Sophie Holmes

I have been practicing as a specialist psychologist and family therapist for over 40 years. As the Director of Williamsroad Family Therapy Centre, I provide intellectual and clinical leadership and spend time collaborating with colleagues at the leading edge of research in family and individual psychotherapy.  Research is increasingly demonstrating importance of Family Therapy as a core psychotherapeutic practice, and I bring this knowledge and experience to my role as the lecturer-in-charge of the ACU Masters in Family and Systemic Therapy. Consequently, a large proportion of my time is spent teaching, supporting and nurturing the next generation of family therapists. My focus is on bringing precision and excellence to the practice of Family Therapy and facilitating the learning and development of family therapists to be knowledgeable, skilful and provide the best possible clinical services for individuals, couples and families.

In my clinical work, which is an important but smaller part of my professional life, I like to bring couples and families together to find their way through the hardships of life, recover from cascading losses and heal from traumatic experiences.