Dr. Alicia Parsons is the Clinical Lead and Clinical Educator for the Allied Health Clinical Psychology Team at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. With 19 years of experience in public health, she has worked across both medical and psychiatric contexts, specialist psychological trauma services, and in suicide preventionservices.

Alicia has a special interest in integrating trauma-informed interventions in medical contexts to enhance patient care and minimize re-traumatization in hospitals. 

Alicia regularly provides training and supervision to staff in recognizing and responding to vicarious trauma, engaging in radically candid conversations, and developing meaningful self-care strategies and routines to facilitate sustainable careers in high-pressure healthcare environments.