Meet our
team

Vash is a leading psychiatrist with extensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient treatment of eating disorders.  She is the Medical Director and Founder of Esus Centre, with a clear vision for excellence in eating disorder treatment. Her clinical passion is based on assertive management of eating disorders with expectations for full recovery, to avoid many years of illness at great cost to the individual, family and society.  

Susie has over 20 years of primary care experience and more than 10 years of mental health and eating disorder subspeciality experience, including Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Family-Based Therapy for eating disorders and youth-friendly doctor training. Susie is a Director of Esus Centre and leads the GP services.    

Rebecca is a Registered Nurse with a post-graduate qualification in Health Leadership and over a decade of experience in supporting patients and their families living with eating disorders. She has effectively led teams in both public and private sectors to deliver excellence in eating disorder treatment.

Nicole is Director of Operations and a Senior Registered Psychologist with extensive experience in working collaboratively with individuals and families across a range of mental health presentations and specifically those with eating disorders. She utilises evidence-based treatment modalities, including Schema Therapy, EMDR, Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy, Family-Based Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). 

Fiona is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with significant experience in providing evidence-informed care to support individuals with eating disorders towards recovery. Fiona has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and brings over a decade of experience in eating disorder treatment and two decades of experience as a dietitian. She is a credentialed eating disorder clinician and is committed to working with individuals and their families to facilitate nutritional restoration and develop a healthy relationship with food. 

Vicki is a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in the coordination, delivery and evaluation of group Schema Therapy programs. In addition to individual treatment, Vicki’s clinical experience encompasses numerous treatment modalities and more recently includes the development of a Schema Therapy program specifically for individuals with eating disorders.

Georgia is a Clinical Psychologist with significant experience in eating disorder treatment working across both inpatient and outpatient services in Australia and the UK. She works with complex comorbid diagnoses and is committed to transparent and collaborative multidisciplinary treatment for individuals with eating disorders and their families. 

Virginia is a Senior Mental Health Occupational Therapist with an extensive background in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema Therapy, and attachment-informed EMDR. She is a co-convenor of the Adult ADHD Mental Health Professionals Network and an accredited trainer in Working with People with borderline personality disorder through the Australian BPD Foundation National Training Strategy. Virginia has significant experience in the treatment of complex mental health issues and emotion regulation difficulties. 

Shannon is a Psychologist who has experience in utilising evidence-based treatments to facilitate recovery for adolescents and adults experiencing eating disorders.  She has worked in private settings for two years and has demonstrated skills in supporting individuals and their families to navigate the challenges of overcoming eating disorders. 

Kirasha is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with significant experience working across multiple healthcare settings internationally and in Australia. She has demonstrated clinical expertise in the treatment of eating disorders, including advanced bariatric surgery medical nutrition therapy. Kirasha is a credentialed eating disorder clinician. In addition to weight and shape-oriented disorders, she is committed to the development and implementation of effective treatment for individuals with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). 

Sally is a Senior Physiotherapist with eating disorder experience in both inpatient and outpatient treatment. She brings discipline-specific knowledge and expertise to the treatment of eating disorders and is focused on developing and implementing movement and activity modules in our day patient group programs.

Ella is a Registered Mental Health Nurse with a demonstrated commitment to supporting the physical and psychological needs of individuals throughout their treatment. She is experienced in operating as part of a multidisciplinary team and works across both referral assessments and the delivery of day patient programs.

Sam is a GP who has experience in both hospital and GP settings.  He has a strong interest in mental health, eating disorders, ADHD and chronic disease, and has trained in GP-based psychological strategies. Sam is passionate about providing collaborative, whole-of-patient care and treats patients of all ages.  

Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Tracey Wade has worked as a clinician and researcher in eating disorders for over 30 years. She is the director of the Flinders University Institute for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the Blackbird Initiative and the Flinders University Services for Eating Disorders (FUSED). She has cowritten 3 books and has over 270 publications in peer reviewed journals.