Dr Lisa Barratt grew up in the south west of WA, moving to Perth to study medicine and graduated with an MBBS (honours) from UWA in 2009. She became a fellow of the RANZCP in 2018. She has extensive experience in all areas of general adult psychiatry, with a special interest in youth psychiatry. She currently holds a part time position as consultant psychiatrist for YouthReach South, a specialist mental health program for disadvantaged young people based in Success, WA. Dr Barratt is happy to see all general adult and youth patients aged 14 to 65, including mood and psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders including OCD, PTSD, and borderline personality disorder. 

Exclusions - assessments for ADHD/stimulant prescribing, court reports. Sees patients between the ages of 14 – 65.

Dr Chidambaram Prakash MBBS; DPM (NIMHANS); FRANZCP; Cert of Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (RANZCP) Dr Prakash is a senior consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist of 19 years experience. He has worked and managed general and specialist clinics within child psychiatry, has acute inpatient, consultation-liaison and Neurodevelopmental disorders experience. He brings to his work considerable and evidence-based knowledge in psychopharmacology and psychological therapies.

A general adult Consultant Psychiatrist with fourteen years of experience. I attained my medical degree in Prague and trained as a psychiatrist in NSW. I have worked in various inpatient and outpatient public and private mental health services in NSW, QLD, TAS and WA.

I am happy to see and help clients aged 16 to 65. In my interaction with clients and their families, I always endeavour to have a  respectful, non-judgemental yet comprehensive approach. I recommend and offer individualised pharmacological and psychological treatment approaches and have received training in CBT, IPT, DBT, Family therapy, Psychodynamic psychotherapy and recently ACT.

Apart from English, I also speak  Czech, Shona and Ndebele.

Services offered:

• General adult psychiatry for mood, anxiety, psychotic and personality disorders
• OCD and PTSD
• Transcultural Psychiatry
• Clozapine prescribing for treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Dr Terry Lim is a consultant psychiatrist who accepts referrals for clients above the age of 16. He is interested in managing a wide range of conditions including ADHD, psychosis, mood and anxiety disorders and has a special interest in managing clients with co-existing mental and physical illness. He also accepts Workcover and telehealth referrals. His treatment philosophy is focused on a holistic approach combining pharmacology and psychotherapy (both brief and psychodynamic) with the aim of maximising a client quality of life. He is also a clinical lecturer at the University of NSW.

Professor Steve Ellen is a psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience. Steve’s approach is to work collaboratively with people, no matter what their mental health problem, to find a solution that works for them and their circumstances.

Steve has worked in many clinical settings, with expertise in depression, anxiety, life problems, stress, trauma, and coping with medical illnesses.

Steve is an active medical researcher and medical writer. His most recent book is “Mental: Everything you never knew, you needed to know, about mental health”.

Dr Dona Biswas is a general adult psychiatrist and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She is expert in management of a wide range of mental health conditions with special interest in mood disorders, women’s mental health issues, complex PTSD and adult ADHD.

She has substantial experience in delivery of Cognitive-Behavioural therapy in a range of psychiatric conditions, and Interpersonal therapy particularly in female clients who experience more stressful life events on average.

Dr Biswas has acquired specialised training in neurofeedback which she is currently offering at her private rooms in ZenWaves clinic in Blacktown. She also provides outpatient and inpatient services at Northside Clinic in Wentworthville. She also provides telepsychiatry services to people in rural and remote areas.

Languages spoken
English, Hindi and Bengali

Dr Sally Osborne (Consultant Psychiatrist) is a general adult psychiatrist.

“I work part time in a metropolitan public clinic as well as offering Telehealth consultations. I have experience and expertise in treating the full range of psychiatric disorders seen in the adult population. I trained in the UK, Spain, Switzerland and Australia. In Australia I have worked in both regional and remote areas and with the Indigenous population.

Ideologically I am committed to providing a holistic, person-centred approach, viewing the individual in their familial, social and cultural environment. Whilst being skilled with the pharmacological treatments of mental illness, I do not focus on this alone, and consider psychological and lifestyle factors to be very important in an individual’s recovery. I work within the self-management paradigm, encouraging the individual (and when relevant their families and carers) to collaborate in all treatment decisions.”

