Pacific Centre for Motivation & Change- Australia
Suzanne Habib BPsych (Hons) PhD MAPS

Suzanne  Habib is the  Director of the Pacific Centre For Motivation and Change- Australia. Suzanne has a PhD in health psychology. She is a member of the APS College of Health Psychologists and a registered, practicing psychologist. She is an adjunct lecturer in the School of Psychology at James Cook University and has lectured for several years on the postgraduate program in Townsville and Singapore.

Suzanne has completed clinical training in Motivational Interviewing in Australia, England and New Zealand. She trained as a trainer in Motivational Interviewing in Paris and is a member of the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

Suzanne’s research, publications and clinical interests have a focus on health behaviour change and include the use of Motivational Interviewing to increase engagement in treatment, and motivation to self-manage chronic health conditions, brief intervention for chronic pain and assessment of motivation.

Joel Porter BS MA PSY D

Joel Porter is an associate of PCMC-Australia. Joel’s diverse career in psychology has included over 20 years of clinical experience in the addiction and mental health. He has practiced in a wide range of community and residential treatment programs in the United States, Germany and New Zealand.

Joel is a Senior Clinical lecturer with the National Addiction Centre - Christchurch School of Medicine and is a trainer and consultant with with New Zealand’s addiction workforce development project, Matua Raki. He has provided training to wide range of mental health, addiction, and behavioural health orgainsations throughout New Zealand and Australia. Joel has also provided professional training in Singapore, China, Myanmar, Denmark, Canada and the United States.