About Brett Deacon
Dr. Brett Deacon is a clinical psychologist, practitioner, scientist, educator, and anxiety specialist. Originally from the United States, he relocated to Australia in 2014 and lives in the Wollongong area. He works as a clinician in private practice, trains and supervises psychologists, and conducts research.
Dr. Deacon specialises in working with clients seeking help for anxiety-related issues including panic attacks, agoraphobia, obsessions and compulsions (OCD), social anxiety, generalised anxiety, phobias, health anxiety, and post-traumatic stress (PTSD). He has devoted his career to becoming an expert in exposure therapy, a form of cognitive-behavioural therapy that is the most scientifically supported approach available for these problems. He has over 20 years of experience and is recognised internationally as an authority on the nature and treatment of anxiety.
He trained in anxiety clinics at Northern Illinois University, the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Mayo Clinic in the US. Prior to leaving academia for clinical practice in 2017, Dr. Deacon worked at the University of Wyoming from 2004-2014 as an Assistant and then Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, and at the University of Wollongong as an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology from 2014-2016. As a professor, he trained clinical psychology students and conducted research on evidence-based therapy for anxiety and related topics. He is currently an AHPRA-registered psychologist with an area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology as well as a board-approved psychology supervisor.
Education
He trained in anxiety clinics at Northern Illinois University, the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Mayo Clinic in the US. Prior to leaving academia for clinical practice in 2017, Dr. Deacon worked at the University of Wyoming from 2004-2014 as an Assistant and then Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, and at the University of Wollongong as an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology from 2014-2016. As a professor, he trained clinical psychology students and conducted research on evidence-based therapy for anxiety and related topics. He is currently an AHPRA-registered psychologist with an area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology as well as a board-approved psychology supervisor.
Education
- B.A. in Psychology - Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri (1996)
- M.A. in Psychology - Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (1999)
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology - Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois (1999)
- Predoctoral Internship - Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center (2001-2002)
- Postdoctoral Fellowship - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (2002-2004)
