Dr Oakes is a program facilitator and clinical lead at PsychMed. She has held senior positions including the Gambling Services Co-ordinator for Turning Point’s National Telephone and Online Services, Gambling Topic Coordinator and Lecturer within the Master of Addictive behaviours at Monash University and Flinders University.
Dr Oakes has expertise using CBT for the treatment of anxiety disorders, AOD, depression and problem gambling. She has a keen interest in the treatment of problem gambling having published articles and given invited presentations and workshops in this area both nationally and internationally. Dr Oakes’ PhD examined relapse in Electronic Gaming Machine Gambling.