Building Stronger Formulations: A 4-Week Online Group for Early Career Psychologists

Dr Catherine Hart

Clinical Psychologist & APS Supervisor of The Year (2024)

Catherine has provided supervision to psychologists and mental health clinicians for over two decades and is passionate about supporting provisional psychologists, registrars and early career clinicians to develop confidence, reflective capacity, and strong clinical skills within safe and supportive learning environments. Catherine has extensive experience working across private practice, supervision, assessment, and clinician training, with a strong focus on helping psychologists integrate theory into meaningful and practical clinical work. Her approach to teaching emphasises curiosity, authenticity, reflective practice, and developing formulations that help clinicians understand the people sitting in front of them, not just their diagnoses or symptoms. In recognition of her contribution to supervision and the development of early career psychologists, Catherine was awarded the APS Supervisor of the Year Award in 2024. She is particularly passionate about creating spaces where clinicians can openly explore complexity, uncertainty, transference and countertransference, therapeutic relationships, and the emotional experience of clinical work without fear of judgement. Through this group, Catherine aims to help participants feel more confident, grounded, and flexible in their formulation skills while building a deeper understanding of different therapeutic perspectives and approaches to care.