SOUTH ASIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND WORKERS
This is a resource for anyone seeking an South Asian Australian mental health practitioner or professional who has a connection to maintaining mental wellbeing. Our list contains the following:
- mental health practitioners
- counsellors
- life coaches
- wellness professionals
This list is provided for general information. Always seek guidance from your general practitioner when seeking mental health support. This list is a work in progress and new professionals/workers from different areas of understanding 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.
SANDI SILVA
Registered mental health counsellor
Website: https://www.insessioncounselling.com/
Direct Email: contact@insessioncounselling.com
Phone: 0432 046 626
Location: Melbourne, Telehealth, VIC
ANUSHKA PHAL
Umeed Psychology
Registered Psychologist
Website: https://www.umeedpsychology.com.au/
Direct Email: anushka@umeedpsychology.com.au
Reception Phone: 0422286076
Location: Melbourne, Telehealth, VIC
NISHIE GOVENDER
Psychology Melbourne
Registered Psychologist
Website: https://www.psychologymelbourne.com.au/psychologists/nishie-govender
Email: clientservices@psychologymelbourne.com.au
Reception phone: 03 9629 1001
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Areas of specialty: EAP, workplace issues & burnout, Anxiety, phobias & panic attacks, PTSD/trauma
SMURTHY NAIR
Registered Psychologist
Unhyphen Psychology
Website: www.unhyphen.com
Email: hello@unhyphen.com
Location: Brunswick East, VIC
Languages spoken: English, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi.
RASHIDA DUNGARWALLA
Registered Psychologist
The Indigo Project
*Not currently taking clients will update when accepting
Website: https://www.theindigoproject.com.au/
Email: rashida@flowstatespace.com
Founder/ Owner: Flow State Space (website coming soon) workshops/ webinars and mental health content for organisations
Socials: @flow.state.space
Areas of specialty: Grief, Trauma, Identity, Creativity, Life transitions, Relationships, Attachment, Performance. Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Adult ADHD.
Location: Sydney, NSW
RUKU SRIVASTAVA
Registered Psychologist
Waratah Psychology
Website: https://www.waratahpsychology.com/
Email: admin@waratahpsychology.com
Socials: @waratah psychology
Location: Doncaster, Melbourne VIC
Areas of specialty: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-focused therapy and Mindfulness-based interventions
Language: English and Hindi
SUNDAS REHMAN
Registered Psychologist
Internal Sunshine
Website: www.internalsunshine.com.au
Email: Internalsunshine@gmail.com
Socials: Internal sunshine psychology
Location: Malvern East, Cranbourne, East Melbourne, VIC
Areas of specialty: Children, adolescents and adult counselling. Working with Neurodiversity clients, culturally diverse clients, supporting south Asian migrants and working with anxiety, depression, relationship counselling, parenting support. I also specialize know educational and developmental assessments including neurodevelopmental assessments.
PRIYANKA MALHOTRA
Counselling Psychologist
Founder: Rewire Psychology
Website: www.rewirepsychology.com.au
Email: info@rewirepsychology.com.au
Socials: rewirepsychology
Location: Mornington, VIC
Areas of specialty: Children and families, adolescent mental health, family counselling, early attachment
SANDHYA MENON
Founder: Onwards and Upwards Psychology
Educational and Developmental Psychologist
Website: www.onwardsandupwardspsychology.com.au
Email: info@onwardsandupwardspsychology.com.au
Socials: onwardsandupwardspsych
Phone: 0420 758 437
Location: Yarraville, VIC
Areas of speciality: Neurodivergent children and families
DR. GURPRIT GANDA
Founder: Potentialz Unlimited
Clinical Psychologist
Website: https://potentialz.com.au/
Phone: 61 (0) 410 261 838
Location: Bella Vista, NSW
Areas of specialty: Anxiety, Depression, Stress Low self-esteem OCD, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
VARDA KHAN
Family Minded & Melbourne Centre for Women's Mental Health
Psychologist (Educational and Developmental Psychology Registrar)
Website: https://www.familyminded.com.au/the-team.html
https://www.womensmentalhealth.com.au/about
Email: vardakhan.v@gmail.com
socials: Family minded (Facebook) melbcentreforwomen (Instagram)
Phone: 0416 041 331
Location: Sunbury and Melbourne, VIC
Areas of specialty: cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, play therapy, women and youth.
HARSHITA SYAL
Healing Minds Psychology
Registered Psychologist
Website: https://www.healingmindspsychology.com.au/
Email: info@healingmindspsychology.com.au
Socials: healingmindspsychology
Phone: 1300 732 725
Location: Glenroy, VIC
SURAJ SAMTANI
Clinical Psychologist
Founder: Sunrise Psychology Group
New clients: Yes
Website: https://www.sunrisepsychologygroup.com.au/
Email: admin@sunrisepsychologygroup.com.au
Tel: 0431 039 747
Location: Century Circuit, Norwest Sydney, NSW/ telehealth
Areas of specialty: Adults: PTSD, anxiety, depression, Bipolar Disorder, OCD, Autism. Children: anxiety, depression, behavioural issues.
Language: English and Hindi
DIPAK JILKA
Founder: Dipak Jilka Psychotherapy
Website: www.dipakjilka.com.au/
Email: dipak@dipakjilka.com.au
Accreditation: Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) registered
Socials: LinkedIn
Phone: 0402 840 104
Location: Sydney NSW and telehealth
Areas of specialty: Psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, addiction, mens mental health
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati
TANZEELA SADIQ
Registered Clinical Psychologist
The Lighthouse Practice
Website: https://thelighthousepractice.com/tanzeela-sadiq/
Email: adminm@thelighthousepractice.com.au
Phone: (02) 8798 7082
Location: Moorebank NSW
Areas of specialty: Adults and children experiencing anxiety, depression, low self esteem, relationship issues, anger management, trauma, personality disorders, drug use, grief and loss and parenting challenges.
Languages: English and Urdu
SATINDERJIT KAUR (SATINDER)
Occupational Therapist
Website: http://www.bestlifeot.com.au/
Email: contact@bestlifeot.com.au
Accreditation: AHPRA registered
Socials: Thebestlifeot - Instagram
Phone: 0468 843 044
Location: Wyndham Vale City VIC and telehealth
Areas of specialty: I provide occupational therapy services to client's in their home, schools and/or local community and also provide telehealth services. I work with children, adolescents and adults and have special interests working with CALD communities, autistic population, ADHD, intellectual disability, global developmental delays, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.
Languages: Punjabi, Hindi, English