Paul Stevenson

Paul Joseph Stevenson OAM (born 12 September 1955) is an Australian psychologist and a recognised authority within the fields of psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, stress management and psychological recovery from disaster incidents.

Stevenson holds a Certificate in Social Welfare from the Southbank Institute, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from the University of Queensland, and a Master of Psychology degree from the University of Queensland.

Stevenson has wide experience in general and trauma counselling and is widely recognised as an international trauma psychologist. His experience includes on-site involvement with the Moura Mine Disaster in 1994, the Port Arthur Massacre (Australia) in 1996, the Thredbo landslide in 1997, the Bali bombings in 2002 and 2005, the Marriott bombing (Jakarta) in 2003, the 2004 Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta, the Indian Ocean tsunami recovery in 2004–05, the Victorian Bushfires in 2009, the 2010-2011 Queensland floods, the 2013 Bundaberg floods, and support for the families of those lost in Malaysia Airlines Flight 370