Tara is a dual qualified Counsellor & Psychotherapist (PACFA Reg Clinical) and Accredited Practising Dietitian in private practice. Graduating from Sydney University in 1991, she has worked in a broad spectrum of clinical areas in inpatient, community and private practice settings. Tara has specialised in assisting people recovering from disordered eating since 2004 & is an advocate of the Health At Every Size® approach to health, body and social issues.
Tara is a PACFA Accredited Supervisor, Member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and author of Practice Pavestones Newsletter – a skills newsletter for health practitioners wanting to improve their skills in behaviour change counselling.
Tara provides supervision for Health Professionals and is a prominent advocate for the development of a culture of supervision & reflective practice in Australian Dietetics. She is the founder of Dietitian Supervision Resources Australia & International www.dsrai.net, a website and community building resource.
Tara is the owner and operator of Practice Pavestones, a business striving to provide innovative and quality experiential training to health professionals who work in the challenging area of health behaviour change. Training includes Motivational Interviewing, Professional Boundaries and Supervision.
Tara says:
'Motivational Interviewing is a foundational communication style for practice as it equips us all to ethically, effectively and compassionately assist clients who typically feel ambivalent about the behaviour changes they are considering in order to improve their health. Teaching MI to other Health Practitioners and seeing how it impacts their confidence and enjoyment of their chosen profession is work that really matters to me and I thoroughly enjoy! I put a great deal of effort into keeping my training fun, interactive, experiential and relevant.'
Tara's trainees span a variety of disciplines including GPs, Practice Nurses, Diabetes Educators, Psychologists, Counsellors, Social Workers, Occuptaional Therapists, Exercise Physiologists and Dietitians. You can read more about her service and newsletter on her website www.practicepavestones.com.au.
