Holistic interventions for adults, youth, couples and families
OUR MISSION
Diverse Psychiatry celebrates diversity and offers evidenced-based and bespoke interventions to adults, youth, families and couples at times which suit you.
We offer:
A holistic service, incorporating lifestyle, health and psychological factors to work on your goals right from the start and to improve client functioning, self-esteem and achievements.
Interventions for a wide range of issues across the age span including behavioural and emotional issues, anxiety, mood disorders, neurodevelopment disorders (ASD), eating disorders/difficulties, family based difficulties, self-esteem and confidence issues, relationship problems and gender identity/sexuality related issues.
Life coaching, guidance and support to help you address all of your healthcare and lifestyle needs.
Interventions firmly grounded in a recovery based model in the knowledge that everyone is different.
Supervision to a range of health care professionals.
MEET THE TEAM
DR JASON WESTWATER
PSYCHIATRIST, FAMILY THERAPIST, GP
PhD, M.Clin.Fam.Ther, MB.ChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, MRCPsych, FRANZCP
Dr Jason Westwater is a psychiatrist with specialism in child and adolescent psychiatry, a clinical family therapist and general practitioner.
Jason completed his post graduate psychiatry and GP training in the UK, prior to moving to Australia to undertake training in family therapy at the Bouverie Centre in Melbourne. He has particular experience (20 years) working with gender and sexual diversity and has published research in this area and has completed a PhD on the experiences of gender diverse young people and their family members.
Jason supports a family inclusive and empowering approach to a wide range of difficulties presenting in children and young people. He has worked in the public health system for his whole career in a variety of community and in patient settings. Jason provides supervision for psychiatric trainees. He has expertise in eating disorders and is trained in Family Based Therapy (FBT). Jason can offer interventions for a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, mood and neurodevelopmental disorders and can offer parenting advice, tailored to the individual child or young person. He can provide couple counselling (either jointly or individually) and life coaching.