About Us

Professional Profile
After completing her postgraduate studies at Flinders University in Adelaide in 2010, Smitha Sugathan began building her career across a range of mental health and human services settings. She worked within the forensic sector under the Department of Justice as a clinician in Offending Behaviour Programs, providing assessment and intervention to individuals with complex offending histories and behavioural needs. Smitha also worked within Child Protection, where her role involved child protection investigations, risk assessment, family interventions and working with children and families experiencing complex safety, trauma and psychosocial concerns.She has also worked within public health and hospital settings, providing grief and loss counselling, domestic and family violence support, and therapeutic support to individuals experiencing significant psychological distress and complex psychosocial concerns. Her experience has extended into the not-for-profit sector, including work with refugee and trauma-affected populations, supporting individuals who had experienced displacement, trauma and significant adversity. Smitha has also worked across Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services, providing short-term counselling and psychological support to employees experiencing workplace stress, personal difficulties, relationship concerns and other mental health challenges. Her community and private practice experience includes work with headspace, supporting young people with a range of mental health concerns, as well as private practice within her own clinic setting. She is now the Director of Insight Clinic Mental Health Services. Across these roles, Smitha has developed more than 16 years of experience across forensic services, Child Protection, public health, hospital, community, not-for-profit, EAP and private mental health settings, with extensive experience supporting individuals and families with complex and high-risk presentations.

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