AWSA Summer School 2025

Jim Phillips 

Psychologist, Kardina Health and Pain Matrix


Jim Phillips is an experienced pain psychologist and cbt practitioner. He is a member of both the Australian Pain Society and the Australian Psychological Society and recently stepped down from the Barwon Australian Psychological Society committee, having served as Treasurer, Secretary and Chair across the years. His training has included Multidisciplinary Pain Management and CBT and Pain at the Pain Management Research Institute at the University of Sydney. Additionally, Jim is trained in Third Wave cognitive behavioural therapies including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, MetaCognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.

Jim is also a trained and experienced Eye-Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and Hypnosis practitioner. He has worked in several Australian states and internationally, and has worked extensively with first-responders in a range of contexts. Jim is an experienced Trauma Therapist and has been trained in the most current Cognitive Processing Therapy techniques, and is actively interested in both Transdiagnostic Treatment Protocols and Process-Based CBT.

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