PhD, MSc, BSc.
Dr Lisa is currently on leave.
Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Master of Science in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. Lisa is member of the Australian Psychology Association (MAPS).
After working for many years in research and academic settings, Lisa joined the Therapy House Team as provisionally registered psychologist in the beginning of 2022. Lisa has experience in working with children, adolescents, and adults from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Lisa is supportive and rational, and has the critical skills to assess individualsā and familiesā needs and circumstances. Next to her work as a provisional psychologist at Therapy House, Lisa is a Research Fellow within the School of Public Health at The University of Queensland, with a focus on mental health research and suicide prevention; she has several peer-reviewed publications which you can access here.
Dr Lisa Wittenhagen is a provisionally registered psychologist – what does this mean?
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) grants the status of āprovisional psychologistā to individuals who have been assessed to have completed a minimum of 4 to 5 years of psychological education and wish to obtain their general registration as psychologist. Lisa is currently undertaking the 5+1 internship pathway to general registration, meaning that she has completed a five-year sequence of accredited study and is now completing a one-year practical internship. Provisionally registered psychologists are mentored by at least one fully registered psychologist, who they report to and discuss with all aspect of their clinical practice to demonstrate core competencies required for general registration. Please note that Medicare rebates do not apply when seeing a provisionally registered psychologist (only fully registered psychologists can apply for a Medicare provider number).
Dr Lisa Wittenhagen is available for in-person and telehealth consultation on Mondays and Tuesdays.
