She provides a consultation-liaison service to the Division of Oncology at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and has a strong interest education and skill development for health professionals working in oncology. Her clinical and research interests are the promotion of wellness following the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and the impact of advanced cancer, in particular the issues facing families when a parent has advanced cancer. She has recently completed a randomised trial of a brief psychosocial intervention for depressed cancer patients, delivered by health professionals such as oncology nurses, physiotherapists and radiation therapists. She is currently leading a randomised trial of a survivorship intervention for patients who have completed treatment for head and neck cancer.