I am a medical doctor with a practice dedicated to women’s mental health.
Across Queensland's public and private mental health services, I have cared for women in acute inpatient units, community mental health teams and private practice, supporting them through acute crises, major life transitions, recovery from severe mental illness, and the quieter struggles that often exist behind capable, successful lives.
Their circumstances were different. Their diagnoses were different. What mattered to them was different.
One lesson remained constant.
A diagnosis can explain symptoms.
It cannot explain the woman living with them.
Before deciding what treatment is most appropriate, I want to understand what matters most to you - your relationships, your family, your work, your responsibilities, and your hopes for what life could look like beyond treatment.
Alongside clinical practice, I have served as Chief Registrar, contributed to medical education, published peer-reviewed psychiatric research, and continue to develop my practice through ongoing professional development and evidence-based medicine.
Becoming a mother has deepened my appreciation of how closely mental health is woven into everyday life.
Decisions made in the consulting room do not stay there. They influence how a woman parents, works, rests, maintains relationships, and experiences herself in the ordinary moments that matter most.
It has reinforced something I had already begun to learn through medicine.
Treatment should fit a woman's life, rather than expecting her life to fit the treatment.
Every recommendation I make begins with a comprehensive assessment and is grounded in contemporary medical evidence, careful clinical judgement, and an understanding of your individual circumstances.
Mental health care is rarely about choosing between medication and therapy. It is about understanding when each has a role, how they work together, and what is most likely to help you.
For some women, medication is an important part of treatment. For others, psychological therapy, education, lifestyle interventions, or addressing the circumstances contributing to distress may be equally important. For many women, meaningful improvement comes from thoughtfully combining these approaches.
My role is not simply to diagnose or prescribe. It is to help you understand what is happening, make sense of why it is happening, and develop a treatment plan that is both medically sound and practical for the life you are living.
Treatment should support your life, not ask your life to adapt around the treatment.
Griffith University
Griffith University
Queensland