The people behind Karuna.
Clinicians, carers, researchers and guides — united by the belief that excellent mental health care is also deeply kind care.
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.