Dr Silove ia a general adult psychiatrist with expertise in most areas of mental health.  His special fields of clinical work including the stress and anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders and acute life crises and challenges, especially for seniors, comorbid disorders involving anxiety/depression and somatic disorders, traumatic stress disorders, migrant and refugee mental health, complex presentations and diagnostic challenges, providing consultancy advice/second opinions for other health professionals in assessment, formulation and management planning, and shared care case management with GPs and other mental health professionals.  He is able to assess suspected organic brain disorders to determine need for further specialist referral and management.  He does not deal with primary drug and alcohol problems, adult ADHD or severe personality disorders.

Dr Sneha Bharadwaj is a geriatrician with considerable experience in patients with diseases of ageing. She specialises in memory disorders, Parkinson's disease, frailty, bone health, falls, medication review and rationalisation, and comprehensive assessment of general health in the elderly.  She has keen interest in research into dementia of Alzheimer's type, and is affiliated with the Australian Alzheimer's Research Foundation.

Lydia is a registered Psychologist with a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and has many years experience working in both private practice and in educational environments. With an interest in:

▪ Sport and performance psychology
▪ Pregnancy (perinatal) and infant mental health
▪ Depression and anxiety in adults, adolescents and children

Lydia works with all age groups and uses positive psychology, holistic, solution-focused approaches. Lydia is:

▪ A qualified Cognitive Behavior Therapist (CBT)
▪ A qualified Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Practitioner
▪ Qualifications in Perinatal Mental Health (with the Centre for Perinatal Excellence), and has completed an intensive perinatal and infant mental health workshop with the Centre for Perinatal Psychology

Registered with the Australian Psychologist Board of Australia and the Australia Health Practitioners Registration Association (AHPRA).

Kate is a Psychologist and accredited Clinical Neuropsychotherapist. She operates from Norfolk Island providing clinical therapy services for adults and children. In addition, Kate provides therapy retreats on Norfolk Island and virtual retreats throughout the year. In 2020 she will be launching a 52-week self-directed learning package to promote Mental Fitness, a program she has been writing for the past two years. She has 40+ years experience in clinical practice along with working in special education, service delivery evaluation with patients suffering chronic mental illness, management of child and family health teams in remote Queensland, community development and mental health promotion in regional NSW, and she has taught Psychology and Health Promotion courses at various universities in NSW and Queensland. Kate’s therapy focus is on coaching people to achieve high-level wellness, not just recovery from symptoms, using a mix of therapy models including Positive Psychology and Neuropsychotherapy.

Milica is a fully registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), a Clinical Psychology Registrar and member of the Australian Psychological Society. She holds a Master of Clinical Psychology; a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours); and has completed advanced training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with internationally acclaimed trainers. Milica has experience in treating adults and adolescents in both public and private practice settings. She has helped individuals, and their families, who are facing problems with depression, anxiety, trauma, phobias, and personality disorders, as well as relationship problems, anger, carer stress and parenting concerns. Milica uses evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness, with an empathetic and client-centred approach.

Jen Richards, BSW, is a social worker specialising in maternal mental health, loss, adjustment to illness and life transitions. In her previous roles, she specialised in pregnancy and postnatal adjustment, pregnancy and infant loss, pregnancy ambivalence, parenting and family transitions, prenatal and postnatal body image concerns, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and paternal mood complications. Other areas of experience include group work loss, grief and bereavement, life and career transitions, relationship concerns, depression and anxiety.

Jen takes pride in her holistic approach when attending to the emotional needs of individuals as they face life transitions and complications. She believes that every experience has value, both positive and negative, and through every one of life’s challenges, there is opportunity for growth, healing and peace. She uses a meaning centred approach to discover the strengths and motivations of the individual which ultimately draws on their own resources to work through challenges.

In addition to her private practice, Jen has also worked in outreach programs supporting rural families, worked with young mums through a home visiting program and facilitation of groups. Jen is a member of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW) and has completed non-directive pregnancy support counselling training through the Australian Psychological Society (APS).