A/Pr Carol du Plessis

NameA/Pr Carol du Plessis
Email Addresscarol.duplessis@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleAssociate Professor (Counselling)
QualificationsPhD Johannesburg
DepartmentSchool of Health, Psychological and Medical Sciences
AffiliationsInstitute for Resilient Regions
Institute for Health
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-8608
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PhD
Johannesburg
2015

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Investigating the persistence of postnatal depression after 12 months postpartumPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2025
Suicide Risk in Motion: Examining the Nonlinear Nature of Suicide RiskPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2025
Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: Developing an Ideation-to-Action Informed, Evidence-Based Suicide Indicated InterventionPrincipal SupervisorDoctoral2025
Gold standard in ADHD assessmentsAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2025
Social Support on Social Media Platforms: Its Role in Suicide PreventionAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2025
Autistic Women's Lived Experience of Coercive ControlAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
Domestic and family violence programs focused on working with male perpetrators: A mixed methods study evaluating the Good Lives model as a focus on group based interventions. Principal SupervisorDoctoral2019

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
An Exploration of Moderator Support for Online Suicidal BehaviorsAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023
Suicide and Suicidality in Fiji: A Scoping Review Associate SupervisorMasters2023
Overcoming the fear of death: Suicide capability within the ideation-to-action frameworkAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2023

Strategies of Health-Focused Narratives to Develop Coping and Growth for Young People: A Thematic Analysis of the Literature

Bryce, India, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Prowse, Nycole, du Plessis, Carol, Bromdal, Annette, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Batorowicz, Beata, Pannell, Tayissa, Cantrell, Kate and Mullens, Amy B.. 2026. "Strategies of Health-Focused Narratives to Develop Coping and Growth for Young People: A Thematic Analysis of the Literature." Societies. 16 (1). https://doi.org/10.3390/soc16010016

"All that I've been through has made me who I am": youth conceptualisations of personal recovery in mental health

Anderson, Linda, Dallinger, Vicki C., Krishnamoorthy, Govind, du Plessis, Carol, Pillai-Sasidharan, Arun, Ayres, Alice, Waters, Lillian, Groom, Yasmin, Rees, Bronwyn, Slade, Mike, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Burton, Lorelle and Ireland, Renee. 2025. ""All that I've been through has made me who I am": youth conceptualisations of personal recovery in mental health." Child and Adolescent Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70046

How Women with Endometriosis Use Social Media for Support and Self-Management: An Analysis of Reddit Content

Loughran, Alaina, Daken, Kirstie, du Plessis, Carol and Mullens, Amy B.. 2025. "How Women with Endometriosis Use Social Media for Support and Self-Management: An Analysis of Reddit Content." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22 (11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22111706

Comentoring, Collaboration, and Community: Feminist Approaches Within an Australian University

Gildersleeve, Jessica, Bryce, India, Mullens, Amy, du Plessis, Carol, Batorowicz, Beata, Sanders, Tait and Bromdal, Annette. 2025. "Comentoring, Collaboration, and Community: Feminist Approaches Within an Australian University." Feminism and Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/09593535251382739

Gender minority stress, resilience, and coping experiences of trans women incarcerated in Australia

du Plessis, Carol, Sanders, Tait, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Mullens, Amy, Olczak, Adam and Bromdal, Annette. 2025. "Gender minority stress, resilience, and coping experiences of trans women incarcerated in Australia." International Journal of Transgender Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2025.2487015

"I Know the Degradation, the Humiliation around Being Incarcerated and Ostracized, and Marginalized, and Sexualized"

Phillips, Tania, Clark, Kirsty A., Bromdal, Annette, Mullens, Amy, Sanders, Tait, Halliwell, Sherree, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Daken, Kirstie, Debattista, Joseph, du Plessis, Carol, Simpson, Paul and Hughto, Jaclyn M.W.. 2025. ""I Know the Degradation, the Humiliation around Being Incarcerated and Ostracized, and Marginalized, and Sexualized"." Maycock, Matthew, O‘Shea, Saoirse and Jenness, Valerie (ed.) Transgender People Involved with Carceral Systems: International Perspectives. United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 21-45

Keeping users experiencing a suicidal crisis safe online: Current text-based practices of professional online mental health forum moderators

Perry, Amanda, Christensen, Steven, Lamont-Mills, Andrea and du Plessis, Carol. 2024. "Keeping users experiencing a suicidal crisis safe online: Current text-based practices of professional online mental health forum moderators." Cyberpsychology. 18 (5). https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2024-5-7

