Anna Thompson
Lecturer
B.Psych (Hons I), D.Clin.Psych/M.Science (University of Sydney)
Anna Thompson
Bio
Anna is a Clinical Psychologist employed in a part time (2 days per week) position as a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University .
Anna completed her undergraduate and postgraduate clinical training at the University of Sydney . Her doctoral research was in the area of help-seeking behaviour for anxiety and mood disorders. Anna has provided clinical services in settings including a problem gambling treatment unit, an eating disorders day program, university clinics, community mental health centres and three specialist anxiety clinics. Before moving to the Central West in 2003 Anna worked at the Macquarie University Anxiety Research Unit in a group treatment outcome study for Social Phobia. From 2003 to 2007 she worked as a Clinical Psychologist in the acute wards of a rural psychiatric hospital.
Anna's current role at CSU involves mainly teaching in fourth year and postgraduate clinical subjects and supervising postgraduate clinical research projects. When not teaching at CSU, Anna runs a private practice in Orange, specialising in the treatment of anxiety disorders within a cognitive behavioural framework.
Teaching
- General Clinical Psychology
- Adult mental health
- Anxiety disorders
- Clinical supervision
Research
- Psychiatric epidemiology
- Mental health service delivery
- Help-seeking behaviour
- Clinical Psychology within the acute psychiatric setting
Recent publications
Thompson, A., Hunt, C., & Issakidis, I. (2004). Why wait? Reasons for the delay and prompts to seek help for mental health problems in an Australian clinical sample. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39(10), 810-817.
Thompson, A., Walker, M., & Milton, S. (2005). Explaining the high false positive rate of the South Oaks Gambling Screen. International Journal of Gambling Studies, 5, 45-56.
Thompson, A., Kssakidis, I., & Hunt, C. (Submitted). Delay to seek treatment for anxiety and mood disorders in an Australian clinical sample.
Conference Presentations
Thompson, A., Walker, M., & Milton, S. (1999, November). Reliability and validity of the South Oaks Gambling Screen. Paper presented at Biannual Conference of the National Association for Gambling Studies, Gold Coast .
Thompson, A., Issakidis, I. & Hunt, C. (2002, July). Patterns and predictors of the delay to seek treatment for anxiety and mood idsorders. Paper presented at 25th Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavior Therapy, Brisbane.
Thompson, A., Gaston, J. & Rapee, R. (2003, October). Enhancing group treatment for Social Phobia. Paper presented at Annual Conference of the Anxiety Practitioners Network, Macquarie University, Sydney.
Membership of professional associations and groups
- Registered Psychologist in NSW
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- Member of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT)
