Speaking and facilitating

Hi, I'm Dr Ashlea.

Dr Ashlea, a woman with strawberry blonde hair wearing a black outfit standing on grass near a body of water with hills in the background.

I am an experienced speaker, facilitator and medical educator who has presented at conferences, led workshops and hosted podcasts on a variety of topics for leading medical organisations.

I have an engaging, interactive and grounded approach and am comfortable holding space for difficult conversations on tough topics.

I speak and facilitate on sex, bodies, trauma, burnout and self-care. I have a particular focus on teaching doctors how to approach sex, relationships and trauma in their clinical practice.

I do this through a combination of experiential exercises, guided self-reflection, scientific evidence pitched to the edge of what's safe and useful within your own scope of practice, shared generously.

I have a long history of advocating for and teaching in the realm of doctor’s health and wellbeing, trauma-informed care and more recently, bringing sex positivity into medicine.

These are the credentials and milestones behind that work:

In addition to my Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, I have also obtained a Fellowship with the Australian Society of Psychological Medicine, am a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician and have completed a Master of Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health, specialising in Psychosexual Therapy).

In 2018, as the first RACGP NSW & ACT New Fellows Committee Chair, I championed, curated and facilitated the inaugural RACGP NSW & ACT Wellbeing Weekend, which subsequently became an annual RACGP event.

I also sat on the RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty Council as Co-Vice-Chair and the RACGP Pre-Fellowship Expert Committee.

I was subsequently awarded the RACGP NSW & ACT Eric Fisher Award for excellence in promoting doctor’s health and wellbeing.

I am currently a co-host of The GP Show and have presented for both the RACGP and ASPM on bio-psycho-social approaches to low libido in clinical practice.

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Qualifications & experience

  • MBBS(Hons), DCH, FRACGP, Prof Dip Nutrition, CEDC, MMed(SRH - Psychosexual Therapy)

    • Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS (Hons)) - University of New South Wales)

    • Diploma in Child Health (DCH) - University of Sydney

    • Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP)

    • Professional Diploma of Medical Nutrition Management (Prof Dip Nutrition) - Bond University and HealthCert

    • Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC) - Australia and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders

    • Fellowship of the Australian Society of Psychological Medicine (FASPM)

    • Master of Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health - Psychosexual Therapy Specialisation) - (MMed(SRH)) - University of Sydney

    • Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner - Somatic Experiencing International 2024

    • Professional Certificate of Medical Nutrition Management (Bond University and HealthCert) - 2021

    • Advanced Certificate of Medical Nutrition Management (Bond University and HealthCert) - 2021

    • FPAA – National Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health for Doctors - 2017

    • Neuroprotective Developmental Care Accreditation - (Possums & Co) - 2020-2023

    • Level 1 Mental Health Skills Training (NCGPT) - 2016

    • Level 2 Focused Psychological Skills Training - 2018

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - 2018

    • Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT) - 2018 & ACT for Trauma - 2020

    • Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (Of Eating Disorders) - 2022

    • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (DBT-E) - 2021

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) - 2021

    • Blue Knot Foundation Trauma Training (Phase 1: Safety and Stabilisation, Phase 2: Processing, Phase 3: Integration) - 2021

    • Australian Society of Psychological Medicine Focused Psychological Skills Training Level 2 - 2021

    • Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Training

      • Beginning I/II/III 2022

      • Intermediate I/II/III 2023

      • Advanced I & 2 2024

    • Gottman Therapy Level 1, 2 & 3 Training - 2025

    • Trauma Coupling Dynamics (Kathy Kain) - 2025

    • Somatic Resiliance and Regulation Module 1 (Kathy Kain & Stephen Terrell) - 2026

    • Dreams and SE - Peter Levine - 2026

    • Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes, Playshop with Maggie Klein - 2026

    • The Non-Linear Movement Method® Facilitator - Level 1 & 2 (with Michaela Boehm and Steve James) 2020 & 2022

    • The Wild Woman’s Circle™ Facilitator (with Michaela Boehm) - 2022

    • Radiance Sutras Instinctive Meditation™ Meditation Teacher Training (Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine -Registered RYT®200 training with Yoga Alliance) - 2021

    • Media Skills Training (RACGP) - 2017

    • Rural Emergency Skills Training (ACRRM) - 2013

    • Australian Paediatric Life Support (APLS) - 2013

    • Management of Acute Sports Trauma (MOST; ACSEP) - 2018

  • Current:

    • Medical Education (by contract) - various organisations

    • Focused Psychological Skills Level 2 Trainer (ASPM)

    • Focused Psychological Skills Mentor (RACGP)

    Previous:

    • Connection Chair - ASPM Management Committee

    • Co-Vice Chair RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty Council

    • Mid-North Coast Representative on RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty Council (2019-2020)

    • RACGP Expert Committe (REC) Pre-Fellowship Education Member (2018 - 2020)

    • Acting Chair, RACGP Expert Committe (REC) Pre-Fellowship Education (February - July 2020)

    • Chair - General Practice Training Support during COVID-19 Response Group (February - June 2020)

    • Mid-North Coast Primary Health Network Clinical Council Member (2019-2020)

    • NSW Health Breast Implant Expert Panel (2019-2020)

    • Workshop curator and facilitator of RACGP NSW/ACT Inagural Wellbeing Weekend 2018, 2019 and 2022 (including subsequent day events)

    • Board Director – General Practice Registrars Australia

    • RACGP NSW & ACT New Fellows Network Inaugural Chair (2017-2018)

    • RACGP NSW & ACT New Fellows Representative on Faculty Council (2016-2019)

    • RACGP Rural Faculty Council NSW Representative Member (July 2017 - October 2018)

    • Casual Medical Educator - GP Synergy

    • Australian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians Moving Medicine Steering Committee

    • Emerging Minds GP Reference Group

    • Inside out GP Advisory Group for GP Clinical Decision Toolkit

    • Casual Lecturer - University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School Coffs Harbour

    • General Practitioner and Clinical Lead - Headspace Coffs Harbour

    • NSW Primary Care Cancer Framework Advisory Group 2019

    • Co-host 'Just a GP' Podcast

    • Casual host for 'Australian Prescriber' Podcast

    • Casual host for 'Bridge Builders’ Podcast

    • General Practice Registrar Medical Educator Network Chair (General Practice Registrars Australia)