Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Sydney and Canberra

A Sydney, NSW and ACT Telehealth Mental Health Service

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Meet Our Team

Dr Mimi XU

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

MD MMed(Psych) FRANZCP, Adv Cert Child Adol. Psych

Dr Mimi Xu is a caring and experienced Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.

Dr Xu holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Master of Medicine (Psychiatry) and has completely further training to attain a Certificate of Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry.

Dr Xu previously worked in multiple public hospitals and community settings across Sydney’s Inner West, South Western and Western Suburbs.

Dr Xu provides assessment and treatment over telehealth to ensure her patients can access their mental health care whether they live in Sydney, Canberra, or more regional settings in NSW. She specialises in caring for children and teenagers with ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, Autism and Depression.

As a subspecialist psychiatrist, Dr Xu seeks to prepare her patients for adulthood. She believes in working closely with young people and their families as part of the treatment process and collaborating with carers to ensure the best possible outcome.

Dr Xu values the role of GPs, Paediatricians and other allied health professionals such as psychologists, school counsellors, speech therapists, occupational therapists, family therapists and social workers as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for a young person.

Who we see

We want to ensure patients and their families receive the maximum benefit from our child and adolescent psychiatry service. Patients are accepted for initial and ongoing sessions on a case-by-case basis.

We specialise and focus on assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health in children and adolescents:

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Aged 5-18 and attending school in Sydney, NSW and Canberra

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ADHD

Anxiety and Depression

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as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - what makes us different to a Paediatrician

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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What we are not

The Lionheart clinic is not an acute crisis mental health service

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We do not currently offer treatment for all mental health conditions as some are suited to a multidisciplinary team approach

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We do not offer mental health forensic requests

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We are not bulked billed - private billing only

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