Supporting Your Professional Development

Dr Stephanie Helfer is a Senior Clinical Psychologist specialising in complex trauma. Dr Stephanie Helfer is the Complex Cases and Complex Trauma Clinical Consultant for the Sydney Children's Hospital Network. This role was specifically developed by the Hospital Network in recognition of her expertise. Within her private practice capacity, Dr Stephanie Helfer provides supervision and consultation to government and non-government organisations as well as individual clinicians.

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Dr Stephanie Helfer is the proud recipient of the Award For Outstanding Contribution To Child Protection and works passionately towards improving the care of vulnerable children in Out-of-Home Care. She supports the professional development of employees from the Department of Communities and Justice and the Department of Education through supervision and training. Dr Stephanie Helfer has also delivered training and provided consultation to NSW Police, NSW Ambulance as well as Supreme Court Magistrates and solicitors on the impact of complex trauma on child development. Her expertise has been sought by the NSW Government Premier and Cabinet Service Delivery Reform Management Committee to inform policy impacting young people in Out-of-Home Care.

Dr Stephanie Helfer is  an invited lecturer across several Clinical Psychology Masters programs in the state of NSW. She is a dedicated researcher with an interest in the areas of empathy development and complex trauma. 

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