Dr Rita Younan is a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience across inpatient, outpatient, and community mental health settings. She is an Advanced Schema Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer (ISST), an EMDR Consultant-in-Training, and a qualified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist.
Rita is the Founder and Clinical Director of the Schema Therapy Institute Australia and also serves as Director of Allied Health for national programs at a leading private psychiatric hospital. From 2020 to 2024, she served on the Executive Board of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) as Training Coordinator, where she played a key role in shaping global training standards and led the production of numerous international events, workshops, and conferences.
She has published in the areas of schema therapy, trauma, and attachment, and is known for her work in the development and delivery of innovative, evidence-based psychological programs.