MrNathan Akoka
Associate Teaching Fellow
Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
- Associate Teaching FellowFaculty of Health/School of Psychology
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
Nathan is a Senior Clinician at Youth Support and Advocacy Services (YSAS) supporting young people experiencing alcohol and other drug challenges and supervising student clinicians. He also works as a Mental Health Clinician at The Victoria Clinic, delivering inpatient treatment programs including Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and the Dual Diagnosis Program. In addition, he teaches psychology at both Swinburne and Deakin University and contributes to research in the areas of addiction and personality disorders.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Associate Teaching FellowDeakin University, School of Psychology
DEGREES
- Graduate Diploma of Psychology AdvancedUniversity of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Psychological SciencesDeakin University, Australia
- Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Forensic)Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia12 Jan 2023 - 4 Jan 2026
- Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other DrugsOdyssey House Institute, Australia
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Health
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Psychology