Beatrice Melita

has been both a Barrister and a Psychologist.
As a Barrister, her practice was primarily in the family law jurisdiction and she was an Accredited Mediator with the Bar Council. She also holds accreditation with the Federal Attorney General’s Department as a mediator in Family Law disputes. She was involved in Human Rights committees and sub-committees concerned with violence & intellectual disability & has maintained an active interest in issues concerning children within the legal system.

Beatrice Melita

As a psychologist, Beatrice has held posts in the public sector in senior roles and been in private practice providing therapeutic and mediation services. She has extensive experience in writing reports for Family law proceedings and has been an expert witness in other jurisdictions. She has also worked as a counsellor/mediator with the Family Court at Melbourne.

Therapeutic Practice

Beatrice Melita has had an extensive psychotherapeutic practice. Her focus has been on both psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches specialising in depression and anxiety disorders, separating couples and individuals and in working with professionals in high stress occupations.

Other Experience

Beatrice Melita has a breadth of experience spanning psychology and the law as well as experience in policy development and implementation within Government and in training and organisational development. She has been employed in various positions as well as having held a number of honorary posts.

She was President of the Intellectual Disability Review Panel, a tribunal established by the Intellectually Disabled Person’s Service Act 1986, to independently review decisions of the Department of Health and Community Services Victoria effecting the rights, entitlements and services to people with an intellectual disability. She was a senior consultant with the Victorian Public Service Board in training and development and organisational consultancy.