Márcia is a registered psychologist who specialises in health psychology, behavioural health interventions and Focused Acceptance Commitment Therapy (fACT). She is also a certified Master health improvement practitioner trainer.

She is the lead psychologist at the Thought Collective and offers her services to individuals, as well as supervision and mentoring to health practitioners, and various consultation services for organisations.

Márcia has vast experience training and coaching primary care providers, and hundreds of mental health workers, including Health Improvement Practitioners (HIPs), in brief psychotherapeutic interventions. 

Márcia is highly regarded in the sector and has a passion for working with population health initiatives, preventative medicine, cultural and gender minorities, and the development and implementation of professional resiliency trainings across health professions.