Health Psychologist, and CHO of the Sleep Health Foundation
Specialty: Family Medicine
Dr Moira Junge is a registered Health Psychologist, has a Doctorate in Health Psychology and has been in the healthcare field for over 25 years. She was also the inaugural CEO of the Sleep Health Foundation and now acts as their Chief Health Officer. After three decades on the front lines treating mental health challenges and sleep disorders, she made the switch from intervention to prevention. She speaks with the voice of an experienced clinician, a parent, ex shift worker, and now public health advocate focused on personal sustainability via improved sleep and other lifestyle changes. She is one of the clinic directors at Yarraville Health Group (in Melbourne) which she co-founded in 1998. Prior to her psychology career, she was a registered nurse for over a decade. Her areas of expertise include management of sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol issues, psychological management of chronic diseases, reaction and adjustment to illness/injury, and loss and grief issues. Moira utilises Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Compassion-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques. She also has been trained in hypnosis and uses this often alongside the other modalities outlined above. Her main goal as a psychologist is to help people who are experiencing emotional difficulties to be empowered, and supported, to transform their lives.