Our Panel

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The Editorial Panel

A few of our many well regarded writers include the following:

**Dr Lisa Lampe**– Academic Psychiatrist, with expertise in personality style, mood and anxiety disorder, CBT and medical education. Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) / Hornsby Hospital NSW/University of Sydney.

**Dr Neil Jeyasingam**– Old Age and General Psychiatrist, Director of ECT at Hornsby Mental Health Service with an interest in psychotherapy. Hornsby Hospital NSW.

**Dr Josh Geffin**– Private Psychiatrist with interest in Adult ADHD and Director of ECT at Toowong Private Hospital. QLD

**Professor David Castle**– Internationally renowned Professor of Psychiatry University of Western Australia with expertise in Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder and related disorders. St Vincents Hospital Melbourne

**Dr Ralf Ilchef**– Senior Staff Specialist in Consultation Liaison Royal North Shore Hospital, Clinical Lecturer University of Sydney, VMO Northside Group

**Professor Jayashri Kulkarni**– Professor & Director of Psychiatry at The Alfred Victoria. Director of The Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre. Expertise in Womens Mental Health

**Dr Chris Ryan**– Consultation Liaison Expertise, Senior Staff Specialist, Westmead Hospital and Senior Lecturer University of Sydney

Dr Ranil Gunewardene
(MBBS BSc FRANZCP)
Consultant Psychiatrist / Director Mindcafe www.mindcafe.com.au & Mindlife Clinic
Director: Northern Beaches Hospital, Mental Health Services
Email: ranil.gunn@gmail.com
Ph:+61(0)466534211

Professor Paul Fitzgerald is Professor of Psychiatry, Deputy Director at the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre and Director of the Victoria Clinic Professorial Research Unit. Expert in Mood disorders and Brain Stimulation.

Melinda Barone

A-MAPS, AACBT, AASCP,

Director & Principal Psychologist

Melinda Barone – head of psychology department and allied health manger Mosman private hospital. Special interest in addiction, personality, neuroscience and forensic psychology.

Jennifer Mackenzie

Registered Psychologist/Clinical Psychology Registrar

BA(Psych), PGDipPsych, MPsych(Clin), AMACPA

Jennifer is a highly experienced psychologist with an extensive background in both clinical and research settings. She currently works in both in private practice and in inpatient and outpatient facilities, primarily in the areas of young adult mental health, DBT and eating disorder treatment programmes.

**Stephanie Gilroy**
http://nurturenourishthrive.com.au

Ami Raman

Clinical Psychologist
BBA-BA (Psych), PGDip (Psych), M. Psych (Clinical)

Experienced Clinical Psychologist and Board-approved Clinical Supervisor dedicated to working systemically, sensitively, collaboratively, and respectively with people from diverse backgrounds using a recovery-oriented and strengths-based approach. Passionate about enhancing the wellbeing of service and community providers through research, evaluation, educational and training initiatives to build workforce and community capacity, to optimise therapeutic outcomes and workforce sustainability across the health and education sectors.