SUSANNE LITTS

Susanne Litts is an AHPRA Registered Psychologist.

Susanne has been working as a psychologist with children and young people for over a decade in both the UK and Australia, across the public and private sectors. She previously worked as a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology at the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (UK) and has worked in private practice in Australia since 2019.

Susanne provides highly specialised assessments, formulations and treatments to children and their families.  She has worked with a wide range of presentations including anxiety, low mood, emotion regulation, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Attention/Concentration difficulties, Autism, and co-occurring Autism and anxiety/low mood.

Susanne has received formal training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychometric assessments as well as in Autism assessment and intervention. She has also completed training in Trauma-Focused CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for young people.

Susanne has contributed to the application and evaluation of applied research, including an NHS-funded project supporting the rollout of an early intervention CBT-informed anxiety management protocol. She has also developed and run several group-based interventions including anxiety management, social and emotional learning, stress-control workshops for parents and groups for adolescents experiencing low mood. Susanne has developed and delivered training for teachers on Autism and classroom issues, and delivered workshops for parents to facilitate their understanding of Autism, communication and behaviour.

Susanne is formally trained in training other staff and supervising other practitioners and has several years of experience in doing both.

QUALIFICATIONS & ACCREDIATATIONS

• Masters Degree (MSc) in Applied Psychology with Children and Young People (2014)

  • University of Edinburgh (UK)

  • NHS Education for Scotland training program for Clinical Associates in Applied Psychology

  • Accredited by the British Psychological Society

• Masters Degree (MSc) in Psychological Research Methods (2011)

  • University of Stirling (UK)

• Bachelors Degree (BSc Hons) in Psychology (2009)

  • University of St Andrews (UK)

• ‍Working with Children Check (WWC): WWC1975973E