Time for a Future

Michelle Lawler

Current positions: Michelle is currently working as a Psychologist with Time for a Future: Centre for Child Development. She also works at the Castlemaine District Community Health Centre in the Mental Health and Wellbeing team as the Psychologist for the Better Outcomes in Mental Health program.

Interests: Michelle has worked extensively with children and families over the past 10 years. Her particular interests lie in the areas of autistic spectrum disorders, depression and anxiety in children.

Previous positions: As a Psychologist, Michelle has also worked in the areas of general adult mental health and sexual assault counselling with both adults and children. Prior to this she worked as a Registered Nurse in various fields and then as a Psychogeriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has also spent some time organising and providing health care with children in orphanages in both the Philippines and Nepal.