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Psychologist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what psychologists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most psychologists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Registered psychologist with experience delivering evidence-based assessment and therapy across clinical and community settings. Skilled in conducting standardised psychological testing, developing individualised treatment plans, and working alongside medical and allied health teams to support client wellbeing. Committed to maintaining the clinical standards and record-keeping practices required under AHPRA registration.
Key skills
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Care planning and coordination
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and trauma-focused interventions
- WISC and WAIS test administration and scoring
- Clinical report writing
- Secure patient record management (Best Practice, Clinician)
- Stakeholder and multidisciplinary team liaison
- Telehealth service delivery
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted clinical interviews and administered standardised assessments including WISC, WAIS, PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to inform diagnosis and treatment planning
- Delivered CBT and trauma-focused therapy across a caseload of clients presenting with anxiety, depression and complex trauma, adjusting treatment plans in response to progress reviews
- Wrote detailed clinical reports and maintained secure records in line with AHPRA and privacy obligations, supporting continuity of care across referrals
- Coordinated care plans with GPs, psychiatrists, educators and social workers, reducing gaps in client support during transitions between services
- Delivered a portion of client sessions via telehealth platforms, maintaining engagement and clinical rigour for clients in regional or remote locations
Education
Bachelor degree in psychology (APAC-accredited) followed by an APAC-accredited postgraduate qualification or the 5+1 internship pathway, plus general or provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA).
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- AHPRA registration
- Psychology Board of Australia
- APAC-accredited
- Medicare Better Access initiative
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy
- Trauma-focused therapy
- WISC
- WAIS
- PHQ-9
- GAD-7
- Clinical psychologist
- Generalist registration
- Telehealth
- Clinical supervision
- Mental health treatment plan
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.