Please note: The Illawarra Anxiety Clinic is permanently closed and Dr. Deacon is not accepting new clients.
Supervision and Consultation
I have provided individual and group supervision to many clinical psychology students and consultation to practicing clinicians in various healthcare professions during my career. I am a board-approved supervisor by the Psychology Board of Australia and am particularly interested in working with registered clinicians who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in working with anxious clients. In addition, I provide the following types of supervision:
-Supervision to provisional psychologists completing an accredited higher degree program (clinical psychology)
-Supervision to provisional psychologists working in addition to their higher degree placements
-Principal and secondary supervision to registrars in an approved area of practice endorsement program (clinical psychology)
I have in-depth knowledge of the science and practice of behaviour therapy, CBT, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as exposure therapy for anxiety in particular. Supervisees can benefit from my personal experience applying this knowledge in the clinic as well as my educational and clinical resources on these topics. I have a track record of training and supervising highly skilled clinicians, including those who have gone on to leadership positions in clinical practice settings. I am keen to work with professional colleagues who seek to improve their knowledge, comfort, and competency in CBT and/or ACT within an evidence-based approach to practice.
-Supervision to provisional psychologists completing an accredited higher degree program (clinical psychology)
-Supervision to provisional psychologists working in addition to their higher degree placements
-Principal and secondary supervision to registrars in an approved area of practice endorsement program (clinical psychology)
I have in-depth knowledge of the science and practice of behaviour therapy, CBT, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as exposure therapy for anxiety in particular. Supervisees can benefit from my personal experience applying this knowledge in the clinic as well as my educational and clinical resources on these topics. I have a track record of training and supervising highly skilled clinicians, including those who have gone on to leadership positions in clinical practice settings. I am keen to work with professional colleagues who seek to improve their knowledge, comfort, and competency in CBT and/or ACT within an evidence-based approach to practice.
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Training and Teaching I have provided training workshops for 15 years in the form of classroom instruction, conference presentations and workshops, invited addresses to professional organisations, and speaking tours in Australia, Europe, and the United States. I have taught undergraduate courses in abnormal psychology and clinical psychology and postgraduate courses in cognitive-behavioural therapy and evidence-based practice in psychology. I have trained students in three anxiety clinics as well as community practitioners in generalist settings. I am a frequent presenter of highly acclaimed clinical workshops around the world. I enjoy presenting engaging science-based workshops on the following topics: |
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-Nature and exposure-based treatment of anxiety
-Principles and practice of cognitive-behavioural therapy
-Cognitive-behavioural case formulation
-Designing and conducting behavioural experiments
-Evidence-based practice in clinical psychology
-Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology
-Critical analysis of the biomedical model of psychological problems
A list of my recent (since 2014) workshops and presentations appears below.
-Principles and practice of cognitive-behavioural therapy
-Cognitive-behavioural case formulation
-Designing and conducting behavioural experiments
-Evidence-based practice in clinical psychology
-Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology
-Critical analysis of the biomedical model of psychological problems
A list of my recent (since 2014) workshops and presentations appears below.
recent clinical workshops
McGrath, P. B., & Deacon, B. J. (2020, November). What we didn't learn in graduate school: Lessons learned from real-world practice. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
Deacon, B.J. (2019, December). Merging the best of ACT and CBT to optimise therapy for anxiety. Pub discussion sponsored by the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy
Deacon, B.J. (2018, October). The new exposure therapy: Maximising client outcomes by optimizing inhibitory learning. Pub discussion sponsored by the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy.
McGrath, P. B., & Deacon, B. J. (2018, November). What we didn't learn in graduate school about exposure therapy for anxiety: Lessons learned from real-world practice. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
Deacon, B. J. (2018, June) .Exposure therapy for OCD and anxiety in perinatal populations. Workshop presented to the Antenatal and Postnatal Psychologist Network, Melbourne, Australia.
Norton, P., & Deacon, B. (2016, November). Cognitive behavioral approaches for the treatment of trauma and anxiety. Workshop presented at the Third International Anxiety Congress, Tehran, Iran.
Deacon, B. J., & Peele, S. (2016, October). Disconnecting CBT from the biomedical model: theoretical and practical considerations for clients with anxiety and addictions. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J., & Waller, G. (2016). Principles and practice of exposure therapy for anxiety and eating disorders: A transdiagnostic workshop. Workshop presented at the 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Melbourne, VIC.
