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Reneé Ettia is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), and a current member of The EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA). Reneé works as a Child and Adolescent Neurofeedback Specialist at NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (NSW STARTTS).

Reneé has worked in a variety of settings, including Oncology and Palliative Care, Homelessness, Case Management, Disability and NDIS services, Child and Family Therapy, and Private Practice. Reneé joined the STARTTS team in 2016, and since this time, has had the incredible privilege of providing clinical mental health services to asylum seekers and newly arrived refugees, from age 3 and beyond, presenting with a wide range of complex challenges.

As a Neurofeedback Specialist, Reneé employs neuromodulation techniques to empower children and young people to cultivate emotional resilience and overcome the effects of trauma. She is often based within schools, providing accessible services to students while also offering support to faculty and parents to promote holistic well-being. Concurrent to Neurofeedback, Reneé offers Eye-Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Heart Rate Variability Therapy (HRV), as well as Trauma Focussed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (T-CBT).