The Cairnmillar Community Clinic is a fundamental part of our not-for-profit initiatives and upholds our value of assisting people to access quality counselling and psychological assessment and treatment.
The high quality, low-cost services available at our Community Clinic are provided by student clinicians across all four of our clinic locations.
Our student clinicians are placed within our clinics as part of their postgraduate training in psychology, counselling and psychotherapy and are guided by experienced board-approved supervisors.
Our Community Clinic offers individual counselling and assessment services to individuals aged 4 years or older. No referral is required to access these services.
We are committed to making access to #BetterMentalHealth a reality for our community.
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Clinicians
Adam Ziger
Provisional Psychologist
Adam is a provisional psychologist completing his Master of Professional Psychology at The Cairnmillar Institute. He brings a warm, curious, person-centred approach to his work, supporting clients to feel heard and work towards meaningful change.
Aleksei Santino Alegre
Provisional Psychologist
Santi Alegre is a Provisional Psychologist with an interest in research areas related to Nonsuicidal Self Injury (NSSi).
Arlene Liew
Provisional Psychologist
Arlene is a thoughtful and collaborative practitioner who values understanding what matters most to each client.
Jennifer Green
Provisional Psychologist
Jennifer is a provisionally registered psychologist, currently completing her Master of Professional Psychology. She is passionate about providing the best care to a diverse range of people and helping them achieve their mental health goals.
Joseph Kahn
Provisional Psychologist
Joseph is a provisional psychologist who provides a warm and client centred approach dedicated to supporting clients feel heard and work towards meaningful growth.
Madhavi Sharma
Provisional Psychologist
Madhavi Sharma is a Provisional Psychologist currently completing her Master of Professional Psychology at the Cairnmillar Institute. She has experience working across educational, community, and healthcare settings, supporting individuals across the lifespan.
Melissa Sahin
Provisional Psychologist
Melisa is a provisional psychologist currently completing a Master of Professional Psychology, with a background in people-focused roles across organisational settings.
Mitzi Fersch
Provisional Psychologist
Mitzi is a provisional psychologist with experience in people‑centred and organisational settings. She aims to create a supportive space where clients feel comfortable, heard, and able to work toward meaningful change.
Ningyuan Yao
Provisional Psychologist
Ningyuan is committed to creating a warm, respectful, and non-judgmental environment where people feel safe to explore their thoughts and emotions.
Crisis Numbers
| Emergency Services | 000 | 24 hours/7 days a week. Call this number in emergency situations when immediate police, fire or ambulance assistance is required. |
| Lifeline | 13 11 14 | Lifeline is available 24 hours a day to listen, without judgement to any person in Australia who is feeling overwhelmed, experiencing crisis or longs to be heard. |
| SuicideLine Victoria | 1300 651 251 | SuicideLine Victoria is a 24/7 telehealth provider that offers free professional phone and online counselling for people living in Victoria. |
| MensLine Australia | 1300 789 978 | 24 hours/7 days a week. MensLine Australia is a telephone and online counselling service offering support for Australian men anywhere, anytime.. |
| Sexual Assault Crisis Line | 1800 806 292 | 5 pm–9 am/7 days. Victims/survivors of past and recent sexual assault. |
| Kids Helpline | 1800 551 800 | 24/7 Telephone counselling service for people aged between 5 and 25. |
| BeyondBlue | 1300 224 636 | 24 hours/7 days a week. Call, online chat and online forums. |
| Safe Steps | 1800 015 188 | Safe Steps is Victoria’s 24/7 family violence response centre. Providing specialist support services for anyone in Victoria who is experiencing or afraid of family violence. |
| 13YARN | 13 92 76 | 24 /7 Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. 13YARN is the first national service of its kind for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in crisis. They offer a confidential one-on-one over the phone yarning opportunity and support with a trained Lifeline Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. |
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which The Cairnmillar Institute is located, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We also extend these respects to any First Nations peoples engaging with these materials, and our services
Ash Thomas Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri people There's a Lot Goin' On, 2025
Sometimes in life there’s lots of things goin’ on that can be hard and trying, or easy and happy, but my artwork gives me strength to see out the bad times. This is my Country before colonisation. The lines are like a map representing how our people shaped the Country with their spiritual connections told in songs and stories. The blue water and the red oxide land show my journey line with places I’ve stopped along the way. The small linear patches of dots are all the different mobs and families around Country. The brown patterns and shapes are mountain ridges and waterholes representing time past. The diamond patterns are from patterns on our old shields. Their colours represent connection to culture and the red dirt and many coloured sands that make up our beautiful Country. The group of Elders sitting with their spears are telling stories of Bunjil the eagle, our Creator, and passing down their knowledge of tracking and hunting. The goannas are my Ancestors watching, mesmerised, over their Country and culture.
This artwork was created through The Torch, a not-for-profit organisation that provides art, cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people currently in, or recently released, from Victorian prisons.