Joanne is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who began her private practice in 2002. She has also worked in Adult Psychiatry at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the University of New South Wales Student Counselling Clinic, and in Community Mental Health. Currently, Joanne provides Telehealth services on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Joanne is based at Nelson Bay Allied Health on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Joanne has specialised expertise in treating individuals with severe mental illnesses, including psychosis, bipolar disorder, and severe depression. While at the Prince of Wales Hospital, she also contributed to the Mood Disorders Unit, a state-based tertiary referral service for individuals with complex mood disorders, which later evolved into the Black Dog Institute. Additionally, Joanne has experience working with university students in the Student Counselling service at the University of New South Wales. She also has extensive experience in private practice.

In May 2024, Joanne joined Nelson Bay Allied Health. Alongside her clinical work, Joanne is a Board Approved Supervisor and regularly supervises intern Clinical Psychologists. While Joanne predominantly works within a cognitive behavioural framework, she is also skilled in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Schema Therapy, which she has been practicing for over 10 years for clients requiring long-term treatment.

Joanne holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology and a Masters of Psychology from the University of Sydney. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society