Allison Cox

Dr Allison Cox is the Director of the Berry Street Take Two program which provides therapeutic services to children impacted by child abuse, neglect, family violence and other adverse experiences. It is the Victorian-wide therapeutic service for children in the child protection system, providing clinical assessments and evidence based interventions, specialist therapeutic support for parents, carers and other agencies as well as research and training activities.

Allison has extensive experience in child and adolescent mental health and is a keen advocate for improving the service responses for the more vulnerable children, young people and families in our community.

She has a doctorate in Occupational Therapy from La Trobe University and a Master of Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from Monash University with current APHRA registration.

Allison hopes the CRE will bring together researchers and practitioners across varied areas of practice, sharing and developing knowledge regarding best practice for children, young people and their communities where there has been experiences of intergenerational and developmental trauma

She brings to the CRE clinical experience of working with children , families and communities who have experienced intergenerational and developmental trauma and experience in implementing and developing evidence based practice. In addition, she brings a desire to collaborate with and learn from others as well as a desire to further our learning.

Allison lives and works on Wurrundjeri Country. Spending time with friends and family, laughing, her dogs and time in the outdoors all fill Allison’s cup and contribute to keeping her strong. Allison’s work role and the people she works with also contribute positively to her wellbeing through feeling she contributes to a larger society endeavour than herself.