Deacon, B. J. (2015). Exposure therapy for anxiety: Principles, practice, and maximising inhibitory learning. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Psychological Society, Gold Coast, QLD.
Deacon, B. J., & Kemp. J. J. (2014, November). Interoceptive exposure for anxiety sensitivity: Principles, practice, and maximizing inhibitory learning. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Deacon, B. J., & McGrath, P B. (2014, May). Effective principles and practice for optimal results with your anxious clients. Series of day-long workshops presented throughout Australia through Tatra Corporate and Allied Health Training Services.
Deacon, B.J. (2019, December). Merging the best of ACT and CBT to optimise therapy for anxiety. Pub discussion sponsored by the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy
Deacon, B.J. (2018, October). The new exposure therapy: Maximising client outcomes by optimizing inhibitory learning. Pub discussion sponsored by the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy.
McGrath, P. B., & Deacon, B. J. (2018, November). What we didn't learn in graduate school about exposure therapy for anxiety: Lessons learned from real-world practice. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC.
Deacon, B. J. (2018, June) .Exposure therapy for OCD and anxiety in perinatal populations. Workshop presented to the Antenatal and Postnatal Psychologist Network, Melbourne, Australia.
Norton, P., & Deacon, B. (2016, November). Cognitive behavioral approaches for the treatment of trauma and anxiety. Workshop presented at the Third International Anxiety Congress, Tehran, Iran.
Deacon, B. J., & Peele, S. (2016, October). Disconnecting CBT from the biomedical model: theoretical and practical considerations for clients with anxiety and addictions. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J., & Waller, G. (2016). Principles and practice of exposure therapy for anxiety and eating disorders: A transdiagnostic workshop. Workshop presented at the 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Melbourne, VIC.
Deacon, B. J. (2015). Exposure therapy for anxiety: Principles, practice, and maximising inhibitory learning. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Psychological Society, Gold Coast, QLD.
Deacon, B. J., & Kemp. J. J. (2014, November). Interoceptive exposure for anxiety sensitivity: Principles, practice, and maximizing inhibitory learning. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Deacon, B. J., & McGrath, P B. (2014, May). Effective principles and practice for optimal results with your anxious clients. Series of day-long workshops presented throughout Australia through Tatra Corporate and Allied Health Training Services.
recent CONFERENCE Symosia, Panels, and Invited Presentations
Deacon, B. J. (2020, November). In Farrell, N. (Chair), Reaching further: Expanding the impact of exposure therapy via novel delivery methods and applications to new clinical areas.Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Deacon, B. J. (2017, November). In Blakey, S. M. (Chair), Prevent or permit? The issue of safety behavior use in exposure therapy for anxiety. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2017, October). The placebo response in antidepressant trials: Quantifying the effects of publication bias. In Colagiuri, B. (Chair), How placebo effects could influence CBT outcomes: Lessons learned from medicine. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Coogee, NSW.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, November). Exposure therapy’s two cultures: Anxiety-reducing vs. anxiety-increasing treatment. Invited address presented at the Third International Anxiety Congress, Tehran, Iran.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). Endorsement of the chemical imbalance myth by ABCT members, community members, and psychotherapy clients. In Deacon. B. J. (Chair), Wagging the dog: How the biomedical model has affected funding priorities, scientific agendas, and endorsement of the chemical imbalance myth. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). Served as discussant in Boettcher, H. (Chair), Anxiety sensitivity: a transdiagnostic treatment target. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). In Ellard, K. K. (Chair), CBT in the era of the brain initiative: Where do we go from here? Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). In Ouimet. A. J. (Chair), What’s basic cognitive science got to do with it? Contributions, detractions, integration, and future directions for cognitive and behavioral therapies. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2015, November). In Deacon, B. J., & McKay, D. (Chairs), The biomedical approach to psychological problems: Time for a paradigm shift? Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, November). In Abramowitz, J. (Chair), Current controversies in how to implement exposure therapy. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Deacon, B. J. (2015, July). The diagnosis and treatment of exposaphobia (or, why clinicians dislike exposure therapy and what to do about it). Colloquium presented for the University of New South Wales School of Psychology.
