Dr Jessica Kuc is a psychiatrist who has obtained RANZCP Fellowship with Advanced Training focusing on the area of perinatal psychiatry. 

Jessica  completed her medical degree at Monash University in 2010, and a Masters of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne in 2014. In 2015, Jessica was awarded the RANZCP Block Family Memorial Grant to complete additional training in the parent-infant relationship with the ‘Circle of Security’ program. In 2016 Jessica also trained in ‘Watch, Wait and Wonder’ parent-infant dyadic therapy and presented on this topic to the Marce Society for Perinatal Mental Health Australasian Conference in 2017.

Jessica is passionate about providing high quality, caring specialist mental health care to patients at every stage of their journey into parenthood and throughout the preschool years. She particularly enjoys working collaboratively with obstetricians, GPs, psychologists and Maternal & Child Health Nurses. 

“The perinatal period is such a special and vulnerable time in a new parent’s life, whether you are a first time parent or welcoming another child to your family. It is a privilege and a joy to come alongside families in my specialist role to support them to manage mental health challenges throughout this time. As a mum of two young children myself I am particularly familiar with the challenges and pressures facing new parents and parents of young children". 

After undertaking a comprehensive initial assessment I always work with my patients to develop a plan for their care together that takes into account their own unique situation and preferences.

Some of my particular areas of interest are: 

Anxiety and depression in the antenatal or postnatal period, birth trauma, supporting parents of unsettled babies, second-time mothers (or more!) who have struggled with mental health difficulties with previous pregnancies, establishing healthy parent-child relationships, and supporting new mothers with a past history of childhood trauma.

After undertaking a comprehensive initial assessment I always work with my patients to develop a plan for their care that takes into account their own unique situation and preferences. I work with mothers in all stages of pregnancy and early parenthood, including preconception counselling and throughout the preschool years.”

Dr Varad Kumar graduated from The University of Sydney and then trained and worked at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (1997 – 2002), Prince of Wales Hospital (2003 – 2005), and Justice Health NSW (2005 – 2007). Varad has seen outpatients at Evesham Consulting Rooms and admitted patients to Ramsay Clinic Cremorne since 2008. Varad also works part time as a senior staff specialist in homeless health, at the Mission Australia Centre in Surry Hills (2022 – current).

Varad is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Sydney (2013 –current) and has taught and examined medical students since 1997.

Varad is a psychiatrist whose interests include general adult psychiatry, with a focus on mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder), anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Treatment Services

Dr Ivy Kwon is a consultant psychiatrist with qualifications in addiction. She provides comprehensive assessment and management of addictions, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychosis.    

Adult patients are seen primarily on an outpatient basis however where appropriate an inpatient service is offered at Ramsay Clinic Northside.

About Dr Kwon

Dr Kwon completed her undergraduate medical degree at University of New South Wales and her Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) at University of Sydney.   Psychiatry training and subspecialty training in addiction psychiatry was completed at Northern Sydney Local Health District.

Dr Kwon has worked in both public and private settings. She has published research on substance dependence in peer-reviewed journals.

She enjoys taking a holistic, patient centred approach to care while incorporating both medication and non-medication treatments.

Dr Annelies is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist originating from Belgium, who moved to Australia in 2017. Dr Annelies finished the training as a Psychiatrist and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the Netherlands in 2004 where she had a special interest in diagnosing and treating ADHD, ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders until moving to Australia in 2017. She believed then, and still believes, in medication to treat mental health disorders but also in non-pharmacological strategies with the child and the important people around them including mindfulness and the collaborative problem-solving method (Ross Greene). In Australia, Dr Annelies has worked treating children's mental health problems caused by traumatic events, such as (complex) PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder and Dissociative Disorders. Dr Annelies again believes that medication can have a role in the treatment of these disorders, however, that therapeutic interventions and non-pharmacological strategies are equally important for the child and family's healing and recovery. 

Further Description: 

Dr Annelies completed her training as a medical doctor in Belgium in 1999 and then moved to the Netherlands where she completed her training as a Psychiatrist and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in 2004. For 14 years she provided specialised care in assessing and treating children and young people with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, and their comorbidities, both in a clinical and out-patient setting. Dr Annelies worked passionately for 5 years as the Clinical Director of a day-clinic facility for children with severe mental health problems, where she pioneered a clinical enhancement program informed by the well-known collaborative problem-solving method (Ross Greene). Dr Annelies believes that medication can be helpful in the treatment for children and young people with ADHD and ASD, but also believes that therapeutic interventions and non-pharmacological strategies, like family work and skill development in the child, as well as the important people around and raising them, are equally important.

In Australia, Dr Annelies has worked for Queensland Health, treating children's mental health problems caused by traumatic events, such as (complex) PTSD, Reactive Attachment Disorder and Dissociative Disorders. Dr Annelies developed a keen interest in this area and has further trained in different therapeutic modalities (EMDR, Theraplay, DDP, Play Therapy), and completed a 12-month long, international certification course for treating complex PTSD with Bessel Van Der Kolk (2019) and an international 12-month long certification program in treating dissociative disorders in children and youth (2024, Waters and Marks). Dr Annelies again believes that medication can have a role in the treatment of (complex) PTSD, however, that therapeutic interventions and non-pharmacological strategies like attachment-based therapy (Theraplay, DDP) and individual treatment delivered in a playful way, like EMDR and dissociation treatment, are equally important for the child and family's healing and recovery. 

