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Private Mental Health Care, Avive Clinic Melbourne

Specialist Mental Health Care, Designed Around You.

Avive Clinic Melbourne is now open and supporting patients, just 20 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD.

You shouldn’t have to reach crisis point to access specialist mental health care.

At Avive Clinic Melbourne, you’ll find timely access to specialist care, structured recovery programs and a clinical team that takes the time to understand what you need.

From inpatient treatment through to day programs and ongoing support, your care is designed to provide continuity at every stage of recovery.

When you’re ready – we’re ready.

Avive Clinic Melbourne is a place for real recovery without the wait.

Located in Alphington, approximately 20 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD, our new 32-bed private mental health hospital combines specialist clinical care with contemporary, calming design. It’s evidence-informed care delivered in an environment created to help you feel safe, supported and ready to move forward.

Here’s what makes it different:

This is recovery with structure – and care that responds when you need it.

32 private, single-patient bedrooms with ensuites – designed for rest, privacy and safety.
Four dedicated group therapy rooms – supporting structured, evidence-informed programs.
Five onsite consulting rooms – enabling coordinated care with specialist mental health clinicians.
Two dedicated TMS suites – providing access to non-invasive treatment for eligible patients.
Landscaped outdoor and therapeutic spaces – designed to support wellbeing and recovery.
Fresh, nutritious meals prepared onsite – supporting a holistic approach to care.
Specialist inpatient and day programs for depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, and co-occurring mental health conditions.
A convenient Alphington location – providing greater access to private mental health care for Melbourne’s inner north-east and surrounding communities.

What Your First Steps At Avive Clinic Melbourne Look Like

1

Complete Your Enquiry

Tell us what is happening. We use it to understand what you need and support the next steps.

2

Work With Our Clinical Team To Understand Your Next Steps

Once we hear from you, we contact you to finalise anything else needed to assess your clinical needs and help you navigate the appropriate path.

3

Begin Structured Recovery

Admission can happen within days, with in-hospital daily therapy and a care team ready to meet you where you are

At Avive Clinic Melbourne, we provide specialist mental health care for adults who need structured support to regain stability and move forward.

We support:

Adults experiencing depression, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma or PTSD.
Treatment-resistant depression.
Veteran and first responder mental health.
Women's mental health.
People whose mental health is affecting their work, relationships, physical wellbeing or ability to manage everyday life.
People who need more intensive support than community-based appointments alone can provide.
Patients who would benefit from a structured hospital admissions and ongoing clinical support.
Families, carers and referrers seeking an appropriate pathway to specialist mental health care for someone they support.

Care at Avive Clinic Melbourne is coordinated, evidence-informed and built around each person’s individual needs – from assessment and inpatient treatment through to ongoing recovery.

Let’s Talk About Your Needs

Hospital care: overnight stays and day programs

For a stay in hospital, or daily therapy as a day patient.

Admissions (inpatients and day patients)

Phone: 1800 284 830

Email: help@avivehealth.com.au

Fax: +61 3 9962 8617

Address

9-11 Old Heidelberg Road, Alphington VIC 3078

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Specialist Suites: appointments with a psychiatrist

See a psychiatrist face to face, without a hospital stay.

Outpatient appointments

Phone: +61 3 7005 5854

Fax: +61 3 9962 8626

Email: specialistsuites.melbourne@avivehealth.com.au

Address

9-11 Old Heidelberg Road, Alphington VIC 3078

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Referral needed for new patients If you're seeing our clinic or doctors for the first time, we'll need a referral from your GP or health professional.

General enquiries

For anything that isn’t an admission or an appointment.

Phone: +61 3 7005 5855

Melbourne Team

Dr Matt McDornan
Consultant Psychiatrist, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer

Dr Neena Sharma
Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Magdalen Lim
Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Andrew Hume
General Practitioner

Monique Nicolaou
General Manager VIC

Phoebe Sra
Nurse Unit Manager

Simon Gellie
Allied Health Manager

Dr Megan Deutsher (PhD)
Partnerships Manager VIC

John Knights
General Manager Strategy and Lived Experience

Terecia Dwyer
Hospital Administration Manager

September 2026 · 5 min read

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