Understanding the transition from psychology graduate to post-graduate counselling studies

Saywell, Cassandra, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol and McMullen, Crystal. 2024. "Understanding the transition from psychology graduate to post-graduate counselling studies." Australian Journal of Career Development. 33 (2), pp. 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/10384162241255803

Ready, Set, Reform? Exploring not-for-profit practitioner perceptions of readiness

Malhotra, Aastha, Bayliss, Luke, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol and Burton, Lorelle. 2024. "Ready, Set, Reform? Exploring not-for-profit practitioner perceptions of readiness." Jackson, A. (ed.) 37th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2024). Woollongong, New South Wales, Australia 03 - 05 Dec 2024 Australia.

Fluidity in capability: Longitudinal assessments of suicide capability using ecological momentary assessments

Bayliss, Luke T., Hughes, Christopher D., Lamont-Mills, Andrea and du Plessis, Carol. 2024. "Fluidity in capability: Longitudinal assessments of suicide capability using ecological momentary assessments." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 54 (1), pp. 138-153. https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.13025

Correction: Conceptualisation of Personal Recovery and Recovery-Oriented Care for Youth: Multisystemic Perspectives

Dallinger, Vicki C., Krishnamoorthy, Govind, du Plessis, Carol, Pillai-Sasidharan, Arun, Ayres, Alice, Waters, Lillian, Groom, Yasmin, Sweeney, Kiara, Anderson, Linda, Rees, Bronwyn and Burton, Lorelle. 2023. "Correction: Conceptualisation of Personal Recovery and Recovery-Oriented Care for Youth: Multisystemic Perspectives ." International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 23 (2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01206-8

Where do incarcerated trans women prefer to be housed and why? Adding nuanced understandings to a complex debate through the voices of formerly incarcerated trans women in Australia and the United States

Bromdal, Annette, Sanders, Tait, Stanners, Melinda, du Plessis, Carol, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Mullens, Amy B., Phillips, Tania M., Debattista, Joseph, Daken, Kirstie, Clark, Kirsty A. and Hughto, Jaclyn M. W.. 2024. "Where do incarcerated trans women prefer to be housed and why? Adding nuanced understandings to a complex debate through the voices of formerly incarcerated trans women in Australia and the United States." International Journal of Transgender Health. 25 (2), pp. 167-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2023.2280167

Conceptualisation of Personal Recovery and Recovery-Oriented Care for Youth: Multisystemic Perspectives

Dallinger, Vicki C., Krishnamoorthy, Govind, du Plessis, Carol, Pillai-Sasidharan, Arun, Ayres, Alice, Waters, Lillian, Groom, Yasmin, Sweeney, Kiara, Anderson, Linda, Rees, Bronwyn and Burton, Lorelle. 2025. "Conceptualisation of Personal Recovery and Recovery-Oriented Care for Youth: Multisystemic Perspectives." International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 23 (2), pp. 1308-1332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01170-3

Correctional staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward incarcerated trans people: A scoping review of an emerging literature

Daken, Kirstie, Excell, Tarra, Clark, Kirsty A., Hughto, Jaclyn M. W, Sanders, Tait, Debattista, Joseph, du Plessis, Carol, Mullens, Amy, Phillips, Tania, Gildersleeve, Jessica and Bromdal, Annette. 2024. "Correctional staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward incarcerated trans people: A scoping review of an emerging literature ." International Journal of Transgender Health. 25 (2), pp. 149-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2023.2265386

“Never Let Anyone Say That a Good Fight for the Fight for Good Wasn’t a Good Fight Indeed”: The Enactment of Agency Through Military Metaphor by One Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman

Halliwell, Sherree, Hickey, Andrew, du Plessis, Carol du, Mullens, Amy B., Sanders, Tait, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Phillips, Tania M., Debattista, Joseph, Clark, Kirsty A., Hughto, Jaclyn M. W., Daken, Kirstie and Bromdal, Annette. 2023. "“Never Let Anyone Say That a Good Fight for the Fight for Good Wasn’t a Good Fight Indeed”: The Enactment of Agency Through Military Metaphor by One Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman." Paner, Heather and Dwyer, Angela (ed.) Transgender People and Criminal Justice: An Examination of Issues in Victimology, Policing, Sentencing, and Prisons. Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 183-212

Introduction

Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol. 2023. "Introduction." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common client issues in counselling: An Australian perspective.. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 1-11

Depression

Brown, James and Beel, Nathan. 2023. "Depression." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common client issues in counselling: An Australian perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 102-117

Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective

Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya, du Plessis, Carol, Mullens, Amy B., Rees, Bronwyn, Purnell-Webb, Trish, Brown, Samantha, Murray, Judith, Ayre, Kay, Gilmour, John, Falcon, John, Flanagan, John, Brown, James, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Bryce, India, Malengret, Claire, Dall'Osto, Claire and King, Deborah. Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) 2023. Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective . University of Southern Queensland.

