Rate My Professor Heather Irvine-Rundle

Heather Irvine-Rundle serves as Adjunct Professor of Practice in the School of Science within the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle. She is listed among the conjoint staff of the School of Psychological Sciences, now integrated into the School of Science. Appointed in 2019, her role focuses on developing the next generation of psychologists through supervision of students, interns, and registrars. With over 20 years of clinical experience as a senior clinical psychologist, she is the Director of the READ Clinic Psychology, providing therapy to adults, families, and children. Her practice emphasizes an attachment-based framework integrated with evidence-based interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams including psychiatrists, social workers, dieticians, obstetricians, physiotherapists, paediatricians, and general practitioners.

Heather Irvine-Rundle holds a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and a Master of Clinical Psychology. Her career includes work in socio-economically disadvantaged areas in the UK, such as Liverpool and London, where she led mental health consultation services for schools in South London. Upon returning to Australia, she became director of the READ Clinic in 2005, later taking full clinical directorship in 2010. She authored the book 'Hello Baby!' in 2018, offering guidance for new mothers and receiving acclaim in the postnatal profession. Additionally, she has written another book on postnatal depression and developed the 'My Menopause Matters' CBT program. An internationally accredited Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner and endorsed in the EMBERS CBT program for menopause, she is a Board Approved Supervisor. Heather is a frequent speaker at conferences, workshops, radio programs, and professional groups, contributing to public awareness on mental health topics including postnatal depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, menopause transition, and trauma.