DOCTORS' MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
PROFESSIONAL support for medical practitioners and medical students in Inner Melbourne
Stefanie recognises the immense and unrelenting pressures associated with a career in medicine, as well as the complex and often entrenched barriers that can make seeking support - and prioritising prevention and early intervention - difficult.
Therapy offers a supportive space to develop more sustainable ways of working over time, without compromising your values or professional standards.
Stefanie provides individualised, evidence-based psychological therapy for doctors and medical students, supporting them to:
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Manage stress, emotional exhaustion and compassion fatigue, and prevent burnout
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Address perfectionism and unrelenting standards
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Navigate complex workplace dynamics and boundaries, including bullying and discrimination
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Process challenging clinical experiences, including trauma and vicarious trauma
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Work through moral injury and ethical distress arising from systematic issues
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Reconnect with meaning, purpose and professional identity
Stefanie's work is grounded in an understanding of medical culture and the pressures associated with training and clinical practice.
She has worked across several major hospitals and has collaborated with both the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and the Irish College of Psychiatrists on their advanced training programs. Through teaching and supporting Psychiatry Registrars and Consultants, she developed a strong professional interest in working with medical practitioners.
Stefanie has also led the wellbeing support of medical students at a Melbourne clinical school. In this role, she worked closely with medical leadership, was involved in medical student selection and interviews, developed policies related to student selection, wellbeing, suicide prevention, and crisis response, and contributed to cross-institutional research focused on improving inclusivity in medical education. Additionally, she provided mental health support and coaching to medical students in their final years of training.
Stefanie offers a deeply respectful and confidential space for doctors
and medical students to
REFLECT | RECHARGE | RECONNECT
RESOURCES for doctors and medical students
DRS4DRS
24/7 free and confidential advice and support for doctors and medical students in Australia.
1300 374 377
National Mental Telehealth Support for crisis and non-urgent mental health support.
State/Territory-based telephone health advisory and support services staffed by doctors from your Doctors' Health Service.
Select your location to view the contact details for your state or territory.
Hand-n-Hand
Free, confidential and independent peer support for healthcare workers
Be matched with a doctor who has been trained as a peer support volunteer.
One-on-one or group peer support.
Victorian Doctors Health Program
1300 330 543; vdhp@vdhp.org.au
For doctors and medical students in Victoria.
Free, confidential advisory service for wellbeing concerns such as stress, mental health questions, substance use struggles, or physical health issues.
VDHP also runs Caduceus – an online support group for doctors with substance use issues.
Black Dog Institute The Essential Network for Health Professionals
Free, self-guided online mental health checkup.
You can use the insights from this report to initiate discussions with your GP or Stefanie.
CONTACT
622 Lygon Street, Carlton North 3054
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77A Stubbs Street, Kensington 3031
Get in touch with Stefanie for a confidential discussion:
Stefanie is not able to provide a crisis service. If you are in Australia and need immediate support for the psychological or physical safety of yourself or someone else, please contact Emergency Services on 000 (triple zero), or present to the nearest hospital emergency department.
24/7 support services
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
DRS4DRS: 1300 374 377