Curriculum Vitae Dr Alla Demutska

+65 88 91 02 18
alla.demutska@gmail.com
drallademutska.com
Singapore

Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience across private practice, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient programs, and university settings in Australia and Singapore. Specialising in evidence-based individual and group psychotherapy, trauma-informed approaches, clinical education, and retreat facilitation. Registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (clinical endorsement) and a member of the Singapore Psychological Society.

Clinical Director, Psychotherapy and Counselling
The School of Positive Psychology, Singapore
  • Curriculum development for counselling, psychotherapy, and applied psychology programmes
  • Faculty management: hiring, coaching, mentoring and evaluation of counselling and psychotherapy faculty
  • Student recruitment support, academic experience, and professional development oversight
  • Accreditation compliance with SAC, NCIP, and other relevant professional bodies
  • Developed and delivered Understanding Trauma and Trauma Treatment (Introductory and Advanced); Risk Assessment; Ethics in Multicultural Context; updated multiple other modules including CBT
  • Developed and delivered four-part Masterclass series on Trauma as CPD
  • Individual and group clinical supervision for counselling and psychotherapy students
Director & Clinical Psychologist
Insight Psychotherapy and Counselling, Singapore
Adjunct Lecturer
James Cook University, Singapore
Lecturer
James Cook University, Singapore
  • PY5303: Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan; PY5305: Biopsychosocial and Cultural Models of Health; PY5003: Adult Psychopathology; PY5012: Methods of Intervention 2; PY6015: Child and Family Therapy; PY6301: Clinical Psychology Placement A
  • Supervision of Master and Doctorate level students at NUH Psychiatry, NUH Health, and JCUS university clinic
  • Organisation and facilitation of mental health trainings and mindfulness courses
  • Collaboration with NUH doctors on joint research and presentations
Director & Clinical Psychologist
Insight Psychology Centre, Melbourne, Australia
  • Evidence-based individual therapy: CBT, ACT, DBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, trauma-informed approaches, mindfulness
  • Group Schema Therapy, co-facilitated with Dr Rita Younan
  • Organisation and facilitation of retreats in Bali and Koh Phangan
  • Psychological assessment, report writing, Medicare compliance, business development
Clinical Psychologist
The Victoria Clinic, Melbourne, Australia
  • Co-facilitation of Schema Therapy for Complex Trauma: 4-week inpatient programme
  • Psychological assessment including mental state and risk assessments
  • Liaison with multidisciplinary staff across hospital
Clinical Psychologist
The Melbourne Clinic, Melbourne, Australia

Inpatient Unit, Outpatient Day Programs, and Postnatal Depression Unit.

  • Evidence-based individual and group interventions: CBT, ACT, DBT, Schema Therapy, trauma programmes
  • Developed and piloted new outpatient Group Schema Therapy programme (12 weeks, 50 hours)
  • Developed content for Postnatal Depression Unit; provided marketing presentations to clients and psychiatrists
Clinical Psychologist / Psychologist
New View Psychology, Melbourne, Australia (Private Practice)
Clinical Internship
CAMHS, Southern Health, Frankston, Melbourne
  • Complex case management; psychiatric assessments (crisis, child, family); risk, MSE, diagnosis, formulation
  • Family therapy, parent work, individual therapy across age ranges; cognitive and psychological assessments
Lecturer / Programme Coordinator
National Aerospace University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
  • Led preparation of documentation and teaching programmes for new Department of Applied Linguistics (launched 2003)
  • Developed and delivered lectures in General Linguistics; co-authored aerospace dictionary (2001)
Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
2008 - 2012
Clinical; Child, Adolescent and Family Stream. Thesis: Acculturation, depression and anxiety among skilled immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Recipient of Research Graduate School Scholarship.
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
2007
Thesis: Functional Neuroanatomy of Discourse Encoding
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
2004 - 2006
Specialist Degree in Applied Linguistics
Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
1994 - 1999
AHPRA - Full registration, clinical endorsement (Psychology Board of Australia)
Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor, Psychology Board of Australia
Member, Singapore Psychological Society (SPS)

Wen, D. J., & Demutska, A. (2025). The role of benevolent childhood experiences in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and complex PTSD symptoms. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 1-20.

