Insight Clinic is a Registered provider of Medicare, Northwest Melbourne Primary Care Network (NWMPCN), Care In Mind, and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Professional Profile
Smitha Sugathan is the Director of Insight Clinic Mental Health Services and an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 15 years of experience. She has worked across private practice, public health, forensic, non-government and not-for-profit sectors, supporting clients with complex and high-risk presentations.
Smitha provides evidence-based therapy to adolescents (age 12+), adults and older adults. She has extensive experience working with trauma, personality vulnerabilities, mood disorders, developmental conditions and complex psychosocial stressors. She is particularly skilled in suicide prevention, trauma recovery, and emotion regulation interventions.
Her approach is compassionate, structured, and outcome-focused, integrating CBT, DBT and trauma-informed frameworks to support long-term emotional recovery.
Clinical Expertise
• Trauma & Complex Trauma (PTSD/C-PTSD)
• Anxiety (Social Anxietty and GAD) & Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar)
• Personality Disorders
• OCD (ERP-based treatment)
• Developmental Disorders (ASD, ADHD, ID)
• Psychosis, Schizophrenia & Schizoaffective Disorder
• Offending Behaviours & Rehabilitation
• Grief , Disenfranchised & Complicated Grief
• Suicide Prevention (CAMS)
Treatment Approaches
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Trauma-Informed Therapy
• Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Mindfulness-Based Interventions
Age Groups
Adolescents (Age12+), Adults, Older Adults
Funding Accepted
Medicare | NDIS | Care in Mind (TPS/SPS) | WorkSafe | TAC | Victims of Crime | Open Place | Private
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