Chrissy Antonopoulos

Chrissy is Counsellor at the Vital Health and Wellbeing Centre, with a Diploma in Counselling with the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors,  and currently completing her fourth year of psychology at Monash University. Chrissy has worked extensively in the health system in both public and private hospitals, community services, medical centres and Justice Health. She has worked as Health Information Manager, Mutli-Disciplinary Team Coordinator, Operations Manager and currently,  Online Academic for Endeavour College of Natural Health, teaching bioscience and social science subjects to undergraduate students.

Chrissy has a keen interest in research, in particular psycho-social aspects of cancer, disability and mindfulness. She has been an assistant on a number of research projects.

Chrissy is also the Founder and Director of the not-for-profit organisation, See Through My Eyes, which supports people who are vision impaired or blind in achieving their education and career goals.

Chrissy is a registered National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information Management), University of Sydney.
• Graduate Diploma of Clinical Trials Research, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.
• Graduate Diploma of Psychology, Central Quensland University
• Graduate Diploma Psychology Advanced, Monash University
• Diploma of Counselling, Australian College of Professional Counselling
• Mindfulness Awareness practices 1/2, Intensive Practices Program, Mindful Awareness Research Centre, University of Los Angeles, California (UCLA)

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION:

• Mindfulness
• Disability
• Carer Support
•  Grief and Loss
•  Careers Counselling
•  Anxiety
•  Depression
• Health Information Management