Des is a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor in private practice and in two community clinics: JewishCare, where he serves as the Co-ordinator and Clinical Supervisor of the Grief Loss & Bereavement Service, and at Wolper Hospital, as the Palliative Care Counsellor to patients, their families and nursing staff.
Academia:Des taught Grief & Loss — Theory and Practice, Person Centred Therapy and Advanced Therapeutic Communication in the Master’s degree program at the Jansen Newman Institute: Grief and loss at ACAP, the Australian College of Applied Psychology
Des currently supervises the clinical practice of final year students at ACAP