OPENING HOURS:

Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm | Saturday, 10:00am - 5:00pm

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OPENING HOURS:

Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm | Saturday, 10:00am - 5:00pm

Welcome to

Victorian Centre for Mental Health

Our Services

The VCMH is committed to providing psychological therapy and group treatment programs founded on the highest level of evidence-based practice.

Our Programs

Aligned with its values, the VCMH has its own research program, and the Centre empirically analyzes the effectiveness of its own programs and approaches.

Adult DBT

Evidence-based, skill-focused therapy

Adolescent DBT

Tailored for a younger audience

Depression Program

Action-focused approach targeting depression.

Trauma Program

a specialized cognitive behavioral therapy.

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The Victorian Centre
for Mental Health

The Victorian Centre for Mental Health (VCMH) is an accredited private mental health day hospital providing evidence based mental health treatments. We provide a wide range of personalized services including Psychiatric Treatment, Autism/ADHD Clinic, Individual Psychological Therapy, Group Psychological Therapy and Nurse Practitioner Clinic.

Our team consists of multidisciplinary staff including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses and art therapists who are supported by a warm and friendly administration team, who strive to provide a streamlined and supportive approach to care.

The VCMH is a fully accredited member of Day Hospitals Australia. We are fully accredited and meet the standards, procedures and compliance with National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (Second Edition) and National Standards for Mental Health Services.

Our Team

Our team consists of Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, General Psychologists, Provisional Psychologists, Mental Health Nurses and Art Therapists. We are a training organisation and provide training and supervision for Trainee Psychologists.

Doctors

Dr. Rajiv Siotia | General Adult Psychiatry Director of Medical Services

Dr. Rajiv Siotia

General Adult Psychiatry
Director of Medical Services
A/Prof Soumya Basu | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Director of Child and Adolescent Program

A/Prof Soumya Basu

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of Child and Adolescent Program
Dr Gurvinder Kalra | General Adult Psychiatry Director of ADHD Program

Dr Gurvinder Kalra

General Adult Psychiatry
Director of ADHD Program
Dr Ajit Kumar | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Director of Research and Training

Dr Ajit Kumar

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Director of Research and Training
Dr Anjith Divakaran | General Adult Psychiatry

Dr Anjith Divakaran

General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Shahzad Ashraf | Older Adult Psychiatry

Dr Shahzad Ashraf

Older Adult Psychiatry
Dr Michelle Adams | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr Michelle Adams

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Dr Faisal Yaseen

General Adult Psychiatry
Dr Reji Thomas | Consultant Paediatrician

Dr Reji Thomas

Consultant Paediatrician

Psychologists

Michael Zhang | Clinical Psychologist

Michael Zhang

Clinical Psychologist
Amanda Coughlan | Psychologist

Amanda Coughlan

Psychologist
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Ravneet Kaur

Psychologist
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Jothsna Isiah

Provisional Psychologist
Maria Syed | Provisional Psychologist

Maria Syed

Provisional Psychologist
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Tal Bookatz

Provisional Psychologist
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Hafiza Sulieman

Provisional Psychologist
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Ben Warren

Clinician
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Prajakta Deshpande

Psychologist
Zee Lim | Registered Yoga Teacher and Provisional Psychologist

Zee Lim

Registered Yoga Teacher and Provisional Psychologist
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Penelope

Provisional Psychologist
Lema Safi | Clinician

Lema Safi

Clinician

Nurses

Matthew Adetifa | Nurse Practitioner

Matthew Adetifa

Nurse Practitioner
Bosede Adetifa | Director of Nursing MAICD/CMHN/CNE/CS

Bosede Adetifa

Director of Nursing MAICD/CMHN/CNE/CS
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Avneet Dhillon

Nurse

Admin Team

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Kirstie Munro

General Manager
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Amber Hovey

Administration
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Tara Farr

Administration
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Eunice

Administration

MAKE A BOOKING ENQUIRY

We offer our services and programs on a day-admission basis. This means patients can access treatment in an intensive format, whilst remaining at home and connected to their family, friends, community, and work.

OPENING HOURS:

Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm | Saturday, 10:00am - 5:00pm