Australian Network of
Catholic Mental Health Care Professionals

Special Invitation to Australian Clergy

 Professional Development Webinar

OCD and Scrupulosity
A More Compassionate Path to Healing
in Light of Catholic Anthropology

Presented by Stephanie Muncy, Training Director at the CatholicPsych Institute,
​​​​​​​ the webinar will be an insightful exploration of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder through the lens of Catholic anthropology.


Drawing from both her clinical expertise and her own lived experience with OCD, Stephanie will walk through what OCD is, how it manifests in Catholic contexts — including scrupulosity — and why traditional treatment approaches like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), while essential, often fall short on their own.

​​​​​​​This presentation offers a compelling vision for a more compassionate, integrated path to healing — one that honors the dignity and wholeness of the human person. Whether you're a pastoral minister, mental health professional, or someone seeking to better understand OCD within a faith context, this webinar will equip you with both knowledge and hope.

Hosted by the Raphael Network, this member webinar is open to clergy throughout Australia. Details are below.
Stephanie Muncy is a Training Director at the CatholicPsych Institute, which specializes in integrating Catholic anthropology with the psychological sciences.  Prior to being trained as a mental health clinician, Stephanie studied Missions and Anthropology, which equipped her to contextualize the Gospel cross-culturally. She was thrilled by the seamless transition to communicating the love of God to each individual based on their psychological experience. Stephanie has a particular focus on treating OCD through an approach that honors the whole person, avoiding the internal fragmentation often associated with traditional treatment models. Drawing from both professional expertise and her own lived experience with OCD, she is passionate about helping others find healing in a way that respects their dignity and wholeness.

About the Raphael Network

Background

Founded in 2022 under the patronage of St Raphael (archangel and patron saint for healing), the Raphael Network is an informal association that brings together Catholic mental health practitioners and supporters who serve people seeking restoration in body, mind, and spirit.

Vision and Mission

The Raphael Network has a vision for the development of an intentional Catholic Standard of Mental Health Care.

We believe that a Catholic Standard for Mental Health Care will be one that has as its source and summit in the Revelation of God in Jesus Christ (John 14:6), and what this reveals to us about what it means to be human: “Christ the new Adam, in the very revelation of the mystery of the Father and of his love, fully reveals man to himself and brings to light his most high calling” (Redemptor Hominis, 8).

Drawing upon the psychological sciences, and the spiritual and pastoral care tradition of the Church, the Network seeks to encourage the application of mental health therapy and care that fully supports this vision for human flourishing.

It supports this vision through:

  • The provision of opportunities for mental health care practitioners to network and receive peer supervision and support;
  • The provision of professional development and formation towards the theory and practice of an intentional Catholic Standard of Mental Health Care.

In this context, we believe in the importance of the collective to live out our vocational calling in virtue and professionalism, and we ground ourselves in the magisterial teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church.

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The event is being hosted by the Raphael Network - an Australian Network of Catholic Mental Health Care Professionals supported by PMRC Australia (the SmartLoving host organisation). 
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