Stacey Politis
Stacey is a registered psychologist working towards obtaining her clinical psychology endorsement. She is passionate about supporting adults struggling with their mental health, and is particularly interested in supporting those who have experienced trauma, who struggle with attachment/interpersonal difficulties, emotional regulation, or those who have received a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.
Stacey aims to provide a warm, safe, accepting, and affirming approach to the therapy room. Her approach to therapy is person-centered and based on each individual’s needs, and she draws on evidence-based modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
Alongside her clinical work, Stacey is also an academic and has recently completed her PhD. She teaches psychology at Swinburne University and is currently researching the pathways between trauma and later problematic behaviour.
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology) Current
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Australian Psychological Society
International Society for Justice Research
Golden Key International Honour Society
American Psychology-Law Society
Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Gogan, T., & Papalia, N. (under review). Public opinion, justice, and professional judgement in child protection: Practitioners’ perspectives. Children and Youth Services Review. Submitted on October 19th, 2024
Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., & Papalia, N. (under review). Lay understanding and perceptions of child protection: Limited awareness of restorative principles. Child Protection and Practice. Submitted on October 17th, 2024.
Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Gogan, T., & Papalia, N. (under review). The justice motive: Retributive and restorative factors affect public evaluations of child protection. Law and Human Behaviour. Submitted on 30th August, 2024.
Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., & Papalia, N. (2024). Using procedural justice theory to understand public perceptions of child protection. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2024.2372726
Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Agius, E., & Papalia, N. (under review). Lay views of retribution and risk in the child protection context: Implications for restorative practice. Psychology, Crime and Law. Submitted on 15th December 2023.
Politis, S., Sivasubramaniam, D., Klettke, B., Nolan, M., Horan, J., & Schuller, R. (2020): Juror motivations: Applying procedural justice theory to juror decision making. Psychology, Crime & Law, 27(6), 606–629. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2020.1849691