The people who make the care personal.
Every clinician at Karuna is chosen as much for their humanity as for their credentials. Each profile lists qualifications, how they work, and the research and community partnerships behind their practice.
David is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and veteran. He is dedicated to veteran and first responder mental health and has extensive clinical experience with novel treatments and medicine-assisted therapies. He holds a PhD and a Master of Health Law.
Lani is a psychologist and social worker with 15 years’ experience across suicide prevention, women’s trauma, defence and police trauma. Founding board member of AMAPP and a respected national leader in trauma-informed therapy and integration.
Melissa is a neuroscientist, provisional psychologist, Research Fellow at Swinburne University, meditation teacher and mindfulness and ketogenic diet coach. She has contributed to Australian regulatory reform on novel treatments and is a Director of various startups.
James has an international reputation as a psychotherapy trainer, and researcher and writer on psychotherapy and psychotherapy training. At this stage he appears to be the world's most published researcher in the field of psychotherapy training.
Gianna is a Registered Psychologist with postgraduate training in Transpersonal Psychology and Transformative Coaching. Her background spans occupational health, organisational wellbeing, and consultancy in novel therapeutic practice.
Shannon Curran is a Registered Nurse with 8 years experience in emergency medicine and palliative care, bringing compassion and expertise to some of the most critical and sensitive moments in a patient’s life. She is experienced in monitoring, patient safety, clinical flow.