Our Team
Marcus Wicken
Clinical Psychologist
BA LLB GradDipPsych B.Psych.Sci(Hons1) M.Psych(Clinical) MAPS
I’m a Clinical Psychologist with experience working with people from many walks of life. I grew up locally, and worked in various fields at home and abroad before being inspired to pursue Clinical Psychology training while working with mental health professionals on a human rights consultancy in Indonesia. Since then, I have worked in public health/hospital and private settings, treating issues as diverse as depression and motivational issues, anxiety in its many forms, substance and behavioural addictions, grief and trauma, chronic disease adjustment, and palliative care.
I apply a highly individualised approach to the implementation of evidence-based treatment techniques, which I acquired through my Clinical Psychology training at both the Australian National University, and the University of NSW. I have published academic research myself, focussing on the application of cutting edge cognitive neuroscience discoveries to the practice of psychological therapy, and to our understanding of psychological distress.
Above all, I value a warm, open, and collaborative therapeutic relationship, in which clients feel safe to explore their personal challenges.
Dr Joel Hoffman
Clinical Psychologist
BA GradDipPsych B.Psych(Hons1) M.Psych(Clinical) PhD MACPA
Joel (He/Him) is a clinical psychologist and brings a warm approach and a listening ear to his work. He seeks to understand each person’s difficulties and strengths while working collaboratively with them to accomplish their goals. He has experience working with a range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and more. He brings evidence-based principles into each session using a Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework, but draws on other evidence-based approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy.
Joel holds a Doctor in Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical Psychology and Master of Clinical Psychology from UNSW, a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) from University of Sydney, and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Melbourne University. He has worked extensively across a range of settings such as community mental health in NSW and in the Northern Territory. His research background is in field of trauma amongst refugee and asylum-seeker communities and he has published extensively in this area, including the development of treatments for victims of trauma. He holds full registration and endorsement as a clinical psychologist from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and is member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).