Olivia Donaghy (She/her)Psychologist

Olivia Donaghy is a psychologist with nearly two decades of experience working alongside trans children, young people, and adults in public mental health, community organisations, and private practice. She was a founding clinician of the public Queensland Children’s Gender Service in 2017, leading the service in its first 8 years and prior to this worked as an advanced psychologist with Child & Youth Mental Health and in private practice with adults. A cis woman, living and working on Jagera and Turrbal country in Meanjin (Brisbane), Olivia brings a strong commitment to human rights, health equity, and strives for the highest standards in health service delivery. She is the operational director of GHA which she co-founded with Dr Stuart Aitken to create a nationally accessible, multidisciplinary private gender clinic for children and adults that empowers communities to thrive. She is a passionate advocate for LGBTIQAP+ wellbeing and one of the chief investigators in national research on trans health.