MEDIA AND ENGAGEMENT
Speaking, training & thoughtful conversation on the topics that matter.
Kylie is a registered psychologist who is available for podcasts, keynote talks, professional training, and media commentary — particularly on mental health, coercive control, spiritual harm, anxiety-driven faith (scrupulosity/moral OCD), and trauma-informed practice in churches and organisations. She also speaks on mental health and its intersection with faith and ministry, and on how control and coercion can manifest within faith environments. As a psychologist with Judeo-Christian faith who is familiar with faith-based settings, she warmly welcomes invitations from churches, Christian conferences, and faith communities, alongside secular and academic audiences.
Registered Psychologist
Published researcher on coercive control
Former DFV Advisor - faith-based organisation
Sessional Academic - USQ
SPEAKING TOPICS
Talks can be tailored in length, depth, and audience — from 20-minute podcast conversations to full-day clinical workshops.
Topics Kylie can speak to
SPIRITUAL HARM & RELIGIOUS TRAUMA
Understanding Spiritual Abuse - Psychological mechanisms
Religious Trauma and its impact, including complex PTSD
High-Control Religion & Cult Recovery
Adult Grooming & Exploitation in Spiritual Settings
Faith Reconstruction after spiritual abuse: Grief, Identity, and Hope
COERCIVE CONTROL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Coercive Control: What It Is and How It Operates
Domestic Violence in Faith-Based Communities
Recovery from coercive control - recovery of self
Supporting Survivors: A Trauma-Informed Approach
Experiences of coercive control in religious settings
Why people stay in harmful spiritual environments
Understanding the psychological mechanism of coercive control
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Scrupulosity & Moral OCD: Faith and the Anxious Mind
Shame, Self-Criticism, and how this intersects with faith.
Ministry Burnout & Moral Injury
Anxiety, Depression & Trauma, and how this influences faith
Supporting those with mental health challenges at church
RELATIONSHIPS
Marriage & Couples: Communication, Conflict & Repair
Affair Recovery & Rebuilding Trust
Pre-marriage Counselling & Support
Supporting people who have experienced destructive relationships
Understanding and supporting family estrangement
Creating safe spaces that support trauma survivors.
Parenting & healthy attachment
Custom topics welcomed. Get in touch with your audience and goals.
"These are conversations that matter. My hope is to bring rigour, warmth, and a willingness to sit with complexity — suited to your unique audience."
— KYLIE WALLS
ENGAGEMENT FORMATS
Where Kylie speaks
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Podcasts & Interviews
Short or Long-form conversations on mental health, faith, trauma, or relational harm — both audio and video.
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Conferences & Keynotes
Talks for psychology, counselling, social work, theology, and ministry conferences.
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Professional Training
Half-day or full-day workshops for clinicians, chaplains, ministry leaders, and frontline workers
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Bible Colleges & Academic Forums
Guest lectures and panels for ministry, psychology, theology, & social work.
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Faith Communities
Speaking in Christian contexts — churches, Christian conferences, denominational gatherings, ministry teams.
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Media & Journalism
Expert commentary, written contributions, or background briefings on coercive control and spiritual harm.
RECENT CONVERSATIONS
Recent engagements
PODCAST
The Controlling Church - With All Due Respect Podcast
Apple Podcasts · 2025
A conversation on coercive control, spiritual abuse, and the psychological dynamics of high-control religious settings.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE
Published research - control, Attachment & Shame in intimate relationships
Journal of Family Violence, 2024
Control in intimate relationships: An exploration of insecure attachment styles, emotion dysregulation, and shame-proneness
VIEW ARTICLE →
ARTICLE
Why Women Seeking Therapy is Framed As a Spiritual Problem - And Why That Needs Re-examination
The WADR Project · 2026
A response to a recent Gospel Coalition article, examining how women’s mental health is too often dismissed in faith contexts.
Invite Kylie to speak.
Tell me about your audience, the format, and what you're hoping to explore.
DIRECT ENQUIRIES
admin@kyliewallspsychology.com.au
1300 618 377 (business hours)