David is registered psychologist and a member of AAPi with over 10 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of mental health challenges. He has worked across a variety of sectors including Disability, Education, Youth and Family Services and Community Mental Health. Concurrent to his role as a Mental Health Advisor with the AIS, David works in private practice, where his main areas of interest are working with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, addiction, grief/loss, ADHD and Men’s, Adolescent and LGBT2SQIA+ health. He also works as a Psychologist Facilitator for Tackle Your Feelings.
David is intent on compassionately connecting with people and ensuring that they are linked with the right support as well as delivering initiatives that build the capacity of the Australian Sports System to deliver sustained cultures of mental wellbeing, psychosocial safety and diversity, equality and inclusion which enhance both personal and sport performance outcomes. In his spare time, he loves connecting with family and friends, fitness, being in nature, music and learning about different cultures!