Dr Michele Burn | Perinatal Clinical Psychologist

Dr Michele Burn (she/her)

BA(Hons), BCom, DPsych(Clin)

Co-Founder, Director, and Clinical Psychologist

*Consults via Telehealth Australia wide and in person in Essendon, VIC. (Limited appointments available).

Michele works collaboratively to achieve client goals, using a warm, empathetic and client-centred approach to therapy. She draws on evidence-based therapy frameworks to best support the individual and family, including cognitive-behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and family systems approaches. Michele is also a registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator.

Affiliations:

Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member APS Perinatal and Infant Psychology Interest Group
Member of the Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology Interest Group
Registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator
Member of the APS Disaster Response Network

Areas of Special Interest:

Antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety
Pregnancy
Birth trauma
Adjustment difficulties
Infants
Parenting
Perinatal loss
Parent-infant attachment and bonding
Anxiety
Fears and phobias
Trauma and post-traumatic stress

Publications

Milgrom, J., Burn, M., Rodrigues, A. L., Gemmill, A. W., & Hirshler, Y. (2023). Cognitive behavioral therapy for perinatal depression—Tailored face-to-face treatment and translation for online delivery of MumMoodBooster. In Handbook of Lifespan Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (pp. 23-39). Academic Press.

Burn, M., Knight, T., Taylor, L., & Toumbourou, J. W. (2019). Parents’ perceptions of changes in family functioning after participation in a strengthening families intervention: A qualitative analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 100, 428-436.

Burn, M., Lewis, A., McDonald, L., & Toumbourou, J. W. (2019). An Australian adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program: Parent and child mental health outcomes from a pilot study. Australian psychologist, 54(4), 261-271.

de Andrade, D., Coomber, K., Ferris, J., PuljeviĆ, C., Burn, M., Vakidis, T., … & Miller, P. G. (2021). The impact of changes to alcohol policy on patron drinking behaviours in Queensland. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(5), 728-737.

Miller, P. G., Coomber, K., de Andrade, D., Livingston, M., Puljević, C., Vakidis, T., … & Ferris, J. (2021). Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): Rationale and overview. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(5), 693-697.

Miller, P. G., Coomber, K., de Andrade, D., Livingston, M., Puljević, C., Vakidis, T., … & Ferris, J. (2021). Summarising the impacts of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐Time Economy (QUANTEM) project. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(5), 755-760.

Miller, P., Litherland, S., Zinkiewicz, L., Hayley, A., Burn, M., Smith, G., & Zhou, J. (2017). Barroom aggression among Australian tradesmen: associations with heavy episodic drinking, trait aggression, and conformity to masculine norms. Journal of Substance Use, 22(3), 274-281.

Taylor, N., Miller, P., Coomber, K., Mayshak, R., Zahnow, R., Patafio, B., … & Ferris, J. (2018). A mapping review of evaluations of alcohol policy restrictions targeting alcohol-related harm in night-time entertainment precincts. International Journal of Drug Policy, 62, 1-13.

Toumbourou, J. W., McDonald, L., Taylor, L., & Burn, M. (2018). La inclusión de la prevención familiar en centros de educación primaria. Lecciones aprendidas del estudio piloto del” Strengthening Families Program” en Australia [Integrating family prevention in primary schools: Lessons from the Australian pilot of the Strengthening Families Program]. In Intervenciones efectivas en prevención familiar de drogas (pp. 33-47). Octaedro.

Zinkiewicz, L., Smith, G., Burn, M., Litherland, S., Wells, S., Graham, K., & Miller, P. (2016). Aggression‐related alcohol expectancies and barroom aggression among construction tradespeople. Drug and Alcohol Review, 35(5), 549-556

Areas of Special Interest:

Antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety
Pregnancy
Birth trauma
Adjustment difficulties
Infants
Parenting
Perinatal loss
Parent-infant attachment and bonding
Anxiety
Fears and phobias
Trauma and post-traumatic stress

Dr Michele Burn (she/her)

BA(Hons), BCom, DPsych(Clin)

Co-Founder, Director, and Clinical Psychologist

*Consults via Telehealth Australia wide and in person in Essendon, VIC. (Limited appointments available).

Michele is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in perinatal, infant and child psychology. Michele has extensive experience in infant, perinatal, child and adult mental health; within private and public settings. Michele sees individuals who may be struggling to adjust to a new life transition, as well as those with a range of mental health difficulties. Michele works collaboratively to achieve client goals, using a warm, empathetic and client-centred approach to therapy. She draws on evidence-based therapy frameworks to best support the individual and family, including cognitive-behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and family systems approaches. Michele is also a registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator.

Affiliations:

Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Member APS Perinatal and Infant Psychology Interest Group
Member of the Child, Adolescent and Family Psychology Interest Group
Registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator
Member of the APS Disaster Response Network

Publications

Milgrom, J., Burn, M., Rodrigues, A. L., Gemmill, A. W., & Hirshler, Y. (2023). Cognitive behavioral therapy for perinatal depression—Tailored face-to-face treatment and translation for online delivery of MumMoodBooster. In Handbook of Lifespan Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (pp. 23-39). Academic Press.
Burn, M., Knight, T., Taylor, L., & Toumbourou, J. W. (2019). Parents’ perceptions of changes in family functioning after participation in a strengthening families intervention: A qualitative analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 100, 428-436.
Burn, M., Lewis, A., McDonald, L., & Toumbourou, J. W. (2019). An Australian adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program: Parent and child mental health outcomes from a pilot study. Australian psychologist, 54(4), 261-271.
de Andrade, D., Coomber, K., Ferris, J., PuljeviĆ, C., Burn, M., Vakidis, T., … & Miller, P. G. (2021). The impact of changes to alcohol policy on patron drinking behaviours in Queensland. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(5), 728-737.
Miller, P. G., Coomber, K., de Andrade, D., Livingston, M., Puljević, C., Vakidis, T., … & Ferris, J. (2021). Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐time Economy Monitoring (QUANTEM): Rationale and overview. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(5), 693-697.
Miller, P. G., Coomber, K., de Andrade, D., Livingston, M., Puljević, C., Vakidis, T., … & Ferris, J. (2021). Summarising the impacts of the Queensland Alcohol‐related violence and Night‐Time Economy (QUANTEM) project. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(5), 755-760.
Miller, P., Litherland, S., Zinkiewicz, L., Hayley, A., Burn, M., Smith, G., & Zhou, J. (2017). Barroom aggression among Australian tradesmen: associations with heavy episodic drinking, trait aggression, and conformity to masculine norms. Journal of Substance Use, 22(3), 274-281.
Taylor, N., Miller, P., Coomber, K., Mayshak, R., Zahnow, R., Patafio, B., … & Ferris, J. (2018). A mapping review of evaluations of alcohol policy restrictions targeting alcohol-related harm in night-time entertainment precincts. International Journal of Drug Policy, 62, 1-13.
Toumbourou, J. W., McDonald, L., Taylor, L., & Burn, M. (2018). La inclusión de la prevención familiar en centros de educación primaria. Lecciones aprendidas del estudio piloto del” Strengthening Families Program” en Australia [Integrating family prevention in primary schools: Lessons from the Australian pilot of the Strengthening Families Program]. In Intervenciones efectivas en prevención familiar de drogas (pp. 33-47). Octaedro.
Zinkiewicz, L., Smith, G., Burn, M., Litherland, S., Wells, S., Graham, K., & Miller, P. (2016). Aggression‐related alcohol expectancies and barroom aggression among construction tradespeople. Drug and Alcohol Review, 35(5), 549-556

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