Your Psychiatrist

e.g. therapist

Dr Su Kalava

MBBS, FRANZCP, Cert Addiction Psych, AFRACMA

Dr Kalava completed her medical degree in 2008 and became a Fellow of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry in 2017.

She has worked in a variety of settings including tertiary hospitals, private consulting rooms, private hospitals and regional and rural areas across QLD, SA, NSW.

She specialises in Addiction Psychiatry, with a special interest in Chronic Pain.

 

Areas of interest include:

Dual diagnosis – Addiction Disorder & co-existing Mental Illness

Perinatal Mental Health – Antenatal Depression, Postnatal Depression and Postpartum Psychosis

Personality Disorders

Anxiety and Depressive Disorders

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

 

Experienced in various psychotherapies like:

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

Mindfulness

Interpersonal therapy (IPT)

Motivational interviewing (MI)