Deacon, B. J. (2015, May). The diagnosis and treatment of exposaphobia (or, why clinicians dislike exposure therapy and what to do about it). Colloquium presented for the University of New South Wales School of Psychology.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, November). Served as discussant in L. Dixon (Chair), Seeking sensations: Innovative advancements for utilizing interoceptive exposure to target anxiety sensitivity. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, March). In Deacon, B., & McKay, D. (Chairs), The biomedical approach to understanding and treating anxiety and depression: Outcomes, controversies, and future directions. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Chicago, IL.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, March). Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy: The therapist beliefs about exposure scale. In Farrell, N. R., & Kemp, J. J. (Chairs), Therapist barriers to the dissemination of exposure therapy. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Chicago, IL.
Deacon, B. J. (2017, November). In Blakey, S. M. (Chair), Prevent or permit? The issue of safety behavior use in exposure therapy for anxiety. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2017, October). The placebo response in antidepressant trials: Quantifying the effects of publication bias. In Colagiuri, B. (Chair), How placebo effects could influence CBT outcomes: Lessons learned from medicine. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Coogee, NSW.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, November). Exposure therapy’s two cultures: Anxiety-reducing vs. anxiety-increasing treatment. Invited address presented at the Third International Anxiety Congress, Tehran, Iran.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). Endorsement of the chemical imbalance myth by ABCT members, community members, and psychotherapy clients. In Deacon. B. J. (Chair), Wagging the dog: How the biomedical model has affected funding priorities, scientific agendas, and endorsement of the chemical imbalance myth. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). Served as discussant in Boettcher, H. (Chair), Anxiety sensitivity: a transdiagnostic treatment target. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). In Ellard, K. K. (Chair), CBT in the era of the brain initiative: Where do we go from here? Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2016, October). In Ouimet. A. J. (Chair), What’s basic cognitive science got to do with it? Contributions, detractions, integration, and future directions for cognitive and behavioral therapies. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
Deacon, B. J. (2015, November). In Deacon, B. J., & McKay, D. (Chairs), The biomedical approach to psychological problems: Time for a paradigm shift? Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, November). In Abramowitz, J. (Chair), Current controversies in how to implement exposure therapy. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Deacon, B. J. (2015, July). The diagnosis and treatment of exposaphobia (or, why clinicians dislike exposure therapy and what to do about it). Colloquium presented for the University of New South Wales School of Psychology.
Deacon, B. J. (2015, May). The diagnosis and treatment of exposaphobia (or, why clinicians dislike exposure therapy and what to do about it). Colloquium presented for the University of New South Wales School of Psychology.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, November). Served as discussant in L. Dixon (Chair), Seeking sensations: Innovative advancements for utilizing interoceptive exposure to target anxiety sensitivity. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, March). In Deacon, B., & McKay, D. (Chairs), The biomedical approach to understanding and treating anxiety and depression: Outcomes, controversies, and future directions. Panel discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Chicago, IL.
Deacon, B. J. (2014, March). Assessing therapist reservations about exposure therapy: The therapist beliefs about exposure scale. In Farrell, N. R., & Kemp, J. J. (Chairs), Therapist barriers to the dissemination of exposure therapy. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, Chicago, IL.
recent Clinical Psychology Postgraduate Classroom lectures and Workshops
-Therapy for anxiety
-Exposure therapy for anxiety: Principles and practice
-The DSM-5: Changes, controversies, and implications for clinical practice
-The biomedical model of psychological problems: A critical analysis
-Evidence-based practice in psychology
-Foundations of evidence-based practice: Thinking like a scientist in the clinic
-Introduction to CBT: Principles and practice
-Cognitive-behavioural theory and assessment
-The case formulation approach to CBT
-CBT case formulation and treatment planning
-Cognitive techniques in CBT
-Behavioural techniques in CBT
-Antidepressant medications for depression: A critical analysis
-Exposure therapy for anxiety: Principles and practice
-The DSM-5: Changes, controversies, and implications for clinical practice
-The biomedical model of psychological problems: A critical analysis
-Evidence-based practice in psychology
-Foundations of evidence-based practice: Thinking like a scientist in the clinic
-Introduction to CBT: Principles and practice
-Cognitive-behavioural theory and assessment
-The case formulation approach to CBT
-CBT case formulation and treatment planning
-Cognitive techniques in CBT
-Behavioural techniques in CBT
-Antidepressant medications for depression: A critical analysis