Dr Jane Mulcahy

Dr. Jane Mulcahy is a skilled health psychologist with two decades of experience spanning clinical practice, tertiary education, and research. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with various health clinicians, including nurses, osteopaths, psychologists, social workers, and speech therapists, aiming to enhance health promotion, patient care, and health outcomes, particularly for individuals with chronic illnesses.

With experience in private practice, university clinics, and community health centres, Dr. Mulcahy has primarily focused on areas such as chronic pain, chronic disease management, anxiety, depression, life stage adjustment issues, and fostering positive health behaviours.

Driven by her clinical work, Dr. Mulcahy pursued a PhD, titled "Meaningful Daily Activity and Chronic Pain," delving into the impact of engaging in meaningful daily activities on patients' reported severity of chronic pain symptoms. Her research emphasised the importance of clinicians in developing individualised patient goals and outcomes. Consequently, her clinical approach centres on supporting patients in making positive behavioural changes, achieving personally meaningful goals, and adhering to treatments, ultimately leading to enhanced physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Dr. Mulcahy employs various therapeutic strategies in her practice, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing. Her research interests include topics such as anxiety and social isolation, gender differences in illness adjustment, outcome measures for chronic illnesses, patient perceptions of treatments, and the effects of meaningful daily activities on chronic pain.

Dr. Mulcahy is a Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a Fellow of the Health College within the Australian Psychological Society.