Matthew Ball

Matt Ball is a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who was recently named the 2017 Mental Health Nurse of the Year by the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. Matt is co-director and founder of the HUMANE clinic. He brings compassion borne out of personal and professional experience to his roles, as well as a determination to look beyond psychiatric labels. He facilitates alternative approaches to working with people labelled as experiencing psychosis, and is currently a trainer with Blue Knot Foundation, teaching trauma informed practice and the three phased approach to complex trauma.

Matt has over 15 experience years working with individuals and groups in the United Kingdom and Australia. Matt also provides supervision, education and workshops and consultancy for individuals, families and organisations. He currently works in private practice, the public health system and as a trainer for Blue Knot Foundation teaching trauma informed practice and the three phased approach to complex trauma.