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Dr Elise Sloan

DIRECTOR & SENIOR CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

BPsych(Hons), DPsych(Clinical), MAPS, FCCLP

Dr Elise Sloan is a clinical psychologist and is the co-director of Aruna Psychology. Elise is a warm and compassionate therapist who takes a collaborative, non judgmental and empathetic approach to supporting her clients. Elise has a special interest in understanding difficulties within the context of early childhood experiences and is passionate about supporting individuals heal from the consequences of early developmental trauma. Consequently, Elise has expertise in supporting individuals with personality vulnerabilities, those experiencing emotional dysregulation or problematic patterns of behaviour (i.e. self-harm and suicidality) and those with complex trauma presentations and/or dissociative symptoms.

Elise takes a person centered and holistic approach in her work, drawing upon multiple evidence based trauma informed therapeutic approaches. She is accredited in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and is also trained in a number of additional therapies including Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT),  Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Elise warmly welcomes clients from the LGBTQIAP+ community.

Elise also works as a senior clinical psychologist in the adult community psychiatry program at Alfred Mental and Addiction Health (part of Alfred Health) where she provides psychological treatment to individuals with significant histories of trauma. Elise has previously worked as a research fellow and guest lecturer in the School of Psychology at Deakin University and has a research track record that has a strong clinical focus, and centres on the examination of emotion regulation as a key psychological process implicated in the onset, maintenance and treatment across numerous mental health disorders.

Board Approved Supervisor 

Elise is also a board approved supervisor and provides supervision to psychologists (including provisional and clinical registrars) and other health professionals (i.e., GP’s, mental health case managers).

Qualifications

Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Doctorate of Psychology (Clinical)

Professional Affiliations

  • Registered Psychologist (Clinical) with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

  • Board approved supervisor (AHPRA)

  • Accredited therapist with the Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Association of Australia (EMDRAA)

  • Associate editor of the Clinical Psychologist, the official journal of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists

  • Member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)

  • Fellow Member of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists (FCCLP)

Elise has published her work in multiple academic and peer-reviewed journals.

Publications:

Hall, K., Youssef, G., Simpson, A., Sloan, E., Graeme, L., Perry, N., Moulding, R., Baker, A., Beck, A., & Staiger, P. (2021). A Emotion Regulation and Impulse Control (ERIC) intervention for vulnerable young people: A multi sectorial pilot study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12:554100. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.554100

Sloan, E., Moulding, R., Weiner, C., Dowling, R., & Hall, K. (2020). A qualitative examination of the relationship between rumination, distress, and dysregulated behaviours in vulnerable young people. Psychology and Psychotherapy, doi: 10.1111/papt.12297

Sloan, E., Hall, K., Youseff, G., Moulding, R., Mildred, H., & Staiger, P. K. (2019). Profiles of emotion regulation in young people accessing youth drug treatment. Cognitive Therapy and Research. doi:10.1007/s10608-019-10003-4.

Sloan, E., Hall, K., Simpson, A., Youssef, G., Moulding, R., Mildred, H., & Staiger, P. K. (2018). An emotion regulation treatment for young people with complex substance use and mental health needs: A case series. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 25, 427-441. doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.12.006

Sloan, E., O’Donnell, R., Bianchi, V., Simpson, A., Cox, R., & Hall, K. (2018). Distress, emotional clarity, and disordered eating in young people with complex emotional and behavioural difficulties. Clinical Psychologist, 22(2), 148-157. doi:10.1111/cp.12154

Hall, K., Simpson, A., O’Donnell, R., Sloan, E., Staiger, P. K., Morton, J., . . . Lubman, D. (2018). Emotion dysregulation as a target in the treatment of co-existing substance use and borderline personality disorders: A pilot study. Clinical Psychologist, 22(112-125). doi:10.1111/cp.12162

Sloan, E., Hall, K., Moulding, R., Bryce, S., Mildred, H., Staiger, P. (2017). Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic treatment construct across anxiety, depression, substance, eating and borderline personality disorders: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review,57, 141- 163. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.09.002