Melbourne Psychologist Jonathon Walker Suspended for Sex with Patient

January 16, 2025

Melbourne psychologist Jonathon Walker, who coerced a young, vulnerable client and moved her into his home after they began an intimate relationship, has had his registration as a health worker cancelled.

The Victorian civil and administrative tribunal (Vcat) also disqualified Walker from reapplying for registration as a psychologist or any other health practitioner for five years, and in its decision Vcat said Walker had limited insight into his misconduct.

The decision follows a Vcat hearing in September, where it was heard Walker began treating his then 21-year-old client in 2013, when he was 41.

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