Dr Karen Wallace
Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr Karen Wallace is a Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist with over 25 years’ experience working with adult and older adult populations across public hospital settings and private practice in Sydney.
Karen has extensive expertise in the neuropsychological assessment of neurological, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric conditions. Her work is grounded in evidence-based practice and guided by a strong commitment to person-centred care, with a focus on delivering assessments and recommendations that are both clinically comprehensive and practical for everyday life.
She has extensive experience in assessing decision-making capacity and providing expert opinions for guardianship and financial management matters.
She is registered as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and is endorsed in Clinical Neuropsychology. Karen is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the College of Clinical Neuropsychologists.
Karen has a particular interest in working with individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. This was the focus of her doctoral research, where she was the Principal Investigator of the Chinese Australian Neuropsychological Normative Study (CANNS). She is also committed to culturally safe, trauma-informed and respectful practice that recognises the unique histories, strengths, and needs of First Nations peoples.
Karen is a registered NDIS Behaviour Support Practitioner who provides tailored, strengths-based behaviour support in complex situations. She also supervises Neuropsychology Students and Registrars.