Dr Kirkman is a considerate and effective Psychiatrist who treats the full range of psychiatric disorders seen in the adult population. He has extensive experience and expertise in pharmacological interventions, mood disorders such as depression, Bipolar Disorder and anxiety disorders such as PTSD. Dr Kirkman sees patients in regional and remote areas across Australia via Telehealth (videoconference) link.

As a telehealth psychiatrist, I aim to work in partnership with you and your GP to support you in the challenges that you are facing in your life and your recovery from the emotional difficulties you may have been battling. I will aim to add to your understanding of your life experience and offer you suggestions as to how to improve your situation. Treatment may involve suggestions regarding medication, talking treatments (psychotherapy) and lifestyle adaptations.

I trained as a doctor in the UK before moving to Australia in 2004. Since then I have completed my psychiatric training in Melbourne and regional Victoria. I have experience in both public and private practice and qualifications in general psychiatry, psychotherapy, family, child and adolescent, and parent-infant work.

In addition to telehealth, I work in private practice seeing adults at the Gertrude Street Clinic in Melbourne.

Dr Goran Stevans commenced psychiatric training in 2006 at Westmead and Cumberland Hospitals and has 8 years of Medical experience in general practice and in rural Australia. Dr Stevans speaks fluent Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian and is conversant in Bulgarian.

Dr Stevans is a general psychiatrist and has an interest in the psychological and pharmacological treatment of: Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar affective disorder, anxiety disorders including panic disorder, social phobia, OCD and PTSD, perinatal mental health, substance abuse disorders, eating disorders, adult ADHD, dealing with grief and loss, psychiatric Medico-Legal reports and work cover-trained assessor of permanent impairment.

Dr Stevans believes in holistic approach to treatment of psychological conditions and strongly advocates for a healthy lifestyle as part of overall management.

Dr Gordon Hyde is a general adult psychiatrist and a fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Dr Hyde works as a Staff Specialist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital at Camperdown and provides inpatient and outpatient services.

Dr Hyde has expertise in the management of mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders. He has a specialist interest in post-traumatic stress disorder and holds a Master of Psychiatry from the New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry.

Dr Hyde offers comprehensive, holistic and patient centred care for patients focussing on their bio-psycho-social and cultural context. He is available to provide services across the full spectrum of psychiatric disorders.

Dr Anjith Divakaran is a fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand college of Psychiatrists passionate about patient-centred care.

Anjith is an adult psychiatrist interested in anxiety and depressive disorders. He also treats people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, He does not diagnose or treat people with adult ADHD or substance use as the only presenting problem.

Anjith completed his Doctor of medicine (MD) in psychiatry from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), India in 2010 and subsequently worked as assistant professor in India. He completed his Australian specialist psychiatric training at Northern hospital (Northwestern Mental Health), Melbourne in 2015. Later he worked with Eastern health, Melbourne before setting up private practice in 2017.

Anjith has a strong academic focus as reflected by his published research papers and the Royal college of Psychiatrists scientific committee award from 2013.

Dr Khanna has over 21 years’ experience in public and private psychiatry. His areas of expertise include general adult psychiatry, old age psychiatry, ADHD and Addiction Psychiatry.

Besides working with few private clinics in WA Dr Khanna is visiting consultant psychiatrist to St John of God Hospital, Murdoch WA. His approach to treatment is patient-centred and recovery-focused. He is dedicated to reducing mental health stigma and providing quality treatment in order to help patients maintain the quality of life they deserve.

Services offered: General adult psychiatry for a broad range of mental health conditions; Assessment of old age mental health conditions, including initial assessment of cognitive deterioration and dementia; Outpatient management of Addiction disorder if possible; Psycho-stimulant prescribing (WA and Tasmania); Clozapine prescribing for resistant schizophrenia.

Dr Vishawdeep Gulati is an adult specialist psychiatrist, who specialises in the assessment of the full range of psychiatric disorders. He has extensive experience and has special interests in the assessment and treatment of: Anxiety disorders, with particular interest in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Mood disorders; Psychotic disorders, from mild to severe and treatment resistant.

He undertakes a holistic approach based on bio-psych-socio-cultural model and is client centred.

Dr Vincent Leow is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists with over 15 years’ experience in a range of clinical settings.

As a General Adult Psychiatrist he has managed a wide range of presentations, with a particular clinical interest in women's mental health . He has extensive experience with anxiety and depression, stress and low selfesteem, trauma and loss, eating disorders and related obesity.

Presently, Vincent is working as a Perinatal specialist at a major teaching hospital, providing care for women who are planning a pregnancy, and also throughout the pregnancy and the postpartum period. Vincent interested in early intervention, teaching anxiety management skills and mindfulnessbased cognitive therapy to build psychological resilience during the antenatal period so that women enjoy their pregnancy and motherhood.

Vincent has an interest in working with LGBT individuals. His approach to therapy is 'user-friendly' and accessible.

