Rate My Professor Gaston Antezana Ortiz

Gaston Antezana Ortiz is a Senior Lecturer and Discipline Lead for Counselling and Creative Arts Therapies in the School of Allied Health at Murdoch University. He also directs the Caladenia Counselling Clinic, overseeing clinical supervision placements and delivering counselling services to students, staff, and the broader community. Possessing over 15 years of experience in psychology and mental health, his academic credentials encompass a PhD from Flinders University examining how young people use mobile applications to enhance their wellbeing and implications for engagement strategies, a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), clinical supervision training, and a Diploma in Community Services.

Antezana Ortiz's research specializations include mental health and technology, wellbeing, and interventions for young people. His publications feature 'Perceived Multicultural Counselling Competencies Amongst Australian Counsellors and Psychologists' (2022, co-authored with Gonzales, Popis, and Smith), assessing competencies for diverse populations; 'An evaluation of behaviour change techniques in health and lifestyle mobile applications' (2018); 'Do young men and women differ in well-being apps usage? Findings from a randomised trial'; 'Designing Online Interventions in Consideration of Young People's Perspectives: Participant Feedback From a Randomised Controlled Trial of an Online Intervention for Social Anxiety' (2019); and 'Participatory Research as One Piece of the Puzzle: A Systematic Review of Consumer Involvement in Design of Technology-Based Youth Mental Health and Well-Being Interventions' (2015, co-authored with Damarell et al.). He engages the public via Murdoch University articles addressing social anxiety, parental support during exams, and holiday coping strategies. Antezana Ortiz contributes to projects exploring low-intensity exercise with blood flow restriction for mental health benefits.