Meet Our Professional Psychiatrists and Psychologists
Our Registered Team
Our registered team is made up of highly qualified psychologists, psychiatrists, and accredited mental health professionals dedicated to providing evidence-based, compassionate care. Each clinician is registered or accredited with their respective professional bodies, including AHPRA and the AASW and brings extensive experience across a wide range of mental health services, including psychology, psychiatry, trauma therapy, ADHD assessment, counselling, and psychological assessments.
We support individuals, children, adolescents, couples, and families, offering personalised treatment plans tailored to each client’s unique needs, goals, and cultural background. Our team works collaboratively to deliver comprehensive mental health care, integrating proven therapeutic approaches to promote resilience, recovery, and long-term wellbeing.
Our team includes AHPRA-registered practitioners (psychiatrists and psychologists) as well as AASW-accredited allied health professionals.
With a strong commitment to clinical excellence, ethical practice, and ongoing professional development, our clinical team provides evidence-based mental health support in a safe, respectful, and welcoming environment.
Samir Benjamin
Dr Benjamin is a senior consultant psychiatrist with over 30 years of clinical experience, providing comprehensive mental health care to adults and young people. Fluent in Arabic, he offers bilingual psychiatric services that support culturally diverse communities. In addition to treating Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, and Psychotic Disorders, Dr Benjamin has a particular interest in Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) and provides thorough diagnostic assessments and tailored treatment plans. He also has extensive expertise in Medicolegal Psychiatry, including Civil and Criminal Litigation, independent psychiatric assessments, and expert witness reports. Dr Benjamin is an International Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the Australian College of Legal Medicine, reflecting his high professional standing. He holds admission rights to The Hills Private Hospital in Baulkham Hills, where he continues to deliver high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care.
Sara Benjamin
Sara is a registered psychologist dedicated to helping children, adolescents, and adults build confidence, resilience, and lasting positive change. She takes a collaborative, client-centred approach, tailoring therapy to each individual’s needs while empowering them to develop independence and achieve meaningful goals. Sara has a primary focus in paediatric psychology, working with clients aged 5+ and collaborating closely with families, schools, and other professionals to provide holistic, well-rounded support.
She has extensive experience supporting a wide range of mental health conditions, including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, behavioural challenges, and intellectual disabilities. Sara works with private, NDIS, and worker’s compensation clients, including return-to-work services. Using evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, interpersonal therapy, and exposure therapy, she delivers personalised treatment aimed at supporting clients emotionally, socially, and mentally.
Lillian Mawad
Lillian is a registered psychologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience supporting individuals and families across a wide range of mental health concerns. Fluent in Lebanese, she provides culturally responsive and bilingual psychological services, helping clients feel understood and supported. Lillian works with people experiencing Anxiety, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), childhood trauma, family conflict, and adolescent psychological disorders. She is skilled in delivering evidence-based interventions that promote emotional wellbeing, resilience, and long-term recovery.
With a warm, empathetic, and collaborative approach, Lillian tailors therapy to each client’s needs, drawing on proven therapeutic frameworks to help individuals navigate difficult life events, improve coping skills, and build healthier relationships. She is an Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), reflecting her commitment to high professional standards and ongoing development. Lillian strives to create a safe, supportive space where clients of all ages can explore their challenges and achieve meaningful personal growth.
Nazha Doueihi
Nazha is a compassionate and skilled psychologist with a Master of Clinical Psychology and a strong background in child protection and mental health services, working with children, adolescents, and adults across diverse clinical settings. Her experience spans hospital, university, and government sectors, delivering individual and group therapy for a range of conditions, including anxiety, mood disorders, PTSD, trauma, autism, and ADHD. As a multilingual clinician, she connects effectively with clients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Her empathic nature, warm communication style, and calm, reassuring presence foster a safe and supportive therapeutic environment. She values a holistic perspective on wellbeing and is committed to client-centred, evidence-based care, with a strong emphasis on trauma-informed practice. She is dedicated to helping clients achieve meaningful and lasting change.
Sheryl-Lee Kaye
Sheryl-Lee is an EMDR practitioner, trauma-informed Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Family Mediator who provides a warm and compassionate space to promote healing. She brings light-heartedness and humour to her therapeutic practice when appropriate. Sheryl-Lee writes Family Reports for the Family Court of which highlights her passion for advocating for children. With extensive experience in trauma recovery and emotional well being, Sheryl-Lee offers evidence-based practice to help clients work toward their goals. She integrates multiple therapeutic modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed parts work, mindfulness-based interventions and Clinical Hypnotherapy. She enjoys working with children, young adults and adults presenting with family and relationship issues, couple counselling, depression, anxiety, trauma, difficulties with parenting and other stressors that might impact the individual in daily life. Sheryl-Lee is accredited to provide Medicare rebates under the Better Access to Mental Health scheme for eligible clients, and rebates may also be available through various private health insurance providers.
Sheryl-Lee is an AASW Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. Social workers are regulated by the AASW, not AHPRA.