Dr Tania Perich (B Psych Hons. PGDipSocHlth, PhD) is a psychologist with general registration (PSY0001268519).   She has 17 years experience working with bipolar disorder.

She obtained her B Psych (Hons) at the University of New England, Armidale and undertook post-graduate training at Macquarie University, Sydney.  Her PhD was obtained from the University of New South Wales and was entitled 'Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for bipolar disorder'.   She has also trained in Narrative Therapy, Solution-focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Interpersonal Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT), EMDR and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Tania worked for over 10 years at the School of Psychiatry, UNSW and the Black Dog Institute where she conducted group therapy programs, assessments and training sessions. As part of her work at the Institute, Tania received extensive training in the area of bipolar disorder and depression. 

She is currently a Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, Western Sydney University.  She teaches in undergraduate and post-graduate programs.

Research

Tania has worked in research primarily in the treatment and management of bipolar disorder and depression.  She has been led several research trials, such as one comparing Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for depression, and her PhD research study that explored mindfulness in the area of bipolar disorder.

Currently Tania is also working as a researcher in the area of bipolar disorder at Western Sydney University where her focus is on researching the benefits of psychological interventions in the management of this condition.  She has also focused on the impact of hormonal events on women with bipolar disorder and in particular menopause, and additional factors associated with living well with bipolar disorder.  

She has established the Bipolar Hub to further research and treatment in bipolar disorder, to promote research in the bipolar disorder area:

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/bipolar-hub

For more info about published research, click here.

For abstracts, please go to PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=perich+t

For article requests, please contact Tania on Research Gate http://www.researchgate.net/