Demutska, A., & Kiropoulos, L. (2021). Depression and anxiety symptoms in Russian-speaking skilled immigrants living in Australia. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 84, 1-11.

Chua et al. incl. Demutska, A. (2021). Factors associated with high compliance behaviour against COVID-19 in the early phase of pandemic. BMJ Open, 11(8), e046310.

Quek et al. incl. Demutska, A. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 36(8), 2187-2197.

Shah et al. incl. Demutska, A. (2021). Association between well-being and compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures by healthcare professionals. PloS One, 16(6), e0252835.

Shorey, Demutska, A., Chan, V., & Siah, K. T. H. (2021). Adults living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 140, 110289.

Lillywhite, L. M., Saling, M. M., Demutska, A., et al. (2010). The neural architecture of discourse compression. Neuropsychologia, 48(4), 873-879.

Demutska, A.V. (2004). Comparison of Russian and English language world views. In N.D. Arutunova, Logical Analysis of Language: Language and Aesthetics. Moscow: Indrik. + 5 earlier publications in Ukrainian linguistics journals (2000-2002).

12th European Congress in Psychology, Istanbul — 2011 Contemporary Ways of Linguistics Development, Odessa — 2002 Structure and Content of Communication, Lugansk — 2002 Language and Communication: Culture Focus, Kharkiv — 2001 Theories of Translation Today, Sumi — 2001
2024
NeuroAffective Touch Training, Part 2 - Dr Aline LaPierre, London
2023
Suicide Prevention - Australian Psychological Society
NeuroAffective Touch Training, Part 1 - Dr Aline LaPierre, Oslo
2022
Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist Individual (CCTS-I) - Arizona Trauma Institute
Process-based CBT for Anxiety
Psychological First Aid - John Hopkins University
2021
PsyBA Masterclass: Managing Tricky Situations in Supervisory Relationships
Emotion Focused Therapy with Individuals, Level 1 and Level 2
2020
Structural Dissociation Workshop and Masterclass - Roger Solomon (7 days)
Motivational Interviewing Advanced Workshop (2 days)
2017 - 2019
EMDR protocol refresher including structural dissociation
EMDR Part 1 and Part 2 - Graham Taylor
Mindful Self-Compassion 5-day Intensive for Professionals
Evolution of Psychotherapy 2017 - Full Conference, Los Angeles
Supervision Training (3 components) - Swinburne University of Technology
47th EABCT Annual Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Congress: Attachment and Trauma - Human Evolution and Recovery, Rome
Somatic Trauma Therapy for PTSD - Babette Rothschild (4 days)
Advanced Schema Therapy - Chris Hayes (3 days)
Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma - Janina Fisher (24hrs x 2)
Polyvagal Theory - Dr Stephen Porges (online)
Internal Family Systems Masterclass - Richard Schwartz
2015 - 2016
International Society of Schema Therapy Conference + preconference workshop
Schema Therapy - Chris Hayes, Remco Van der Wijngaart, Dr Truus Kersten, Susan Simpson
The Developing Brain and Neuroscience of Memory - Dr Pieter Rossouw (2 days)
2013 - 2014
Evolution in Psychotherapy Conference, Anaheim USA
Overcoming Trauma-Related Shame - Dr Janina Fisher (2 days)
Essentials of Brain-Based Therapies - Dr Pieter Rossouw (2 days)
Advanced Schema Therapy - Dr Chris Hayes (3 days)
APS College of Clinical Psychologists Conference
2011 - 2012
Process-Experiential Emotion-Focused Therapy (42 hours) - Centre for EFT
DBT for Borderline Personality Disorder (2 days) - The Melbourne Clinic
2008
Advanced Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Russ Harris
CBT Schema Therapy EMDR ACT DBT Emotion-Focused Therapy Trauma-Informed Therapy Mindfulness-Based Approaches Mindful Self-Compassion NeuroAffective Touch Neuropsychological Assessment Group Therapy Facilitation Clinical Supervision Retreat Facilitation Multivariate Statistical Analysis
English — Fluent
Russian — Native
Ukrainian — Advanced comprehension

Available upon request.