About Us

Professional Profile

• Meet Smitha Sugathan, our esteemed Director and Mental Health Practitioner. With over 15 years of professional experience, Smitha provides compassionate care to Children from the age of 10, adolescents, adults, the elderly, and their carers with complex mental health needs.
• Having completed her post-graduation at Flinders University, Adelaide, Smitha has honed her expertise in diverse settings, including private, public, health, forensic, non-government, and not-for-profit sectors. As an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), she brings a wealth of knowledge to our clinic.
• Smitha's leadership as the Director ensures that Insight Clinic operates with a focus on exceptional care and client-centric services, she strongly believes that each individual's persona is shaped by their exposure to complex and unique environmental circumstances.
• In her counselling practice, Smitha employs a range of therapeutic techniques tailored to suit individual needs, ensuring the best possible outcomes. Modalities such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Exposure/Imaginal Exposure Therapy, Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Relaxation Strategies, Emotional Pain Management Techniques, and Life Skills Training are incorporated to support her clients' emotional well-being.
• Passionate about facilitating safe and long-lasting recovery from painful emotional experiences, Smitha embodies qualities of insight, warmth, compassion, and empathy. Her outcome-focused approach provides practical and effective, evidence-based strategies to address her clients' mental health needs.
• At Insight Clinic Mental Health Services Pty Ltd, Smitha offers a non-judgemental and confidential service with a specific focus on the best interests of her clients. With her guidance and support, clients can find solace and healing on their mental health journey.

Expertise

• Childhood Trauma
• Developmental Disorders
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)
• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression/ Mood Disorders
• Bipolar Disorder
• Personality Disorder
• Obsessive and Compulsive Disorder(OCD)
• Offending Behaviours and Rehabilitation.
• Schizophrenia and Schizo-affective Disorder.
• Grief/Complicated Grief and Disenfranchised Grief

Treatment Methods

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Based Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) - CBT Approach
• Trauma Informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TI-CBT)
• Grief Counselling.
• Suicide Prevention Therapy - CAMS- Care Certified Therapist.

Age group

• Children from 10 years or older
• Adolescents
• Adults
• Elderly

Eligible to provide Sessions under

• Medicare Rebated Sessions
• NDIS
• Care In Mind (TPS and SPS)
• Privately Paid Services (No rebate option)
• Work Safe Victoria
• TAC
• Victims Of Crime
• Open Place