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Dr Gopalakrishnan is a consultant Psychiatrist who completed her post graduate degree in Psychiatry in India and became a fellow of The Royal Australian and New Psychiatrists in 2017. She is currently the Staff Specialist in Adult Mental Health at Wyong Hospital. She is also, the consultant Psychiatrist of the Young People’s Psychosis Early intervention team with Central Coast Mental Health.

Dr Gopalakrishnan has extensive local work experience in treating a diversity of mental health conditions in adult, adolescent and young person Psychiatry. She has experience and interest in cross-cultural Psychiatry.

Dr Gopalakrishnan is passionate about providing compassionate high-quality mental health care to our local community on the Central Coast. She has long standing professional associations with our local public mental health services.

Dr Gopalakrishnan has a special interest in young people 17 years and above, and also works in the Public Sector Youth Mental Health Service as well as in general adult psychiatry.

She is happy to provide one off opinion as well as longer term interventions and psychological therapies, CBT and Psychodynamically informed psychotherapy where indicated.

Dr Vijayalakshmi Gopalakrishnan is available and accepting appointments and referrals in her rooms at  Ramsay Clinic - Berkeley Vale which is part of the Ramsay Health Care Group of hospitals.

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