Melanie Sutherland is a Clinical Psychologist and one of the Directors of psych180. Melanie has 30 years of experience working across the addiction and public mental health sectors. Melanie has also been in private practice for the past 15 years based in the Thornbury, VIC.

Melanie has considerable experience and skills working in the areas of mental health (incl. depression & anxiety), trauma, grief & loss, substance use issues, life transition and adjustment issues, relationship and interpersonal challenges, and personal development. Melanie has advanced training in EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy) to work with individuals who have experienced trauma and other life defining events.

Melanie also has a special interest in working with addiction, attachment trauma, older adolescents (18+) and with people who are experiencing antenatal and post natal depression/stress and parenting issues.