The Asian Australian Mental Health Practitioner List
Connect with our list of psychologists, counsellors and mental health social workers from across Australia.
Victoria
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Dr. Anu Paradkar
Victorian Counselling and Psychological Services
Clinical Psychologist
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Email
Phone: 03 9419 7172
Location: East Melbourne, VIC / Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice:
Trauma / complex trauma, eating disorders, emotional regulation challenges, culture and adjustment, worry, anxiety & depression
Other languages spoken: Kannada, Corgi, Hindi
Anushka Phal
Umeed Psychology
Psychologist
Website
Email
Phone: 0423 740 065
Location: VIC
Area of practice:
Intersectionality & Mental Health (culture-specific / sexuality / identity issues), trauma (intergenerational / family violence / other), neurodiversity (assessments & counselling)
Other languages spoken: Hindi, Fiji Hindi
Read our interview with Anushka here!
Kaye-Anne Suringa
Victorian Counselling and Psychological Services
Psychologist (Clinical Psychology Registrar)
Website
Email
Phone: 03 9419 7172
Location: East Melbourne / Mill Park, VIC / Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice:
Culturally responsive, trauma-informed, borderline personality disorder, anxiety/mood disorders.
Karen Sri Thomas
Hummingbird Therapy
Registered Counsellor Psychotherapist
Website
Email
Phone: 0404 529 704
Location: South Yarra, VIC / Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice:
Relationship issues, family violence and trauma, grief and loss
Other languages spoken: Indonesian
Read our interview with Karen here!
Bharati Susarla
BLS Counselling
Psychotherapist, Counsellor & Coach
Website
Email
Phone: 0414 173 673
Location: Wheelers Hill, VIC / Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice:
Trauma Informed Practice (including Family Violence and childhood trauma), Cross-Cultural Therapy, Depression / Anxiety
Other languages spoken: Telugu
Jeretine Tan
The Inner Collective
Clinical Psychologist
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Location: Melbourne, VIC / Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma and mood disorders, eating disorders and body image concerns
Other languages spoken: Mandarin
Read our interview with Jeretine here!
Changyi (Maxi) Xie
Invictus Health / Relationship Reconnect Counselling
Counsellor & Sex Therapist
Website
Email
Phone: 0452 402 016
Location: Springvale, Collingwood, Preston, Glen Waverley, VIC
Area of practice:
General Counselling, Relationship and Sex Therapy, LGBTIQ+
Other languages spoken: Mandarin
Read our interview with Maxi here!
Ishma Alvi
Vida Psychology
Psychologist
Website
Email
Phone: (03) 9328 3636
Location: North Melbourne, VIC / Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice:
Psychosexual Issues (identity, disorders, and concerns), Trauma (abusive relationships and sexual assault) and Anxiety, Relationships (couples and other relationship structures)
Other languages spoken: Urdu, Hindi
Li Peng Evelyn Chen
Delta Neuropsychology
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Website
Email
Phone: (03) 9088 0869
Location: Camberwell / Scoresby / Ringwood / Chadstone, VIC
Areas of practice:
Neuropsychological evaluation for individuals from 16 years of age and older (e.g., dementias, TBI, ABI, neurodevelopmental disorders), ADHD assessments, NDIS
Michelle Hartnett
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker
Email
Phone: 03 9958 8772
Location: VIC, Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice:
Neurodivergent young people, anxiety, difficult childhood experiences
Swee Ghee Khoo
Ipsum Magnus Medical Consulting Pty Ltd
Psychiatrist / Psychotherapist
Website
Email
Phone: 0491 682 322
Location: Box Hill, VIC / Telehealth Australia-wide
Areas of practice:
Individual psychodynamic psychotherapy - working with clients to gain a clearer understanding of how they operate in their daily lives and how their life story have shaped them
Other languages spoken: Mandarin
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This list is provided for general information only and Shapes and Sounds does not endorse or recommend any of the practitioners listed. Always seek guidance from your general practitioner when seeking mental health support.
This list is a work in progress and new practitioners from different states will be added periodically.
Change occurs frequently and it is your responsibility to seek the most up-to-date information from your chosen mental health practitioner.
This list is not an emergency contact point. If you are experiencing a crisis please do not contact the practitioners below. Instead, please call 000 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.
