Fellow of the APS College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists and immediate Past President of the ACT and Autism ACBS SIG.
On-demand training presented by Jodie Wassner
ACT with young people on the autism spectrum
Learn key practical strategies and adaptations to make ...