My Path to Becoming a Psychologist in Australia: A Personal Journey

Allan O
8 min readAug 19, 2023
Therapy session in a private practice setting, medium: photography, style: professional and empathetic, capturing the essence of a psychologist’s work, lighting: soft and inviting, creating a safe space, colors: warm and neutral tones, composition: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR camera, EF 85mm f/1.8 STM lens, Resolution 30.4 megapixels, ISO sensitivity: 100, Shutter speed 1/125 second, focus on the psychologist’s attentive expression, depth-of-field to blur the background, high-sharpness, ultra-deta
Source: Midjourney (by Allan Owens)

Introduction

Becoming a Psychologist in Australia is a big adventure. You can “choose your own adventure” (to a degree). For instance, I could have completed four years of study and two years of internship experience. This path (called the 4+2) is now phased out in Australia. I wanted to continue my university studies, so I ruled this option…

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Allan O

Senior organisational change manager. Psychologist. Author of The Change Manager’s Companion. www.humanfactorsadvisory.com.au