Trauma in Children and Adolescence

Krishnamoorthy, Govind and Mullens, Amy B.. 2023. "Trauma in Children and Adolescence." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 189-197

Trauma in Adults

Mullens, Amy B., Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Gilmour, John and Bryce, India. 2023. "Trauma in Adults." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 171-188

Child Maltreatment

Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Ayre, Kay, Rees, Bronwyn and Brown, Samantha. 2023. "Child Maltreatment." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 66-85

Navigating Detransition Borders: An Exploration of Social Media Narratives

Sanders, Tait, du Plessis, Carol, Mullens, Amy B. and Bromdal, Annette. 2023. "Navigating Detransition Borders: An Exploration of Social Media Narratives ." Archives of Sexual Behavior: an interdisciplinary research journal. 52 (3), p. 1061–1072. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02556-z

Transformative change comes from more than structured content: Qualitative exploration of parent experiences of a post-separation group program

Bayliss, Luke, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Malhotra, Aastha, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol, Crathern, Jennifer, Hall, Stuart and Burton, Lorelle. 2023. "Transformative change comes from more than structured content: Qualitative exploration of parent experiences of a post-separation group program." Family Relations. 72 (5), pp. 3067-3083. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12836

Utilisation of Digital Applications for Personal Recovery Amongst Youth with Mental Health Concerns

Dallinger, Vicki C., Krishnamoorthy, Govind, du Plessis, Carol, Pillai-Sasidharan, Arun, Ayres, Alice, Waters, Lillian, Groom, Yasmin, Alston, Olivia, Anderson, Linda and Burton, Lorelle. 2022. "Utilisation of Digital Applications for Personal Recovery Amongst Youth with Mental Health Concerns." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (24). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416818

Future-proofing Queensland families: Investigating CatholicCare’s leadership in family support services and responses to national family law reforms

Bayliss, Luke, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Malhotra, Aastha, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol and Burton, Lorelle. 2022. Future-proofing Queensland families: Investigating CatholicCare’s leadership in family support services and responses to national family law reforms. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Suicide capability within the ideation-to-action framework: A systematic scoping review

Bayliss, Luke T., Christensen, Steven, Lamont-Mills, Andrea and du Plessis, Carol. 2022. "Suicide capability within the ideation-to-action framework: A systematic scoping review." PLoS One. 17 (10), p. e0276070. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276070

Internet-based interventions to support recovery in youth: A systematic review

Dallinger, Vicki, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Burton, Lorelle, Du Plessis, Carol, Pillai, Arun and Ayres, Alice. 2022. "Internet-based interventions to support recovery in youth: A systematic review." Digital Health. 8, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221129094

A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman’s Letters of Complaint and Self-Advocacy

Halliwell, Sherree D., du Plessis, Carol, Hickey, Andrew, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Mullens, Amy B., Sanders, Tait, Clark, Kirsty A., Hughto, Jaclyn M. W., Debattista, Joseph, Phillips, Tania M., Daken, Kirstie and Bromdal, Annette. 2022. "A Critical Discourse Analysis of an Australian Incarcerated Trans Woman’s Letters of Complaint and Self-Advocacy." Ethos. 50 (2), pp. 208-232. https://doi.org/10.1111/etho.12343

A Trans Agent of Social Change in Incarceration: A Psychobiographical Study of Natasha Keating

du Plessis, Carol, Halliwell, Sherree, Mullens, Amy, Sanders, Tait, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Phillips, Tania and Bromdal, Annette. 2023. "A Trans Agent of Social Change in Incarceration: A Psychobiographical Study of Natasha Keating." Journal of Personality. 91 (1), pp. 50-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12745

“I Want to Be Stepping in More” - Professional Online Forum Moderators' Experiences of Supporting Individuals in a Suicide Crisis

