Melbourne
Clinical Psychology
Dr Hana Okafor
A steady, unhurried space to work through what has become too heavy to carry alone.
Accepting new enquiries · Melbourne
01 — Practice
Hana works with adults on anxiety, burnout, grief and the long tail of difficult relationships. Sessions are weekly and fifty minutes, grounded in evidence: cognitive behavioural therapy, EMDR and schema work, chosen to fit the person rather than the other way around.
Principal — Hana Okafor
Dr Hana Okafor is a clinical psychologist with a doctorate from the University of Melbourne and fourteen years in practice. She has worked in public mental health and in private practice, and now sees adults individually from rooms in Carlton. Her special interest is burnout in health professionals and people in demanding careers, and the shame that tends to travel with it. She is warm, direct and unhurried, and does not believe therapy should feel like another performance.
- Doctorate
- Clinical Psychology, University of Melbourne
- Registered
- Psychology Board of Australia
- Member
- Australian Psychological Society
- Practice
- 14 years
02 — Expertise
How the work gets done
Every engagement starts with a direct conversation about what outcome matters.
03 — Evidence
In their words
Hana was the first person who did not try to fix me in the first ten minutes.
S. Kaur
Client
I came in burnt out and cynical. A year later I still have the job and I sleep.
D. Moretti
Hospital registrar
Practical, kind and never vague. She gives you something to try each week.
L. Chen
Client
04 — Questions
Questions clients ask
- How long does therapy take?
- It depends on what you bring. Many people find eight to twelve sessions useful for a specific difficulty; longer work is available where it is needed.
- Do I need a referral?
- No. You can book directly. If you are claiming a Medicare rebate you will need a GP mental health care plan.
- What happens in the first session?
- We talk about what brings you in, what you have already tried, and what you would like to be different. No interrogation, and no obligation to continue.
05 — Enquire
Tell us what
you are facing.
Every enquiry is read personally and answered within one business day.