Dr Amy Burton is a lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the Graduate School of Health.

In addition to her academic role at UTS, Amy is a practising clinical psychologist and clinical supervisor to early career psychologists.

She has considerable clinical experience and knowledge in the areas of eating disorders, youth mental health, psychological assessment, evidence-based clinical interventions such as CBT, DBT, ACT and schema therapy, complex trauma and anxiety disorders.

Her research work focuses primarily on the areas of disordered eating, youth mental health, clinical interventions, psychological assessment, and emotional regulation.

After completing her undergraduate studies in psychology at UNSW, she discovered her interest in eating disorders when she was completing her doctorate of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sydney.

“The new DSM was released in 2013 and binge eating disorder was new with relatively little research,” Amy said.

“My PhD research focused on the types of beliefs that cause and maintain binge eating in individuals with eating disorders.”

After completing her doctorate, she worked in youth mental health for headspace, first in Parramatta and later at Camperdown where she progressed to the role of clinical lead.

“Working at headspace taught me the importance of early intervention and the impact you can have before a psychological disorder fully takes hold,” Amy said.

“I enjoy working with diverse young people who are going through many critical life transitions – it’s a time of life when you can make a significant difference in mental health outcomes.”

Amy is one of four academics who are developing the content of a new graduate diploma in psychology – to be launched at UTS by the end of 2022.

As a subject matter expert in the areas of eating disorders and youth mental health, Amy was a contributor to UTS’ review of the Million Minds Mental Health Research Program - part of the Medical Research Future Fund overseen by the Commonwealth Department of Health. The Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission was established in 2018 to support innovative, participatory and intervention focused research into the causes of mental illness, and the best early intervention, prevention, and treatment strategies.