Dr Marion Drennan is a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), with a background in general practice and family planning. She has worked in urban and rural South Australia, and in Alice Springs and Darwin. She moved to Queensland in 2006 to work with the West Moreton Integrated Mental Health Service.

Dr Drennan has a long-standing interest in working in Aboriginal communities, initially as a General Practitioner in South Australia and more recently (since July 2007) as the visiting psychiatrist for the Cherbourg Community in Queensland.

As a senior lecturer for the University of Queensland she has enjoyed many years of medical student teaching. In 2008 she was the recipient of the Metropolitan Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching of medical students at the University of Queensland (across all medical disciplines).

Dr Drennan sees patients aged 18 years and over for a wide range of psychiatric disorders.  Her focus is on assessment and treatment and she does not see patients for the sole purpose of providing medico-legal reports. 

Dr Brian Jacobs is an experienced and compassionate senior psychiatrist who is now in full time private practice, having worked as a specialist for more than 11 years in the Sunshine Coast Mental Health and Addiction Service (MHAS).

Brian specialised in psychiatry in London where he obtained advanced training certificates (CCT’s) in General Adult and Old Age Psychiatry and pursued special interests in Individual Psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Brian also has interests in Cognitive Assessment, Complex Trauma recovery and workplace issues including bullying.  He attends Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with the Sunshine Coast Peer Review Group.

Brian has a particular interest in psychotherapeutic treatment that is informed by holistic (bio-psycho-social-spiritual) mental health assessment and recovery management that incorporates evidence based treatments.

Brian is comfortable assessing and managing most mental disorders in patients older than 18 years of age, but does not see patients with mainly forensic issues.

Dr. Johansson is a psychiatrist with 30 years of experience, having worked across a range of inpatient and outpatient settings in Australia and Sweden. After returning to Australia following two decades abroad, she brings experience in mood disorders, psychotic disorders, mental health complications associated with autism spectrum disorders, and stress-related conditions.

Dr. Johansson is dedicated to addressing the needs and recovery journey of her patients, whether through direct contact or collaboration with their GP. She believes in each individual's inherent ability to understand and reconcile their experiences, paving the way for personal growth and recovery.

With specialist recognition in Sweden and a PhD from the Karolinska Institute, Dr. Johansson remains actively involved in research as the lead researcher for the Stockholm Forensic Psychiatry Project. In addition to her clinical work, she provides assessments for various mood and psychotic disorders, autism spectrum disorders, medicolegal reports, second opinions, and ongoing follow-up care

Other Education/Qualifications:

• PhD Karolinska Institutet 2012 (Sex Steroids, Genetics and Bipolar disorder)
• Docent Karolinska Instutet 2021.

Dr Jon Steinberg is a graduate of the University of Queensland Medical School. He completed his Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 1996 and is a member of the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age. Since completing his Fellowship Dr Steinberg has worked in the area of adult general psychiatry and old age psychiatry both in the public and private sector.

He has participated in a number of trials of atypical antipsychotic medications in schizophrenia and mood disorders. He has been on the National Advisory Boards for a number of the atypical antipsychotic medications since 2001. Dr Steinberg currently holds a senior lecturer position at the University of Queensland and is involved with educational activities for psychiatrists and general practitioners focused on mood disorders, old age psychiatry and dementia and its early detection and treatment.

He is the Director of the Psychosis program at the New Farm Clinic (private psychiatry clinic) and is Medical Director at Caloundra Private Clinic as well as holding a number of visiting medical officer positions at hospitals in Brisbane.

Dr Turega is a fellow of RANZCP and has completed an Advanced Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  He specialises in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and has some availability for referrals at Ramsay Clinic Caloundra. Dr Turega also works part-time in the public sector in the same-subspecialty.

He has specific interest in the following disorders:

• Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (Under 18 only at this stage)
• Anxiety Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Sleep Disorders
• Depression

Dr Turega welcomes referrals for those aged between 13 and 25 years of age at this time. 

Referrals can be sent via Medical Objects, fax or email.  His provider number is 5183375H