Perry, Amanda, Lamont-Mills, Andrea, du Preez, Jan and du Plessis, Carol. 2022. "“I Want to Be Stepping in More” - Professional Online Forum Moderators' Experiences of Supporting Individuals in a Suicide Crisis ." Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863509

Navigating intimate trans citizenship while incarcerated in Australia and the United States

Bromdal, Annette, Halliwell, Sherree, Sanders, Tait, Clark, Kirsty A., Gildersleeve, Jessica, Mullens, Amy B., Phillips, Tania M., Debattista, Joseph, du Plessis, Carol, Daken, Kirstie and Hughto, Jaclyn. 2023. "Navigating intimate trans citizenship while incarcerated in Australia and the United States." Feminism and Psychology. 33 (1), pp. 42-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/09593535221102224

Trans architecture and the prison as archive: 'don’t be a queen and you won’t be arrested'

Sanders, Tait, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Halliwell, Sherree, du Plessis, Carol, Clark, Kirsty A., Hughto, Jaclyn M. W., Mullens, Amy B., Phillips, Tania M., Daken, Kirstie and Bromdal, Annette. 2023. "Trans architecture and the prison as archive: 'don’t be a queen and you won’t be arrested'." Punishment and Society: the international journal of penology. https://doi.org/10.1177/14624745221087058

Victimization Within and Beyond the Prison Walls: A Latent Profile Analysis of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults

Hughto, Jaclyn M. W., Clark, Kirsty A., Daken, Kirstie, Bromdal, Annette, Mullens, Amy B., Sanders, Tait, Phillips, Tania, Mimiaga, Matthew J., Cahill, Sean, du Plessis, Carol, Gildersleeve, Jessica, Halliwell, Sherree D. and Reisner, Sari L.. 2022. "Victimization Within and Beyond the Prison Walls: A Latent Profile Analysis of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults." Journal of Interpersonal Violence: concerned with the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of physical and sexual violence. 37 (23-24), pp. 23075-23106. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211073102

A Journey Towards Meaning: An Existential Psychobiography of Maya Angelou

Harisunker, Nadene and du Plessis, Carol. 2021. "A Journey Towards Meaning: An Existential Psychobiography of Maya Angelou ." Europes Journal of Psychology. 17 (3), pp. 210-220. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.5491

Suicidal behaviours and moderator support in online health communities: a scoping review

Perry, Amanda, Pyle, Denise, Lamont-Mills, Andrea, du Plessis, Carol and du Preez, Jan. 2021. "Suicidal behaviours and moderator support in online health communities: a scoping review." BMJ Open. 11 (6). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047905

Suicide capacity within the ideation-to-action framework: a scoping review protocol

Bayliss, Luke T., Lamont-Mills, Andrea, du Plessis, Carol and Morgan, Talia. 2021. "Suicide capacity within the ideation-to-action framework: a scoping review protocol." BMJ Open. 11 (2). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043649

I’m still in the blue family: gender and professional identity construction in police officers

du Plessis, Carol, Winterbotham, Sonya, Fein, Erich C., Brownlow, Charlotte, du Preez, Jan, McKenna, Bernard, Chen, Peter, Beel, Nathan and du Plessis, Graham. 2021. "I’m still in the blue family: gender and professional identity construction in police officers." Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 36, pp. 386-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-020-09397-9

'I Am Grateful That I Still Live Under One Roof With My Family': Gratitude Among South African University Students

du Plessis, Carolina F., Guse, Tharina and du Plessis, Graham A.. 2020. "'I Am Grateful That I Still Live Under One Roof With My Family': Gratitude Among South African University Students." Emerging Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696820970690

Suicidal behaviours and moderator support in online health communities: protocol for a scoping review

Perry, Amanda, Lamont-Mills, Andrea, du Plessis, Carol, du Preez, Jan and Pyle, Denise. 2020. "Suicidal behaviours and moderator support in online health communities: protocol for a scoping review." BMJ Open. 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034162

The Use of Unusual Psychological Theories in Psychobiography: A Case Study and Discussion

du Plessis, Carol and Stones, Christopher R.. 2019. "The Use of Unusual Psychological Theories in Psychobiography: A Case Study and Discussion." Mayer, Claude-Helene and Kovary, Zoltan (ed.) New Trends in Psychobiography. Cham, Switzerland. Springer. pp. 209-227

The method of psychobiography: presenting a step-wise approach

du Plessis, Carolina. 2017. "The method of psychobiography: presenting a step-wise approach." Qualitative Research in Psychology. 14 (2), pp. 216-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/14780887.2017.1284290