I have more than 45 years of clinical experience working with children and adults from a wide range of backgrounds.

 

I worked for many years as a psychiatrist at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.  Other past appointments in Australia include Consultant Psychiatrist, Burnside Homes for Children, Sydney. In the United States, I was Associate in Psychiatry, Cambridge City Hospital, Massachusetts.

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Currently I am an accredited psychiatrist at Cabrini Hospital, where I have worked in consultation-liaison with areas such as cardiology, oncology, gastroenterology and paediatrics. I am also an accredited psychiatrist at the Melbourne Clinic, and the Albert Road Clinic.

 

My private practice focuses on intensive insight-oriented individual and group psychotherapy. I also provide family therapy and relationship/couples therapy.

 

I have a special interest in dealing with cultural, religious and spiritual issues, and can work directly with patients in half a dozen languages.

 

I also have a special interest in treating health professionals such as doctors and psychologists. In holding a Statutory Appointment as a Panelist of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and serving on the roster of the Victorian Doctors Health Program (VDHP), I am familiar with the challenges facing health professionals. I also can provide clinical supervision or mentorship to trainee health professionals.

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I have served, in the past, on various committees of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and on Council and various committees of the Victorian Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association.

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Please note that I do not routinely prescribe medication though, where appropriate, I can collaborate with psychiatrists or GPs who manage the prescribing at arm's length from the psychotherapy.