Chiara is an experienced Clinical Psychologist with several years of experience in private practice and academia.

 

She is registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and trained in a range of evidence-based and experiential approaches.

 

Chiara has worked with a wide variety of clients, including adults, migrants, Indigenous  peoples, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. She has extensive experience in assessing and providing psychological assessment and treatment for individuals with disabilities, including schizophrenia, severe personality disorders, intellectual and physical disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and ADHD.

 

She also works with cognitive problems such as difficulties in attention, memory, planning, and executive functioning, which may occur on their own or alongside other conditions. In addition, she has a strong interest in supporting individuals with mood disorders (anxiety and depression) and eating disorders.

Chiara provides comprehensive psychological assessments and medico-legal reports, particularly in the areas of disability, functional capacity, and complex mental health presentations. She has delivered consultations in hospitals, medical clinics, universities, private practices, and medico-legal contexts.

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Publications:

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1. Andrews, K., Paganini, C., & Sweeney, D. (2024). Truck drivers are also lay rescuers: A scoping. Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, 28(1), 87–95.

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2. Paganini, C., Peterson, G., & Andrews, K. (2021). The mediating role of temperamental traits on the relationship between age of puberty and eating disorders: A mediating analysis through structural equation modelling of …. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 182(6), 391–405.

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3. Waller, A., Paganini, C., Andrews, K., & Hutton, V. (2021). The experience of adults recovering from an eating disorder in professionally-led support groups. Qualitative Research Journal, 21(2), 217–229.

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4. Waller, A., Paganini, C., Andrews, K., & Hutton, V. (2021). Trust and a sense of safety in the group: The benefits of professionally-led support groups in eating disorders. European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling, 23(4), 483–495.

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5. Krug, I., Giles, S., & Paganini, C. (2019). Binge eating in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: prevalence, causes, and management strategies, Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 1273-1285, DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S168944

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6. Paganini, C., Peterson, G., & Mills, J. (2019). Negative Affect and Situational Antecedents of Eating in Disordered Eating and Normal Population an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Journal of Nutritional Biology, 4(2), 289–297. https://doi.org/10.18314/jnb.v4i2.1384

7. Paganini, C., Peterson, G., Stavropoulos, V., & Krug, I. (2018). The Overlap Between Binge Eating Behaviors and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: An Etiological Integrative Model. Current pharmaceutical design, 24(9), 999–1006. https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612824666171204151209

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8. Kazantzis, N., Ford, C., Paganini, C., Dattilio, F., & Farchione, D. (2017). Does patient reluctance towards exposure and psychologists’ attitudes about evidence based practice influence treatment recommendations for panic disorder? An experimental …. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 51, 55–64.

9. Mansour, S., Rozenblat, V., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Paganini, C., Treasure, J., & Krug, I. (2016). Emotions mediate the relationship between autistic traits and disordered eating: A new autistic-emotional model for eating pathology. Psychiatry research, 245, 119–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.08.021

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10. Paganini, C., Krug, I., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Peterson, G., & Anderluh, M. (2015). The Role of Personality and Pubertal Development in Eating Disorders: A European Discordant Sister-pair Study. European Psychiatry, 30, 193.

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11. Mansour, S., Rozenblat, V., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Paganini, C., & Treasure, J. (2015). Do emotions mediate the relationship between eating pathology and autistic traits? European Psychiatry, 30, 815.

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12. Paganini, C., Peterson, G., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Anderluh, M., & Collier, D. (2015). Does puberty moderate the relationship between personality and eating disorders? Journal of Eating Disorders, 3(Suppl 1), O26.

 

13. Paganini, C., & Gaido, D. (2013). Perception in autism: An interactive global research between folk psychology and folk physics.Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 7(2), 175–195. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0099203

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