Julian Nesci ISSPD Congress 2023

Julian Nesci

Dr. Julian Nesci is a senior clinical psychologist working in Melbourne, Australia. As a clinical specialist with Spectrum, the state-wide service specialising in Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma, Julian works in both the MBT Clinic and Complex Care Service. Within the MBT Clinic, Julian provides individual and group treatment for adults with personality disorders, clinical supervision, training, and service development work. Spectrum’s MBT clinic has been supervised by Professor Anthony Bateman for a number of years. Julian is an AFC accredited MBT practitioner and supervisor, and trainer. Within Spectrum’s Complex Care Service, Julian provides secondary consultation to systems, as well as primary treatment to consumers, often with an MBT-focus. Prior to his clinical work with Spectrum, Julian has worked in both public and private sectors for over 10 years. This has included working with adults with severe eating disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings, adult inpatients, day programs for adults with BPD, and adolescents in custodial and community forensic settings. Julian has presented at conferences and other forums on MBT, and has been published in the areas of both borderline personality disorder, and eating disorders. He is eager to develop MBT-focused research, and to support the development and supervision of MBT practitioners within Australia.