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Annaleise Robertson

Annaleise Robertson

Senior Clinical Psychologist

State

About

Dr Annaleise Robertson (she/her) is a senior clinical psychologist and supervisor who has worked within public health and tertiary institutes for over fifteen years, and is a member of the NSW Statewide Eating Disorders team at the InsideOut Institute. She is passionate about the importance of honouring individual experience and diversity in all its forms, finding a way to prioritise individual needs and preferences alongside evidence-informed practice. She helps people to incorporate systemic, psychodynamic, and relational frameworks in clinical practice, cultivating person-centred care for people experiencing an eating disorder, their families, and the professionals who support them. Annaleise has worked at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead (2012-2023), the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders in London (2019-2021), and as the Eating Disorder Coordinator and Program Co-Lead across the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (2023-2025). She also supervised the Family Therapy clinic at the University of Sydney (2022-2023) and lectures for various tertiary and postgraduate institutes.

Annaleise provides regular education, training and supervision in eating disorders to both the public and private sector, including presenting conference workshops in Sydney, Melbourne, Prague, London and New York. Annaleise completed further postgraduate study at the Tavistock and Portman Institute (London) and is co-founder and co-chair of the ANZAED Psychodynamic Special Interest Group. She has published on the importance of flexible, collaborative care and is approved by the Psychology Board of Australia to provide clinical supervision masterclasses.

Projects

Public Policy & Service Development

Integrating Lived Experience into Eating Disorder Service Planning and Development in NSW

Across NSW, health services are increasingly involving people with a lived experience of an eating disorder and/or of caring for a loved one with an eating disorder in Service planning and improvement. This aims to ensure the skills, voices, experiences and contributions of those with a lived experience are effectively implemented, including Resources have been developed to support LHD Coordinators in meaningfully engaging these individuals.

In Progress

Education

Building NSW Workforce Capacity in Family Based Treatment

Family-Based Treatment (FBT) is the recommended first-line therapy for young people with eating disorders, and efforts in NSW focus on expanding access to this care through workforce training. InsideOut Institute in collaboration with Prof Daniel Le Grange pioneered the development of a “train the trainer” model, enabling experienced clinicians to become FBT trainers and deliver education locally. Experienced clinicians were provided with extensive training by Daniel Le Grange to become trainers in FBT. This approach increases training accessibility, strengthens the workforce, and ultimately allows more young people and their families to receive evidence-based treatment close to home

In Progress

Education
Public Policy & Service Development

Workforce Development for Eating Disorder Care Across NSW Health

The NSW Service Plan emphasises having the Right People with the Right Skills in the Right Place. This highlights the need for a skilled, multidisciplinary workforce to support people with eating disorders across all levels of care. To achieve this, InsideOut efforts focus on building workforce Capacity and Capability across all NSW Health Services, providing NSW Health staff with training opportunities. This helps to ensure that individuals and their families receive high-quality, evidence-informed care close to home.

In Progress

Public Policy & Service Development

Evaluating the Effectiveness and Sustainability of the NSW Eating Disorders Service Plan

The NSW Service Plan sets out a major five‑year effort to strengthen eating‑disorder care across the health system, improving access, quality, and outcomes through better services, pathways, and workforce capability. This research evaluates how well service plan training boosts knowledge and confidence so programs can keep improving and inform government and sector-wide planning.

In Progress

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