Dr Paul Gibney is a psychotherapist, a family therapist and a psychotherapy theorist. Since 1988, Paul has conducted a full-time private practice in psychotherapy, couples therapy, family therapy and professional supervision in Brisbane.
Before starting in private practice, Paul worked as a social worker in short term, medium stay and long-term psychiatric settings for a decade.
Paul’s formal training, beyond his undergraduate degree in Social Work, include postgraduate clinical training in Gestalt Therapy, Family Therapy and Psychoanalytic Casework. He also has a comprehensive understanding of Jungian theory and practice. Paul’s academic training included the completion of a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1993 (University of Queensland).
His first published paper was “The Theory and Practice of Therapeutic Error” in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy in June 1985. He has since published over 30 academic papers in journals and as book chapters. Paul’s 2003 text The Pragmatics of Therapeutic Practice has been a set text in five Masters of Counselling courses in universities throughout Australia.
Teaching psychotherapy, family therapy and systemic theory and practice have been a consistent aspect of Paul’s professional life since 1984. For 10 years, he held a part-time senior lectureship in the Social Work Department at the University of Queensland, where he taught Advanced Casework and Family Therapy. He has conducted workshops and seminars throughout Australia and New Zealand since 1988, and has been invited to, and has delivered over 20 keynote addresses at psychotherapy, counselling and guidance, and family therapy conferences over the last three decades.
Ken Dagley is an experienced human resources executive and organisational change expert. He has formal qualifications in Human Resources Management and Organisational Behaviour and Change. He has worked successfully in Federal, State and private organisations as well as in academia for the Australian Graduate School of Management and RMIT University. He has over 20 years of management consulting experience and was the founder of the Australia Customer Service Association. He has co-authored a number of papers in management and veterinary fields but his real areas of passion are leadership development and organisational change.