MODULE ASSISTANT Francine Bartlett Francine is an accredited Mental Health Social Worker and counsellor who has worked in Government, Non-Government and Private Practice. She has taught on Attachment Theory, Ethics, Human Development and Trauma in several Psychotherapy training courses. Her speciality is working across the life span with children, youth and families, with a particular interest in the impact of stress through the prenatal period. Francine began Vipassana meditation in the 1970’s which has informed her therapeutic practice; and completing AABCAP’s Professional Training 3 years ago has deepened her client and supervisory work. She has 3 sons and 9 grandchildren – also a profound training in mindfulness
Lizzie Turnbull Liz is a psychotherapist in private practice and supervises in somatic and mindfulness based therapies in Byron Bay, northern NSW. Liz teaches Insight meditation. She is an executive on the AABCAP training committee. Since 1985, Liz has been a practising Buddhist with experience in the Vajrayana, Zen and western Insight traditions.
Geoff Dawson (BA (Psych, Phil), MAPS) Geoff is a Zen Buddhist teacher and a Dharma Successor to the American Zen teacher Charlotte Joko Beck. He is a teacher of the Ordinary Mind Zen School in Sydney and Melbourne. He is also a psychologist and psychotherapist in private practice in North Sydney. He has an extensive background in couple and family therapy and worked for many years as a manager, clinical supervisor and trainer for Relationships Australia. He now works mainly in the area of mindfulness based adult psychotherapy, couple therapy and providing clinical supervision to mental health
