About Sandra

Experience and Qualifications

Sandra has a Master of Psychology (Clinical), a Doctorate degree in Psychology (PhD) and a Bachelor of Laws degree, all from the University of Adelaide, and has been working in mental health services for over fifteen years. She has considerable clinical experience.

Sandra has worked with people at all stages of development, and has experience with many clinical treatment presentations. She has performed these roles in a variety of sectors, including health and human services, education and training, the Australian Defence Force, and in primary health care. Sandra has worked as a Counselling Supervisor for Lifeline and Domestic Violence Helpline. Sandra has also worked in organisational development, and as a lecturer and researcher focusing on occupational health psychology. She is also an ANZAED eating disorder credentialed practitioner.

Sandra uses the following techniques:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and Social Skills Training
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Schema Therapy
  • Hypnosis

Sandra is a former Member and state Committee Secretary of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Lawyers (ANZAPPL), and is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society and a Fellow the College of Clinical Psychologists.

Publications

Conferences Pocock, B., Skinner, N., & Pisaniello, S. (May 2011). Working too much? The work-life consequences of working more than preferred and not taking holidays. Community, Work and Family. Tampere, Finland.
Pisaniello, S., Winefield., H., Delfabbro, P. (Jun/Jul 2007). Conclusions regarding perception of work stress in nurses.7th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference/1st Asia Pacific Congress on Workplace and Organisational Psychology. Adelaide, Australia.
Pisaniello, S., Winefield., H., & Delfabbro, P. (2006, June). The effect of emotion on the health of public and private metropolitan hospital nurses: An exploratory study. 28th International Congress on Occupational Health. Milan, Italy.
Pisaniello, S., Winefield., H., & Delfabbro, P. (2005, July). Emotion work and burnout: Results from a sample of South Australian public hospital nurses. 6th Australian Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference. Gold Coast, Australia. [Published in the Australian Journal of Psychology, 57, Supplement 1, 116-154].
Reports Work quality, not just quantity: Work-related predictors of psychological distress, work-family interaction and alcohol consumption. Jill Dorrian, Natalie Skinner, and Sandra Pisaniello, Centre for Work + Life, 2010.
How much should we work? Working hours, holidays, and working life: the participation challenge. Barbara Pocock, Natalie Skinner and Sandra Pisaniello, Centre for Work + Life, 2010.
Juggling work-life balance in South Australia. Natalie Skinner and Sandra Pisaniello, Centre for Work + Life, 2010.
Improving the evidence base for effective OHS education in secondary schools. Dino Pisaniello, Sasha Stewart, Nasreen Jahan, Sandra Pisaniello and Helen Winefield, Discipline of Public Health, School of Population Health & Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, 2010.
Journal Papers Pisaniello, D., Stewart, S., Pisaniello, S., Jahan, N., Winefield, H., & Braunack-Mayer, A. (2013). The role of high schools in introductory occupational safety education: Teacher perspectives and predictors of effectiveness, Safety Science, 55, 53-61.
Pisaniello, S., Winefield, H., Delfabbro, P. (2012). The influence of emotional labour and emotional work on the occupational health and well being of South Australian hospital nurses, Journal of Vocational Behaviour 80, 3.