Dr Pauline Hall is a Senior Clinical Psychologist based in Sydney, Australia, with over ten years of experience in clinical practice, psychological assessment, research, and supervision. She provides assessment and treatment for adults, adolescents, and children, with particular expertise in trauma, workplace psychological injury, Autism, ADHD, mood and anxiety disorders, and complex presentations requiring careful diagnostic clarification.

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Dr Hall is an AHPRA-endorsed Clinical Psychologist and Board-approved Supervisor. She is known for her thoughtful, culturally responsive, and evidence-based approach, integrating clinical depth with warmth, respect, and careful attention to each individual’s context and lived experience.

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In addition to therapeutic work, Dr Hall provides comprehensive medico-legal and independent functional psychological assessments, including evaluations of work capacity and day-to-day functioning. She prepares reports for WorkCover, CTP, insurance, legal, and employment-related matters. Her work encompasses independent assessments, treatment opinions, functional capacity evaluations, psychological injury assessments, and expert reports for court and other formal proceedings. She also provides psychological assessments for legal matters, including court-related reports and, where relevant, diversion applications under the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020.

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Dr Hall has worked across hospitals, schools, rehabilitation settings, non-government organisations, and private practice in both Hong Kong and Australia. This breadth of experience informs her work with clients from diverse cultural, linguistic, and psychosocial backgrounds. She is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and is committed to providing culturally sensitive and clinically grounded care.

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Alongside her clinical work, Dr Hall has been active in research and professional presentation, including presentations at the American Psychological Association Convention across multiple years. Her academic interests include trauma, identity, suffering, impermanence, and the dialogue between Western clinical psychology and Buddhist psychotherapy.

Whether providing therapy, assessment, supervision, or medico-legal opinion, Dr Hall’s approach is guided by clarity, depth, compassion, and professional integrity.

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Areas of Practice

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• Trauma, PTSD, and complex trauma

• Workplace psychological injury

• Autism and ADHD assessment

• Mood and anxiety disorders

• Cross-cultural psychological assessment

• Medico-legal and occupational reports

• Clinical supervision