Clinics

  • HER Centre Australia conducts a specialist second opinion clinic in a wide variety of aspects of women's mental health. We are also partnered with the Cabrini Health, Lisa Thurin Women's Health Centre which is a 30 bed private women's mental health facility located in Elsternwick.

Women's Mental Health Clinic

NOTE: DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, OUR WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO TAKE REFERRALS. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

The Women’s Mental Health Clinic provides a tertiary medical, psychiatric, and endocrine consultation service and new treatment approaches for women experiencing a range of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, borderline personality disorder, menopause and menstrual-related depression and anxiety.

The clinic operates on the principle of empowerment of our women clients, and we combine physical health examinations with mental health assessments. We also provide an information and education service for the treating clinicians involved with our clients. Importantly, an assessment letter with new management suggestions is sent to the referring doctor and the woman herself, to further her central role in her own management. We also encourage her to bring family members/friends to the consultation so that an education process is undertaken, not only with our client but also with her loved ones.

Staff of the HER Centre Women's Mental Health clinic

The Women’s Mental Health Clinic is one of a kind, and we take great pride in treating and improving outcomes for women with mental illness. We are proud to make a difference in so many women’s lives.

Unfortunately, our "one-off second opinion” bulk-billed clinic currently has a very long waiting list and we are currently not accepting any new or follow-up referrals but please see the following options:

Clinical Trials:

We are currently conducting ongoing trials in:

  • complex PTSD
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • PMDD Trials
  • Schizophrenia
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • TMS Studies

You can express interest to participate in a trial by completing your details via this link: https://redcap.link/fgmt4axu

Menopausal Depression:

For Menopausal Depression, you can complete the Meno-D Rating Scale form by downloading it here, and you can then take your completed form to your GP for further management.

Cabrini Health — The Lisa Thurin Women's Health Centre:
If you have private health insurance or are able to self-fund, you can obtain a full assessment and treatment plan for PMDD at the Lisa Thurin Women’s Health Centre (LTWHC) – a 30 bed women's only in-patient facility in Elsternwick, Victoria.  Other depressive disorders such as trauma, addiction & mental health diagnoses are also managed at the LTWMHC. Professor Kulkarni developed and established Cabrini's multidisciplinary specialised treatments which her team will provide along with education and support in a wide range of therapies.  Please note that you would have an admitting doctor during your stay, but it would NOT be Professor Kulkarni. For further information regarding the length of in-patient stay, please contact:

Phone: 9508 5100
Email: WMH@cabrini.com.au

Women's Recovery Network (WREN):
Public Inpatient facility (does NOT offer Outpatient Follow-Up)
31 Albert Road, Melbourne VIC 3004

Phone: 03 9279 3750
Email: wren.org.au 

Other options you could try:

Victoria

NSW

ACT

  • Dr Kelly Teagle (GP- WellFemme) (ACT) Tel: 02 6179 8724    Website: wellfemme.com.au

Queensland

Tasmania

Western Australia

Mode of consultation

The main aim of the clinic is to provide an overview of the woman’s current mental state and functioning, diagnosis, and past treatments, and to offer suggestions for new or different treatments. We aim to use a biopsychosocial or holistic approach to really help the whole woman and her family. To do this, we spend at least one hour with each woman, discussing her history and her observations and views about her illness and previous treatments. We are also keen to involve family members in the consultation – but only if she wishes. A letter summarising the consultation is then sent to the referring doctor and a copy is also sent to the woman. We are also happy to send a copy of the letter to other health professionals involved in the woman’s treatment but only with her permission.

We aim to empower the woman by listening to her thereby validating her observations, discussing treatment options, and providing educational material plus offering an opportunity to participate in research studies if she wishes.

We also aim to assist her treating team by providing a second opinion, the latest research information, and new options for treatment. We do not take over the management of the woman but hope to add to her treatment program.

Referral to the clinic (Due to high demand - Not currently accepting referrals)

Women seeking a second opinion require a referral from a general practitioner, or other medical practitioner, or from other mental health practitioners.

The Women’s Mental Health clinic runs once per week on Wednesday mornings.

Clinic staff

  • Professor Jayashri Kulkarni AM, Director & Consultant Psychiatrist
  • Marie Iglesias, Clinic Coordinator
  • Psychiatry Registrars
  • Medical Students

Clinic location

HER Centre Australia
Level 4/607 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne VIC 3004

Enquiries

For any enquiries regarding the clinic please contact the Women’s Mental Health clinic coordinator. If you are contacting the clinic out of hours, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. Alternatively, you may leave a message via email.

Women’s Mental Health clinic coordinator contact days: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

Tel: 03 9076 9895
Fax: 03 9903 0762
Email: HCA-wmhc@monash.edu

Lisa Thurin Women's Health Centre, Cabrini Health

HER Centre Australia is proud to partner with Cabrini Health and the Lisa Thurin Women's Health Centre.
The Lisa Thurin Women's Health Centre at Cabrini Elsternwick is the first private, women's-only mental health facility in Australia.
Located in the heart of Elsternwick, the Cabrini Women's Mental Health service focuses on treatment for mental health conditions including:

  • mood disorders (including depression, bipolar, premenstrual dysphoric disorder)
  • anxiety
  • complex trauma (including post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD)
  • addiction

As part of Cabrini Health, this facility offers a model of care in a private, secure and empowering setting.

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Lisa Thurin Women's Health Centre

Model of care

Cabrini Women's Mental Health service offers a short-stay mental health program supported with intensive day/evening programs, telehealth, and community support. We offer individualised treatment and support for improving women's mental health. Women have access to an innovative, biopsychosocial package of care, which provides holistic treatment designed to optimise outcomes for women with mental ill health.

Principles of care

We operate under the principle that women experiencing acute phases of mental illness have a better response to treatment, better outcomes, and better overall wellbeing when they receive treatment in a women's-only facility with treatments and programs that are tailored to their specific illness.
The following principles underpin everything we do:

  • client-centred
  • recovery-orientated
  • holistic
  • trauma-informed
  • bundled-care
  • consumer and carer informed Inclusive
  • research-driven and research-assessed

Contact:

Lisa Thurin Women's Health Centre
Cabrini Elsternwick
2-6,  Hopetourn Street
Elsternwick, VIC 3185

T: (03) 9508 5100
E: wmh@cabrini.com.au
W: cabrini.com/wmh