Fiona Darroch

Fiona Darroch is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked with children and families in a variety of settings for 30 years. She is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.

Fiona began her career as a Registered Nurse. After completing a Masters in Clinical Psychology and a Graduate Diploma in Psychology & Education, she spent 10 years working as a clinician and School Psychologist before developing an interest in Psychology and Family Law.

Commencing initially as a Regulation 7 Family Consultant, Fiona spent the next 10 years working as a Family Consultant attached to the Newcastle Registry of the Family & Federal Circuit Courts of Australia. She has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Forensic Interviewing of Children and has written well over 800 reports, including reports for the Magellan Program, both as a Family Consultant and as a Single Expert Witness.

An accomplished speaker, Fiona has presented at conferences both nationally and internationally and has had many papers published, including in the APS InPsych journal and in the Family Court Review. She lectures to Post Graduate Psychology Students at the University of Newcastle on the topic of Psychology and Family Law.

Fiona is a member of the Australian & New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law as well as the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and sits on the Board of Directors of the Australian Chapter of the AFCC.

She has excellent clinical skills, including extensive experience in psychometric assessment and in assessing and treating children and adolescents who are experiencing difficulties with behaviour, attention, sleep, diet, toileting, sensory issues or problems related to parental separation. Fiona offers Post Separation Parenting Planning as well as Court Ordered Family Therapy and Single Expert Reports.