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Contemporary relational psychodynamic treatment of complex trauma or C-PTSD: A qualitative exploration of perspectives of mental health practitioners

Closes 31 January 2026

Recruitment for research study into psychodynamic psychotherapy for complex trauma or C-PTSD

  • Are you a registered mental health clinician residing in Australia? 
  • Are you trained and practice in Contemporary (Relational) Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?
  • Treat complex trauma disorders &/or C-PTSD?

You are invited to take part in a Qualitative project exploring your perspectives & experiences on diagnostic systems and therapeutic practice using Relational Psychodynamic Psychotherapy approaches for treatment of complex trauma disorders &/or C-PTSD.

This research is conducted by Ms Stacey-Kim Coleman under the supervision of Dr. Lynlee Howard-Payne of the Discipline of Psychological Science at the ACAP University College. Stacey-Kim is completing her research as part of her BPsychSc(Hons) degree at ACAP University College.

You can take part in this research if you: 

• Are a registered psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist or other allied health clinician. 
• Have trained at minimum at a master’s level clinical training in any psychodynamic/psychoanalytical modality; or post grad, for a 1-year relational psychodynamic psychotherapy training program; or a 2-year relational psychodynamic registrar program; or a full four to five-year psychoanalytic training program for psychoanalysts; or anything in-between.
• Work with complex trauma &/or C-PTSD.
• Reside in Australia.
• Have no personal relationship with the researchers.

If you are interested, you would complete a 45 – 60-minute interview with Stacey via Zoom with wait room and passcode enabled. 

If you would like more information please e-mail Stacey-Kim Coleman [email protected] and I will send you an information pack! 

This research has been approved by the ACAP University College Human Research Ethics Committee (EC00447) (Approval Number: 959281025). For concerns about ethical aspects of this research, please contact the ACAP University College HREC: [email protected]