About Us
At Jenny Dwyer Associates we care about the well-being of children, young people and adults, and the professionals and organisations who support them. Our mission is to:
Help people of all ages recover from trauma and painful life events
Prevent the effects of trauma being passed across generations
Assist families, in all their diversity, to have respectful and loving relationships
Support the caring professionals who work with traumatised children and families
Help institutions and organisations respond effectively to the needs of traumatised children and young people
Promote innovation and best practice
We partner with other organisations to develop trainings and resources on innovative approaches, and conduct practice research to contribute to knowledge generation. Through EMDR Academy Australia we promote best practice in EMDR, and contribute to the development of our next generation of EMDR leaders
Consultants
PRINCIPal CONSULTANT
Dr Jenny Dwyer
Originally training as a social worker and family therapist, Jenny provides evidence-based therapies to help individuals, couples and families facing the normal challenges of life, as well as those healing from painful and traumatic experiences. She is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker an Approved Consultant and Trainer in EMDR, and G-TEP and R-TEP trainer. She has worked in a range of specialist therapeutic services, including 17 years at the Bouverie Centre where she was the founding coordinator of the Sexual Abuse Treatment Team, developed and delivered curriculum for post graduate clinical training in family therapy, and provided therapy to families with complex needs.
Jenny is committed to ensuring families in both the public and private sectors have access to high quality and effective services. She does this by providing therapy to children, young people and families; by conducting independent reviews of practice in the child protection system; and partnering with others to undertake research, provide training and develop evidence-based models of practice that are trauma-informed.
As the Principle Consultant at JDA, she regularly provides consultation and guidance to other professionals; and has developed specialist resources for government programs in NSW and Victoria, in areas including youth justice, child protection, health and welfare. She was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2005 and a Creswick Fellowship in 2017.