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Registered Supervisor
Brenda Bentley
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I have a specialised focus on:working through emotional distress brought about by climate change;improving well-being for people and families at the end-of-life;grief and loss counselling;expat counselling/bi-cultural counselling;self-awareness counselling for counselling studentsclinical supervisionI am a clinical counsellor and supervisor with a PhD in Psychology, a Masters in Counseling Psychology, and 14+ years of counselling experience. I was formerly the head of postgraduate counseling at Murdoch University. I am available for online sessions.
Qualifications
• MA (Couns Psych), PhD(Psych)
Publications
• Pugh, McCoy, Williams, Pienaar, Bentley & Monterosso (2022) Neurological patient and informal caregiver quality of life and caregiver burden. Contemporary Nurse, 1-27
• Pugh, Williams, Bentley et al (2019) Neurological patients’ and caregivers’ post-discharge challenges explored in a World Café. Collegian 26(5)
• Bentley, O'Connor & Breen (2017) Counseling people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, WNC 2017
• Bentley, O’Connor, Williams, & Breen. (2020). “Dignity therapy online: Piloting an online psychosocial intervention for people with terminal illness.” Digital Health
• Bentley, O'Connor, Shaw, & Breen (2017) A Narrative Review of Dignity Therapy Research. Australian Psychologist, 52(5):354-362
• Peranovich & Bentley (2016) Men and menstruation: a qualitative exploration of beliefs, attitudes and experiences. Sex Roles, 1-12
• Bentley & O'Connor (2016) The end of life experiences of people with motor neurone disease: Family carers' perspectives. Journal of Palliative Medicine 19(8) 857-862
• Bentley & O'Connor (2015) Conducting research interviews with bereaved family carers: When do we ask? Journal of Palliative Medicine 18(3) 241-245
• Bentley, O'Connor, Kane, & Breen (2014) Feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of dignity therapy for people with motor neurone disease. Plos One 9(5)
• Bentley, O'Connor, Breen, & Kane (2014) Feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of dignity therapy for family carers of people with motor neurone disease. BMC Palliative Care 13:12
• Aoun, Bentley, Funk, Toye, Grande, & Stajduhar (2013) A 10-year literature review of family caregiving for motor neurone disease: moving from caregiver burden studies to palliative care interventions. Palliative Medicine, 27(5)
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