Meet The Team

Psychiatrists

Dr Joe A. Varghese

Consultant Psychiatrist
MBBS, MD, DCP, FRANZCP

Dr Varghese is the Director of Freudian Couch Specialist Clinic. He is a General Adult Psychiatrist with a special interest in mood and anxiety disorders, and personality disorders.

Dr Hitesh Joshi

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Consultant Psychiatrist
MBChB, MSc, MRCPsych, FRANZCP

Dr Joshi has a special interest in the area of young adult mental health, which includes a wide scope of diagnoses including depression and anxiety disorders.

Dr Ivor Hodgson

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Consultant Psychiatrist
MBBCh, MMedSc, MRCPsych, LLM, FRANZCP, Dip MI

Dr Hodgson is a qualified General Adult Psychiatrist with a special interest in substance misuse disorders and ADHD. He also produces medico-legal, criminal, civil and mental health, as well as occupational reports.

Dr Tom Tsai

Consultant Psychiatrist
HBSc (Psych), MBBS, FRANZCP

Dr Tsai obtained his Honours Bachelor of Science (Psychology) degree at University of Toronto in Canada and later went on to complete his medical degree at University of Queensland.

Dr Hitesh Joshi

Consultant Psychiatrist
MBChB, MSc, MRCPsych, FRANZCP

Dr Joshi has a special interest in the area of young adult mental health, which includes a wide scope of diagnoses including depression and anxiety disorders.

Dr Joe A. Varghese

Dr Ivor Hodgson

Consultant Psychiatrist
MBBCh, MMedSc, MRCPsych, LLM, FRANZCP, Dip MI

Dr Hodgson is a qualified General Adult Psychiatrist with a special interest in substance misuse disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Dr Lucas Ford

Clinical Psychologist
BA, MSW, BSocSc (Hons) (Psych), MPsych (Clinical), PhD

Mr Ford specializes in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders.

Tamara Laverty

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Clinical Psychologist
BPsych (Hons), MPsych (Clinical) (MAPS)
Tamara is a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience working with adolescents and adults. She completed her undergraduate training in Victoria before moving to the Gold Coast and obtaining her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Bond University.

Dr Lucas Ford

Clinical Psychologist
BA, MSW, BSocSc (Hons) (Psych), MPsych (Clinical), PhD

Mr Ford specialises in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders.

Meet The Team

Psychiatrists

Dr Joe A. Varghese

Dr Hitesh Joshi

Dr Ivor Hodgson

Dr Tom Tsai

Dr Hitesh Joshi

Dr Joe A. Varghese

Dr Ivor Hodgson

Clinical Psychologists

Dr Lucas Ford

Tamara Laverty

Dr Lucas Ford

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