Age Groups:

• Children and Adolescents (0-17 yrs)

Therapeutic Approaches and Modalities:

• Theraplay - D(yadic) D(evelopmental) P(sychotherapy)
• EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
• Play Therapy
• Collaborative Problem Solving Method
• Dissociation Work
• Mindfulness
• Assessment
• Medication Therapy

Dr Le is a consultant psychiatrist with qualifications in child, adolescent and family psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and general psychiatry.

Treatment Services

Dr Le provides a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and treatment service for children and adolescents of all ages, their families, and adults. He sees children, adolescents and their families as outpatients only. Adult patients are seen primarily on an outpatient basis, although where required, an inpatient service is offered at the Ramsay Clinic Wentworthville where Dr Le is a Visiting Psychiatrist.

Medicolegal Services

Please direct your legal practitioner to www.joeyle.com.au for more information.

About Dr Le

Dr Le is a medical doctor, and completed his medical training at the University of NSW. He is Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.  In addition to private psychiatric practice, Dr Le works in the public hospital sector and is currently appointed as a Staff Specialist Child and Adolescent and Forensic Psychiatrist with JHFMHN, a Visitng Medical Officer with Canberra Health Services, and is an Authorised Clinician with the Children's Court Clinic within the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. He has substantial experience in working in rural, regional and remote areas, both in person and by telehealth.

He currently holds academic appointments as a conjoint lecturer with the Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, and is a regular Guest Lecturer with the Sydney Child Health Program with the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network.

Dr David Leonard graduated from Medicine in Sydney and trained in Psychiatry in UK (London and Edinburgh) returning to Melbourne to work in leadership and educational roles in public psychiatry before coming to Ramsay Clinic Albert Road, formerly known as Albert Road Clinic, 20 years ago. Dr Leonard has had a number of academic positions at Melbourne and Monash universities and has been a member of the Professorial Unit here at RCAR during his time here. He has focused on complex PTSD and in particular dissociative disorder. Dr Leonard has researched, lectured and published in this area. He is currently semi-retired but is providing a consultation service for people with complex PTSD and dissociative disorder. Dr Leonard can provide short term treatment, including, inpatient treatment to people with these disorders. 

Dr Kelvin Leung is a psychiatrist with training in the United Kingdom and Australia. He is a Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych, UK) and a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). He has a particular interest in general adult psychiatry, young adult psychiatry, and early intervention, complemented by his Professional Certificate in Youth Mental Health. He is also passionate about medical education.

Dr Yichao Liang is a consultant psychiatrist with interests in general adult psychiatry. He has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders. He also has special training and qualifications in managing addiction problems, ADHD and eating disorders.

Dr Yichao Liang uses patient-centred approach to provide culturally sensitive and holistic assessment and management of mental health disorders. He works in both inpatients (at Ramsay Clinic Wentworthville) and outpatients. He closely collaborates with patients, their families and carers, GPs, psychologists and other health professionals to achieve the best recovery outcomes for patients.

Dr Yichao Liang obtained his medical degree in 2002. After working as a medical officer in both general medicine and surgery for more than 10 years, he found his genuine interests in psychiatry and entered the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). He received extensive training in general and addiction psychiatry in Western Sydney LHD and Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN). Dr Yichao Liang is now working as a consultant psychiatrist in JHFMHN for patients with drug and alcohol disorders in prisons. Dr Yichao Liang has been appointed as a conjunct lecturer in the Westmead Medical School at the University of Sydney since 2014.  

Dr Ling completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is skilled in applying the best evidence-based practices for the benefit of his patients and discussing issues such as diagnosis and treatments with his patients in an accessible way. He has been keenly involved in medical education since he was a junior doctor.

Dr Ling’s practice emphasises a holistic bio-psycho-social-cultural assessment and individualised formulation. He actively uses shared decision-making processes to implement a collaborative management plan that focuses on a person’s recovery goals. He is experienced in liaising with other medical and allied health professionals to achieve the best outcomes for his patients.

Dr Ling is also able to provide telehealth services to those who are based in rural and remote areas.

Colleen Loo is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professorial Fellow at the Black Dog Institute, Sydney; Australia. She qualified in medicine and psychiatry in Australia (MB BS, FRANZCP) and completed a research doctorate in 2003 (MD). She was chair of academic psychiatry at St George Hospital (2006-2021), founded the Neurostimulation service at the Black Dog Institute in 2014, and is Regional Medical Director of ECT and Interventional Psychiatry (including ketamine treatment) at Ramsay Clinics in Sydney. She was President of the International Society for ECT and Neurostimulation (2018-2020) and is an editorial board member of the journal Brain Stimulation.

Her research interests are in developing novel treatments for depression and other psychiatric disorders, focussing on transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy and ketamine, and their effects on brain functioning. She has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and has received grant funding from the Australian NHMRC, US-based NARSAD and Stanley Foundations, UK NHS/MRC and Singapore NMC. 

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