Manisha Massey

Originally from India, Manisha holds a Master’s in Counselling Psychology from Amity University. She has been registered as a counselling psychologist in India since 2017.

Since moving to Australia in 2022, to complete a PhD at Flinders University Manisha has worked with child protection services, supporting young people and their families through trauma-informed and strengths-based interventions. She also brings extensive experience working with individuals recovering from interpersonal and complex traumatic experiences, including survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence, and trafficking.

Her PhD research at Flinders University explored culture, trauma, and identity. This informs her interest in supporting clients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Manisha has a particular interest in helping clients navigate the impacts of trauma, including post-traumatic stress, complex post-traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship difficulties. Her therapeutic approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, psychodynamic and attachment-based frameworks, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. She is also pursuing further training in Cognitive Processing Therapy and Schema Therapy.

Alongside her clinical work, Manisha lectures in graduate and postgraduate psychology and social work programs, teaching topics such on Trauma, Violence and Abuse. She integrates her roles as practitioner, researcher, and educator to ensure her work remains grounded in current evidence-based and trauma-informed practice.