Biography
Tristan is an experienced Counselling Psychologist with practical experience working in private practice, employment services, psychiatric rehabilitation, university counselling, and school settings.
His research interest are in Counsellor Education and Environmental Psychology, particularly the impact of the physical environment on mental health and learning, as well as encouraging sustainable environmental behaviours. He is also interested in counselling interventions that address disadvanatages in education and the workplace. Tristan is keen to hear from students who are interested in pursing research related to Environmental Psychology.
Read more on Tristan's profileResearch interests
- Counsellor Education
- Environmental Psychology
- Counselling Interventions
- Climate Change and Mental Health
Affiliations
- MAPS
- APS Psychology and Environment Interest Group
- PACFA (Academic Member)
Teaching interests
Counselling; Psychological Interventions; Assessment; Abnormal Psychology
Knowledge areas
- Counselling.
- Counselling Psychology.
- Environmental Psychology.
- Evolutionary Psychology.
- Ecopsychology.
- Qualitative Research.
- Quantitative Research.
Professional activities
- Private psychologist in Malvern East.
- Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
- Member of Scientific Program Committee, Counselling Psychology Conference, Feb 21-24, 2013.
- Secretary of the APS Psychology and Environment Interest Group.
- Board member of Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia (PACJA).
Projects
- Effectiveness of virtual nature for the restoration of attention and recovery from stress.
- The impact of counselling room design on therapeutic outcomes.
- Childhood environments and adult mental health/personality.
- School environments and student learning/mental health.
Publications
Coping with the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: A Green Script for Sustainable Action
H Gunasiri, R Patrick, R Garad, J Enticott, G Meadows, T Snell
(2024), Vol. 16, pp. 1-12, Sustainability, Basel, Switzerland, C1
The Role of Animal Companions in the Bereavement Experiences of Australian Lesbians and Gay Men
D Riggs, L Patlamazoglou, J Simmonds, T Snell
(2024), Omega (United States), C1-1
The Influence of Caregivers and Environmental Education during Childhood on Adult Pro-environmental Motivation and Behaviour
S Ferguson, T Snell
(2024), Vol. 40, pp. 35-47, Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Prevalence and determinants of mental health related to climate change in Australia
R Patrick, T Snell, H Gunasiri, R Garad, G Meadows, J Enticott
(2023), Vol. 57, pp. 710-724, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, London, Eng., C1
Working from Home with a View of Nature (and Sunlight) Benefits People's Well-Being
N Sciulli, D Goullet, T Snell
(2023), Vol. 15, pp. 69-80, Ecopsychology, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
Minding our futures: Understanding climate-related mental wellbeing using systems science
R Patrick, S Noy, C Henderson-Wilson, J Hayward, S Allender, H Gunasiri, N Bruges, T Snell, T Capetola
(2023), Vol. 84, Health and Place, C1
C Bristow, K Allen, J Simmonds, T Snell, L McLean
(2022), Vol. 37, Health Promotion International, England, C1
Health empowerment scripts: Simplifying social/green prescriptions
J Lawson, R Wissing, C Henderson-Wilson, T Snell, T Chambers, D McNeil, S Nuttman
(2022), Vol. 13, Frontiers in Psychology, Switzerland, C1
Planetary Health Annual Meeting 2022 Abstracts
Hasini Gunasiri, Rebecca Patrick, Tristan Snell, Rhonda Garad, Joanne Enticott, Graham Meadows, Claire Henderson-Wilson
(2022), Vol. 6, LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH, C1
Breaking the ice: narratives of recovery from crystal methamphetamine
M Axelsson, T Snell
(2021), Vol. 56, pp. 81-92, Australian Psychologist, London, Eng., C1
Australians report climate change as a bigger concern than COVID-19
Rebecca Patrick, Rhonda Garad, Tristan Snell, Joanne Enticott, Graham Meadows
(2021), Vol. 3, pp. 1-7, Journal of Climate Change and Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Patlamazoglou, J Simmonds, T Snell
(2021), Psychology and Sexuality, C1
Anti-obesity public health messages and risk factors for disordered eating: a systematic review
Claire Bristow, Capella Meurer, Janette Simmonds, Tristan Snell
(2020), Vol. 35, pp. 1551-1569, Health promotion international, Oxford, Eng., C1
First-time mothers' experiences of preparing for childbirth at advanced maternal age
Jennifer Nottingham-Jones, Janette Simmonds, Tristan Snell
(2020), Vol. 86, pp. 102558-102558, Midwifery, Amserdam, The Netherlands, C1
Exploring the impact of contact with nature in childhood on adult personality
T Snell, J Simmonds, L Klein
(2020), Vol. 55, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, C1
Tristan Snell, Louise McLean, Finn McAsey, Michael Zhang, Diana Maggs
(2019), Vol. 51, pp. 1082-1105, Environment and Behavior, London, Eng., C1
Development of the Psychologist and Counsellor Self-Efficacy Scale
Helen Watt, John Ehrich, Sandra Stewart, Tristan Snell, Micaela Bucich, Nicky Jacobs, Brett Furlonger, Derek English
(2019), Vol. 9, pp. 485-509, Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, Bingley, Eng., C1
Motivations for multiple tattoo acquisition: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Stephanie Kalanj-Mizzi, Tristan Snell, Janette Simmonds
(2019), Vol. 17, pp. 196-213, Advances in Mental Health, London, Eng., C1
Women's experiences of positive postnatal partner support
Krasimira Kirova, Tristan Snell
(2019), Vol. 37, pp. 206-218, Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, London, Eng., C1
Same-sex partner bereavement: non-HIV-related loss and new research directions
Lefteris Patlamazoglou, Janette Simmonds, Tristan Snell
(2018), Vol. 78, pp. 178-196, OMEGA - journal of death and dying, London, Eng., C1
"Savage beasts," "great companions": the first dogs to winter on the Antarctic continent
Diana Patterson, Janette Simmonds, Tristan Snell
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 651-669, Society and animals, Leiden, The Netherlands, C1
Brett Furlonger, Tristan Snell, Michael Di Mattia, Andrea Reupert
(2018), Vol. 58, pp. 41-65, Australian Journal of Adult Learning, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Contact with Nature in Childhood and Adult Depression
Tristan Snell, Joyce Lam, Winnie Lau, Isaac Lee, Eleanor Maloney, Nicole Mulholland, Lee Wilson, Laura Wynne
(2016), Vol. 26, pp. 111-124, Children, Youth and Environments, Boulder, Co., C1
Ecopsychology and Evolutionary Psychology: Implications and Limitations of Habitat Selection Theory
Tristan Snell, Janette Simmonds, Anthony Greenway
(2015), Vol. 7, pp. 96-103, Ecopsychology, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
Mystical Experiences in Nature
Tristan Snell, Janette Simmonds
(2015), Vol. 37, pp. 169-184, Archive for the Psychology of Religion, London, Eng., C1
"Being in that environment can be very therapeutic": Spiritual experiences in nature
T Snell, J Simmonds
(2013), Vol. 4, pp. 326-335, Ecopsychology, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1-1
Spirituality in the work of Theodore Roszak : implications for contemporary ecopsychology
T Snell, J Simmonds, R Webster
(2011), Vol. 3, pp. 105-113, Ecopsychology, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
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