PTSD & Trauma
When the past keeps arriving in the present. Careful, trauma-informed treatment for post-traumatic stress and complex trauma.
Integrative psychiatric and psychological care in Byron Bay. Careful assessment, evidence-informed treatment, and clinicians who take the time to understand the whole person in front of them.
Karuna is not a crisis service. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, please call 000, or reach one of the free 24 hour services below. They are staffed by trained counsellors and they are there for exactly this.
Evidence-led, pioneering therapies and care that treats the whole person, not just the diagnosis.
When the past keeps arriving in the present. Careful, trauma-informed treatment for post-traumatic stress and complex trauma.
Including depression that hasn't responded to previous treatment. Care that works at the roots, biological, psychological, ecological, and human.
For those who carried the weight for the rest of us. Trauma-informed psychiatric care for veterans, first responders and frontline workers, from people who understand service.
Generalised anxiety, panic and social anxiety. Treatment that steadies the nervous system as well as the thoughts.
When the system has been running on empty too long. Assessment, restoration and a sustainable way back.
Illness, separation, grief, identity, major change. Skilled support when life reorganises around you.
Care for the seasons medicine has long overlooked: perinatal mental health, PMDD, perimenopause and menopause, and the transitions in between.
Psychological care for people facing mortality, meaning and serious illness, unhurried, and unafraid of the big questions.
Care at Karuna begins with a conversation and a thorough clinical assessment. Here is exactly what happens, and when.
Reach out through our enquiry form, or ask your GP or treating clinician to send a referral letter. Self-enquiries are welcome, and no letter is required to start.
Any timeA member of our clinical team calls to understand what you are looking for, answer your questions, and explain the pathways, timeframes and fees that may apply.
Within one business dayA confidential assessment with your matched clinician covering your history, current concerns and goals, so that an initial care plan can be shaped together.
60 to 90 minutesYour first session is booked at a time that suits you. Where it is helpful, we liaise with your existing care team, always with your written consent.
At your paceSuitability for any treatment at Karuna is determined by a qualified clinician after assessment. Not every pathway is appropriate for every person, and we will tell you plainly if what you are looking for is not something we can offer.
With an enquiry. From there our clinical team calls you within one business day, and if Karuna looks like the right fit, we book a clinical intake with the clinician best placed to help.
No letter is needed to make an enquiry. A referral from your GP or psychiatrist is helpful, and for some services it affects the rebates available to you, so we will talk it through with you on the call.
Yes. Your information is held securely, handled under Australian privacy law, and shared with other treating practitioners only with your written consent, other than where the law requires otherwise.
You can. Families, carers, GPs and treating clinicians contact us often. We will explain what we can discuss without the person's consent, and how to bring them into the conversation when they are ready.
We will say so, and we will point you toward services that may suit you better. An enquiry carries no obligation in either direction.
Every pathway at Karuna begins with a confidential intake consultation. Tell us what you are looking for, for yourself or for someone you care for, and we will guide you from there.
Karuna is not a crisis service. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000. For 24/7 support: Lifeline 13 11 14 · Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 · Beyond Blue 1300 22 46 36