About

Tamara Cavenett OAM
 

Media & Public Commentary

Tamara is regularly invited to provide professional commentary on psychology and mental health across television, radio, podcasts and print media. She has a particular interest in making complex psychological concepts and emerging research accessible, practical and relevant to everyday life.
 

Her media commentary has included interviews and contributions across the ABC, Nine, Seven and Ten networks, national radio, podcasts including ABC’s Ladies We Need To Talk, newspapers and professional psychology publications.
 

Tamara is passionate about making psychological knowledge accessible beyond the consulting room and contributing to informed, evidence-based conversations about mental health and wellbeing.

Techniques:

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques (CBT)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques (ACT)

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques (DBT)
Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques (RO DBT)

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy techniques (MCBT)

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

Positive Psychotherapy (PPT)

Neuropsychotherapy (NPT)

Schema Therapy (ST)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours) - Flinders University

Masters of Psychology (Clinical) - University of New South Wales

Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

Professional Associations:

Past President of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) 2020-2022, President-elect 2019

Board Chair Australian Psychological Society (APS) 2020-2022

Adelaide Primary Health Network (PHN)Board Director (2022-current)

Mental Health Australia Board Director (MHA) (2022-current)

Full and Current Registration with The Psychology Board of Australia (PBA)

Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (FAPS)

Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists (FCCLP)

Past Chair APS College of Clinical Psychologists (National)

Member Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD)

Master of Psychology (Clinical) Program Advisory Board Member (Uni SA)

Past Committee Member APS College of Clinical Psychologists (SA Branch)

Past Committee Member APS College of Clinical Psychologists (National)

Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)

Supervisor Status:

Approved Supervisor for Clinical Registrar Program

Approved Supervisor for 4+2 Internship

Approved Supervisor for Clinical Higher Degree Program 

Approved Supervisor for the APS College of Clinical Psychologists

Publications:

Cavenett, T. & Nixon, R.D.V. (2006). The effect of arousal on memory for emotionally-relevant information: A study of skydivers. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44, 1461-1469. READ IT HERE

Newell, B R., Cavenett, T. & Andrews, S. (2008). On the immunity of perceptual implicit memory to manipulations of attention. Memory & Cognition 36, 725. READ IT HERE

Bruggemann, L., Nixon, R. & Cavenett, T. (2007). Predicting acute anxiety and depression following hip fracture. Journal of Behaviour Medicine 30, 97. READ IT HERE

Other:

Session Chair 2016 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Conference

Session Chair 2015 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Conference

Session Chair 2014 APS College of Clinical Psychologists Conference

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Awards:

Order of Australia Medal (OAM) 2026

College of Clinical Psychologists (SA) Significant Contribution Award 2019

Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (FAPS)