Psychology Department

We are a team of psychologists and psychotherapists who strive to provide compassionate and skilled care to people facing health problems. We are committed to working together with patients and colleagues to help support patient wellbeing and ease distress. We value the human rights, dignity and diversity of every individual and aim to provide a fair, equal and responsive service.

What We Do

We work across specific multidisciplinary teams, providing psychological assessment and intervention to inpatients and outpatients attending St Vincent’s University Hospital.

We understand that living with health problems can make life more challenging. By working together with patients we aim to help with these challenges and bring about greater well-being. We also promote health behaviours and work to maximise coping and quality of life. We do this by talking and listening to patients, understanding and respecting their unique experience and providing psychological care based on the best evidence.

As well as working directly with patients we take part in research and provide education that is relevant to our work. This helps us to keep up with the best evidence available and to pass on our knowledge and skills to other professionals and those in training.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide specialised psychological services that integrate seamlessly with hospital-based medical care, addressing the unique psychological needs of patients at St Vincent’s University Hospital.

Vision Statement

Our vision is to deliver innovative, evidence-based, psychological care, tailored to the needs of the patients of St Vincent’s University Hospital. We strive to seamlessly integrate within multidisciplinary teams to provide a holistic approach, so that patients are empowered to live well with physical health conditions. We seek to advance the psychological knowledge base within physical health settings by contributing to research, training and education.