Our clinicians

Dr Juliette Drobny, Seniors Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications: BSc (Psychol) Hons; MPsychol (Clin) Hons; PhD; MAPS.
Special interests: Anxiety Disorder; Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia and Compulsive Hoarding.

Availability: Monday/Wednesday 10 am—8 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client age group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Female

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Vicki Johnson, Clinical and Forensic Psychologist

Qualifications: BA; MA; MPsych (Clin); MPhil (Med); Dip (AppSc); MAPS; FCCLP; FCFP; MACPA
Special Interests: Trauma

Availability: Thursday 10 am–6 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client age group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Female

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Prof. Phillipa Hay, Consultant Psychiatrist

Qualifications: Dphil; MBChB; M.D. FRANZCP
Special Interests: Eating Disorders

Clinical Director Eating Disorder Unit

Availability: Tuesday 11 am–12 pm (fortnightly)
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Female

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Dr Vladimir Sazhin, Clinical Psychiatrist/General and Forensic Psychiatry

Qualifications: MmedSci; FRANZCP
Special Interests: General Psychiatry; Mood Disorders; Eating Disorders; Medico Legal.

Extensive experience in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry, both public and private.

Availability: Tuesday/Thursday 4.30 am–6.30 pm
Location: 89 Milton St Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: Russian
Gender: Male

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Dr Tanya Ahmed, Consultant Psychologist

Qualifications: MBBS; MPHTM; FRANZCP
Special Interests: General Psychiatry; Mood Disorders; Eating Disorders; Trauma; Perinatal Psychiatry (pregnancy and parenting); Medico Legal.

Availability: Wednesday 9 am–5 pm, Tuesday 9 am–4 pm, Friday 12 pm–3 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Female

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Dr Patrick Morris, Consultant & Forensic Psychiatrist

Qualifications: MBBS (NSW); BS (UNE); FRANZCP.
Accredited Specialist in Forensic Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Director of Veteran’s Mental Health Unit
Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatrist

Special Interests: Veterans and Defence Mental Health; Medicolegal assessments; Civil forensic psychiatry; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other post-trauma conditions; Cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy; EMDR; Mindfulness-based therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy; Transcultural psychiatry; Experience using interpreters.

Availability: Monday/Thursday/Friday 10.30 am–6 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: Some French & Indonesian/Malay
Gender: Male

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Michele Johnstone, Consultant Psychiatrist

Qualifications: MBBS; FRANZCP; Cert. Old Age Psychiatrist

Availability: Friday
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Female

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Dr Lisa Juckes, Consultant Psychiatrist

Qualifications: MBBS; FRANZCP; Cert Addiction Psych
Special Interests: Clinical Director AOD Recovery Centre; Addictions Medicine; General Adult Psychiatry.

Availability: Tuesday (fortnightly)/Wednesday/Thursday
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Female

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Dr Kin Chiam, Consultant Psychiatrist

Qualifications: MB BS; FRANZCP
Special Interests: General Adult Psychiatry; Mood disorders; Anxiety disorders; DVA; WorkCover; Addictions; Aged care psychiatry.

Availability: Monday/Wednesday 2 pm–5.45 pm, Friday 9.15 am–1 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: Mandarin
Gender: Male

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Dr Howard Napper, Consultant Psychiatrist

Qualifications: MB BS (Hons); FRANZCP
Special Interests: General Psychiatry; Mood Disorders Eating Disorders; DVA; Medico Legal. DVA; Workers Compensation

Availability: Monday 10.30 am–12.30 pm, Tuesday/Thursday 9.30 am–12.30 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Male

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Dr Glen Smith, Consultant and Forensic Psychiatrist

Qualifications: MBs (Hons); MBBS; FRANZCP; Cert. Addiction Psych; Grad Cert Forensic Mental Health (UNSW)
Special Interests: Addiction Psychiatry; Medicolegal Psychiatry.

Availability: Monday 9 am–12.30 pm, Wednesday/Friday 11 am–12.30 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Male

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Dr Christopher Canaris, Consultant Psychiatrist, Medical Superintendent

Qualifications: BSc (Med); MB BS; FRANZCP.
Special Interests: General adult psychiatry; Medico-Legal and forensic psychiatry; Asperger’s Syndrome; Autism Spectrum Disorder and substance abuse.

Availability: Tuesday/Thursday 10 am–6 pm, Wednesday/Friday 10 am–5 pm
Location: 9 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: Polish
Gender: Male

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Dr Anita George, Consultant Psychiatrist

Qualifications: BHA; MBBS; MPM; FRANZCP.
Special Interests: Anxiety; Depression; Eating Disorder; Substance (Alcohol, Marijuana/Benzodiazepine) Use Disorders; Women’s Psychiatry; WorkCover; PTSD; BiPolar Affective Disorder.

Availability: Tuesday 9 am–5 pm, Thursday 9 am–4 pm
Location: 89 Milton St Ashfield

Client Age Group: Young Adults (16+); Adults; “Young Aged” (65—75)
One or more persons: One or more persons: (e.g. group, couple, family, etc.) Single & Limited (4/year) sessions for Next of Kin (psychoeducation sessions and supportive carer management input).
Language other than English: Malayalam
Gender: Female

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Dr Mark Ryan, Consultant Psychiatrists

Qualifications: MB BS; FRANZCP; BCN

Sleep is a necessary requirement for health and well being. It has a role in most/all of the main prevalent health problems, physical and mental. Sleep problems are very common in the community and are prominent aspects of the psychological and psychiatric disorders. Persistence of sleep problems predicts recidivism and relapse in substance abuse problems, depression and anxiety to name a few common health problems.

Personalised assessments allow for more personalised and multi-level interventions. Neuromodulation in the form of neurofeedback can have specific effects for some forms of sleep disorder and a sustained effect at least equivalent to stimulant medications in the treatment of the largest group with ADHD who have a circadian rhythm sleep disorder. Neuromodulation in the form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has a role in the treatment of depression and OCD and when informed by comprehensive assessments and delivered in combination with a relevant psychotherapy can achieve sustained results well above those achieved with the standard treatment approaches.

Availability: Wednesday
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Male

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Dr Chester Omana, Consultant Psychiatrist

Qualifications: FRANZCO; MBBS; MA
Special Interests: Extensive experience treating people with anxiety, mood, personality, substance use and psychotic disorders. Working in community and inpatient settings, with both mental health and drug and alcohol services. Particularly interested in co-morbid addiction and psychiatric/personality disorders and understanding how family relationship processes impact function.

Availability: Tuesday 8 am–5 pm
Location: 89 Milton St, Ashfield

Client Age Group: Adults
Language other than English: No
Gender: Male

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