Michelle Martin
BA (Psych) GDipSocsSc (Child Dev) GDipPsych MPsych (Clin) DipClinHyp
Clinical and Health Psychologist
Michelle has worked as a Psychologist in pain management since 2003. She has experience working with a range of chronic pain conditions, as well as experience helping patients manage acute pain resulting from traumatic injury. She is endorsed in the areas of Clinical Psychology and Health Psychology, and regularly provides training to postgraduate university students and health professionals.
Michelle’s interests include pain management and coping with chronic illness, and she has a special interest in pelvic pain conditions for both women and men, including issues associated with the use of pelvic mesh. Michelle uses a range of psychological approaches including CBT, ACT, mindfulness and hypnosis.
Qualifications
1991 BA (Psych) University of Queensland
1997 GDipSocSc (Child Dev) University of South Australia
1998 GDipPsych University of New England
2001 MPsych (Clin) University of Adelaide
2012 DipClinHyp Australian Society of Hypnosis
Publications & Presentations
2013 "Vulvodynia and Chronic Pelvic Pain"
2014 "Using MBCT in a Chronic Pain Setting: A Qualitative Analysis of Participants’ Experiences"
2019 "Supporting Clients who have Persistent Pain: A Primer for Counsellors"
2019 "The Future of CBT in Pain Management: The clinician’s perspective"
Professional Affiliations
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
APS College of Clinical Psychologists
APS College of Health Psychologists
Australian Pain Society
International Association for the Study of Pain
South Australian Society of Hypnosis
School of Psychology, University of Adelaide - Lecturer
School of Psychology, University of South Australia - Lecturer