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We're here to support you and your team to feel confident and resourced in addressing the mental health needs of the Asian community in Australia.
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Shapes and Sounds is the leading and trusted voice for Asian mental health in Australia.
The Asian community makes up 18% of the overall Australian population and our aim at Shapes and Sounds is to ensure that you feel confident and resourced in providing culturally-responsive mental health care to our community.
We're home to over 110+ Asian private practitioners who are leading the way in delivering culturally-responsive care to our communities on the ground, and we're partnered with Monash University's Culture Trauma and Mental Health Lab who are pioneering cross-cultural psychology research.
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We're honoured to have supported a broad range of mental health services to better understand the mental health needs of the Asian community in Australia.
Our research partner: Monash University
Since 2023, we’ve proudly to partnered with the Culture, Trauma and Mental Health Group at Monash University led by Professor Laura Jobson.
The Monash team undertakes cutting-edge research into the cultural influences on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment, and are deeply committed to conducting and translating community-led, culturally-responsive research that can better inform mental health care in Australia.
This partnership is driven by our shared commitment to challenging Western-centric mental health models and building cultural competency.
Furthermore, their research directly informs our cultural competency trainings, helping mental health practitioners apply the latest insights to provide more effective and inclusive care.
Research summary report
A summary of the key findings from the Culture, Trauma and Mental Health lab can be found in this report below.
This report details findings regarding how culture may influence how someone 1) regulates their emotions, 2) views themselves and the world, and 3) seeks and utilises social support following trauma exposure.
We hope that this report will provide practitioners the opportunity to reflect upon their own professional training, and consider how culture might influence their understanding of mental health.
To cite this report:
Lai, M., Qiu, L. S., Li, H., Liddell, B. J., Koike, A., Wong, J., Lee, X. K., Wilson, J., Lies, J., Lau, W., Bryant, R. A., & Jobson, L. (2025). 2022-2025 Culture and Trauma Project Report. Culture, Trauma and Mental Health Research Group, Monash University.
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We can help you to:
- Effectively address the negative stigma that surrounds mental health in many Asian communities and families
- Ensure that your service is culturally-responsive to the mental health needs of the broad and diverse Asian community in Australia
- Become aware of the different socio-political shifts and changes across Asia that impact the thoughts, behaviours and mental health presentations of the Asian Australian community.
Shapes and Sounds provides tailor-made solutions for workplaces including:
- Trainings and workshops
- Consulting services
Download our training package proposal for a more detailed breakdown of content and pricing.
“Shapes and Sounds led us through an engaging webinar that compelled us to think deeper about the negative stigma that surrounds mental health in Asian communities.
The webinar shared clear strategies about how we, as genetic counsellors, could identify and address stigma to further support our Asian clients and their families.
Coming from an Asian background myself, I found that the webinar was relevant but also deeply inclusive of counsellors of all backgrounds.”
- Michelle, Australasian Society for Genetic Counsellors
Enquire about cultural-competency trainings for your team in 2025.
Trainings can be delivered online or in-person in various formats.
Download our training outline below.
Are you seeking 1:1 support?
If you're a mental health practitioner seeking support around cultural-competency, you may be interested in our individual, cultural supervision sessions with Asami Koike.
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