Dr Shanel Few is registered with the Psychology Board of Australia as a Clinical Psychologist and Board Approved Supervisor. She also has an Eating Disorder Credential. 

Shanel has experience in public mental health, the not-for-profit, private practice and University sectors. She has expertise is in the area of mental health treatment with a particular interest in the treatment of Eating Disorders and associated issues, as well as trauma. Dr Few has a passion for using research to inform clinical interventions and improve client outcomes. More recently she has developed an enthusiasm for Autism & ADHD Assessments and learning more about neurodivergence. 

​Dr Few is a Psychology Board Approved Supervisor for the 5 +1 Internship pathway, Higher Degree Programs and the Registrar Program for Clinical Psychology.

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Dr Few completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at La Trobe University where she was awarded the APS College of Clinical Psychologists’ Student Prize, acknowledging her high level of clinical skill and ability to design and conduct clinically relevant research. She has achieved publication in peer reviewed Australian and international journals under her maiden name of Richardson: 

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PUBLICATIONS

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Richardson, S.M. (2008a). The evaluation of two school-based body image interventions for adolescents [Doctoral thesis, La Trobe University].

 

Richardson, S. M. (2008b). Keynote speaker. Healthy Schools, Healthy Future: Body Image Conference, Shepparton.

 

Richardson, S. M., & Paxton, S. J. (2010). An Evaluation of a Body Image Intervention Based on Risk Factors for Body Dissatisfaction: A Controlled Study with Adolescent Girls. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 43, 112- 122.

 

Richardson, S. M., Paxton, S. J., & Thomson, J. S. (2009). Is BodyThink an Efficacious Body Image & Self-esteem Program? A Controlled Evaluation with Adolescents. Body Image, 6, 75-82.

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Sanson, A., Trinder, M., Wertheim, E, Freeman, E., Roberts, B., Hunt, S., & Richardson, S. (2005). Enhancing Relationships in School Communities: A Progress Report. Presented at the Annual International Peace Conference, Orgegon, United States.

 

Trinder, M., Wertheim, E., Freeman, E, Sanson, A, Richardson, S., & Hunt, S. (2010). Comparison of the effectiveness of two forms of the Enhancing Relationships In School Communities Program for promoting cooperative conflict resolution education in Australian primary schools. Journal of Peace Education, 7, 85-105.

 

Trinder, M., Freeman, E., Wertheim, E., Sanson, A., & Richardson, S. (2007). End of program and follow-up findings of the Enhancing Relationships in School Communities Project. Presented at the APS Annual conference, Brisbane.

 

Wertheim, E. H., Freeman, E., Trider, M. Sanson, A., Richardson, S., & Hunt, S. (2006). Evaluation of the Enhancing Relationships In School Communities Program. In M Katsikidis (Ed.) Proceedings of the 2006 Joint Conference of the Australian Psychological Society and New Zealand Psychological Society, 26-30.

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