If you are in immediate danger or thinking about harming yourself, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. If you are in crisis, these helplines answer now:
Crisis numbers in Australia
- Lifeline Australia: Tel: 13 11 14
- 1800RESPECT: Tel: 1800 737 732
- 13YARN: Tel: 13 92 76
- Beyond Blue Helpline: Tel: 1300 22 4636
- All crisis lines in Australia
This page lists Trauma Psychiatrists in Melbourne. 3 in all.
What trauma therapy treats
Trauma therapy treats what stays behind after a frightening or overwhelming event. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR are the recommended treatments 12.
World Health Organization guidance recommends both for post-traumatic stress disorder 3. Cognitive therapy and narrative exposure therapy are also used.
Treatment usually includes preparation, and work on the memory itself comes later. It is for people whose symptoms have persisted.
Not everyone who has been through something bad needs it. Ask a practitioner which approaches they are trained in.
What a psychiatrist trained in, and what they can prescribe
Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychiatrist. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who then specialised in mental health 4. Psychiatrists can prescribe medication.
Many also offer talking therapy. Psychiatrists tend to see people whose medical, psychological and social needs all come together.
Ask a practitioner's office what a first appointment covers. Ask what they need before you book.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Trauma and the professional title psychiatrist.
Paying for therapy in Melbourne
Do affordable options exist in Melbourne?
Cairnmillar Institute Community Clinic. Phone 1800 391 393. Community Clinic sessions are free. The clinic is open to the public and you do not need a referral. Its locations include Melbourne CBD and Hawthorn.
The Melbourne page answers more questions about therapy there.
Who registers therapists in Australia?
The title you will see is Specialist Psychiatrist. Search the register by name at Medical Board of Australia (via AHPRA). A current entry is that body's own published record of the person.
A practitioner must hold that registration to practise legally in Australia. See the Australia page.
Nearby places and related listings
- Trauma Counsellors in Melbourne
- Trauma Psychologists in Melbourne
- Trauma Psychotherapists in Melbourne
- Male Psychologists in Melbourne, one filter on the full Melbourne psychologists list
- Female Psychologists in Melbourne, one filter on the full Melbourne psychologists list
- Male Psychotherapists in Melbourne, one filter on the full Melbourne psychotherapists list
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- All therapists listed in Melbourne (109)
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References
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