Jane Farrin is a psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor. She completed a Master of Psychology (Clinical and Health) at the University of Adelaide and became a registered psychologist in 1996. Since then, she has worked across Adult and Child and Adolescent Mental Health services, and developed over 20 years of experience in forensic psychology through senior roles within the Department for Correctional Services, including Senior Manager, Psychologist, and Director positions.
She has extensive expertise in forensic assessment and offender treatment interventions, including both group and individual programs. Her work includes preparing forensic reports for sentencing purposes, high-risk offender assessments, and mental impairment assessments, as well as providing expert witness testimony in court and. She is trained in a broad range of offender risk assessment tools covering sexual, violent, general, domestic violence, and violent extremism risk.
Jane also works across a range of settings including general mental health services, employment and rehabilitation, NDIS behavioural support, and psychological assessment and report writing. She provides assessment and treatment across the lifespan, working with children, adolescents, and adults in areas including ASD, ADHD, cognitive and capacity assessments, and forensic and medico-legal matters.
Her practice is grounded in evidence-based, compassionate, and non-judgemental care, with a holistic, collaborative, and individualised approach. She supports clients to identify and work toward their goals using evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and mindfulness-based interventions.