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Madalena Grobbelaar is a Lecturer at the School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University. She teaches in the Counselling and Psychotherapy programs, covering courses such as Humanistic Models of Counselling (COU3101), Contemporary Challenges in Therapeutic Practice (COU3201), and Object Relations & Attachment Theory (COU6114). She also maintains a part-time private practice as a clinical psychologist.
- Qualifications: Doctor of Psychology (Edith Cowan University, 2013), Bachelor of Psychology with Honours (South Africa, 2003), Humanities (South Africa, 2002).
- Professional Memberships: Australian Clinical Psychology Association (MACPA), The Australian Psychological Society (MAPS), College of Clinical Psychologists (APS), Society of Australian Sexologists of WA.
Research Interests span Sexuality & Gender Studies, Psychodynamic Theory & Practice, Women's Mental Health, and Intimate Partner Violence. Her work explores sociocultural determinants of sexual health, therapeutic approaches to gender dynamics, and cross-cultural psychological well-being.
Notable Research Trends include studies on male sexual attitudes in Kenya, the intersection of #MeToo with romantic literature, forced marriage in culturally diverse communities, and the role of therapist self-awareness in trauma counseling. Her publications often bridge clinical practice with sociocultural analysis.
- Supervisions: Associate Supervisor for PhD projects on parental alienation, outdoor therapeutic programs, women's sexuality, and cross-cultural attachment theory.
