Claire Diffey (ACMHN, AAFT) is a credentialed Mental Health Nurse (ACMHN) and Clinical Family Therapist (AAFT) with over 40 years of experience within the Victorian Mental Health service system. Ms Diffey is recognised for her expertise in Child and Youth Mental Health, and her work and research in Single Session Intervention (SSI) in CAMHS was able to inform practice change in CAMHS services in Victoria.

Ms Diffey’s expertise in eating disorders led to her position as Manager of the Victorian Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED) for 12 years, where she led the development and expansion of the service. Family empowerment and recovery focused approaches are a central aspect of her and CEED’s work in supporting and collaborating with welfare and health services across Victoria in their delivery of eating disorders treatments.