Dr Lana Lubimoff is an Adult & Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist with over 16years of experience.

Highly regarded in her expertise including comprehensive assessment and consultative management planning; medication treatment and multimodal therapy; and managing patients in inpatient, community and outpatient settings.

She conducts a wide range of therapies including: Individual PsychoDynamically Orientated Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Play Therapy with Children, Family Therapy and Couple Therapy.

Dr Lana Lubimoff has a special interest in Mood Disorders, Anxiety and Attention Deficit Disorder. She devoted time to resilience building in Children and Adolescents, Mother-Child Therapy and Parenting Skills.

Dr Wilson is currently a consultant psychiatrist at St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, and Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychiatry at UNSW. He has previously held positions at Prince of Wales and St George Hospitals in Sydney, as well working for many years in private practice in Sydney. He has special interests in psychosis, mood and anxiety disorders as well as in chronic fatigue and chronic pain. He has previously founded a telemedicine company and has a particular interest in remote telepsychiatry.

Dr. Bhavanishankar is a Consultant Psychiatrist and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He has trained in the United Kingdom and Australia. He works closely with GPs and Allied Health practitioners to provide realistic and best possible outcomes in treatment and recovery of people with mental illness. His areas of interest include early intervention, mood disorders, psychosis and schizophrenia, anxiety, PTSD, adult ADHD, and personality disorders. He is also an Assessor for permanent impairment of work capacity. He has extensive experience in working with people form diverse backgrounds and is a fluent speaker of Hindi and Kannada.

Helen first became a registered psychologist in Qld in 2001. She has generalist experience across a wide variety of contexts including secondary schools, employee assistance programs (crisis management, manager assist, trauma and personal counselling). She has worked in Youth mental health services at Headspace Hobart and in her private practice she does couples counselling, works with adolescents and adults experiencing mental health issues. She has been trained in family therapy and gestalt therapy and has been a trainer at Masters level in Gestalt Therapy in Brisbane. She has enjoyed working in Hobart since 2006.

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).

Tracey is a registered Psychologist with twenty years professional training. Tracey has been described as ‘insightful, clear, honest and warm. Her consultation room is comfortable, welcoming and private. Tracey acknowledges, with gratitude, the invaluable and unique training that enriches her practice through clients’ sharing of their personal stories. Tracey has experience in both clinical and therapeutic settings and sees adults, adolescents and children of all ages, for individual, couple, family and group sessions. Tracey’s approach borrows from therapies including:

▪ CBT
▪ Narrative
▪ Acceptance and Commitment
▪ Relationship
▪ Core Value/Core Hurt

Tracey has a particular interest in difference, the challenges this can present, and peoples stories of personal growth around honouring and acceptance of difference.

Elida is a General Psychologist with a GP background. She focuses on health psychology and neuroscience as much as the treatment approach. Elida also has a degree in Psychoanalytical studies and education, so Psychoeducation is an important part of her approach.

Elida Psychotherapeitic approach (after almost 40 years in the health field) includes principles of Jung, Adler and Viktor Frankl, her approach is all about empowerment, personal growth for building resilience, personal growth for inner fulfilment and integration with people.

Main interests are:
▪ Depression
▪ Anxiety including panic disorder
▪ PTSD (including survivors of abuse)
▪ Student Issues
▪ People facing chronic illness
▪ Grief and Loss
▪ Life Transitions

Jeremy is a motivated and innovative psychologist with 23yrs experience in helping people with a range of mental health issues in regional and remote Australia. Jeremy develops personalised interventions, based on the person's treatment goals using a range of modalities including, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Metacognitive Therapy and Personal Construct Therapy.

Ali is passionate about supporting the emotional and social development of individuals. She has extensive experience working with young children, adolescents and families. Ali is a registered psychologist with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. She is currently working on her PhD in Medical Studies. Ali is an approved and registered support provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). She is also a trained facilitator in the latest Secret Agent Society (SAS) program, which is a social skills program for 8-12 year old children with social and emotional challenges such as ASD.

Ali is skilled at treating a wide range of mental health issues, drawing from therapeutic models including: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Schema Therapy. Ali has a particular interest in working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, and relationship difficulties. Ali also enjoys working with families using a family systems approach. This method considers the family as the client rather than one individual from the family unit. Family members are invited to participate in finding solutions to the current presenting issue.

Ali has a keen interest and specific training and experience in psychological assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), cognitive assessments, assessment of learning difficulties, as well as difficulties with memory, attention, behaviour, social, mental health and wellbeing.

Ali is always very happy to work with other medical professionals (GP, Paediatricians, Psychiatrists) and allied health professionals (Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Pathologists), as well as teachers and school psychologists to conduct thorough assessments and discuss behaviour management plans. Ali also offers ongoing post-diagnosis support.

Please contact our ‘GP2U/PSYCH2U’ team to enquire about Ali’s availability.