Who we are
Psychiatry, Psychology & TMS Services
Vita Health Care offers psychiatry, psychology, counselling and TMS services on the Mornington Peninsula through diagnosis, treatment & prevention. We serve Mount Eliza, Mornington, Frankston and surrounds.
The Vita Health Care tribe are kind and compassionate professionals, from our welcoming front office team to our psychiatrists and psychologists. Because we know that it’s the smallest things that can make the biggest difference..
Our Team
Frankie
Therapy Dog
“I love my job”
Dr. Victor Ojo
Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychogeriatrician
“Human behavior is, in most occasions, conditioned … you can make a difference by caring.”
Chaille Bos
Couples and Mental Health Counsellor
“Love is not a feeling; it is an action.”
-Bell Hooks
Stephanie Terlato
Psychologist
Brené Brown
Michelle Cairns
Psychologist
“No mud, no lotus” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Melissa Giaquinta
Clinical Psychologist
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously.- “Eleanor Roosevelt
Dr. Ruwan Haputhantrige
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr. Ricardo Peralta
Consultant Psychiatrist
“Loss and possession, death and life are one, there falls no shadow where there shines no sun.” Hilaire Belloc
Errol Akyalcin
Psychologist
“As We Thinketh In Our Heart, So We Are…”
Dr Fran Murdoch
Consultant Psychiatrist
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Shakespeare (Hamlet)
What we do
Treatment of
Psychology & Psychiatry Conditions
Mood & Emotional disorders
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Affective Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder, Dysruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Emotional Dysregulation, Self Harm and Suicidal Thoughts, Poor Self Esteem, Grief and loss / Bereavement.
Anxiety Disorders
Separation Anxiety, Specific Phobias, Social Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Performance Anxiety, School Refusal.
ADHD & Behavioural Disorders
Behavioural and Learning Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Anger Management Problems, Substance Abuse Disorders.
Psychotic Disorders
Early Psychosis Intervention, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Affective Disorder, Dissociative Disorders.
Relationship Problems
Social Skills Training, Conflict Management, Interpersonal Individual and Group Therapy, Couples Therapy, Marital Counselling, Family Therapy.
Development & Learning Problems
Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Cognitive and Educational Delays, Functional Problems, Hand-writing Problems, Speech and Language Disorders, Dyspraxia, Encopresis, Delayed toilet-training, Sensory Processing Disorders, Social and Emotional Developmental Concerns.
Problems Related to Chronic Illness
Conversion Disorder, Abnormal Illness Preoccupation, Somatic Symptoms, Adjustment Disorder, Chronic Pain Management.
Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders
Tourette Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment, Treatment of TS-related OCD and ADHD.
DEPRESSION TEST
Anxiety and depression checklist (K10)
This simple checklist aims to measure whether you may have been affected by depression and anxiety during the past four weeks. The higher your score, the more likely you are to be experiencing depression and/or anxiety.
Your answers and results are completely confidential and we don’t store any of your information. After taking the test, you can print the results for your records or show your GP.
These questions relate to how you’ve been feeling over the past four weeks. Tick a box next to each question that best reflects your thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
Hours of Operation
MON – FRI
9:00am – 5:00pm
SAT
We are closed
SUN
We are closed
Two Clinic Locations:
135 Mount Eliza Way, Mount Eliza VIC, 3930
Consulting Suite
1293 Nepean Hwy, Mount Eliza
Phone: (03) 5972 2444
Online Prescriptions
Save time, order your repeat prescriptions online.
Please click here to read before ordering a script.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please note the following medications require regular and close supervision. We, therefore, will not write repeat scripts for these medications online or NEW medications that have not already been prescribed at our clinic by your regular psychiatrist.
Please note this lists examples only:
- Ritalin, Dexamphetamine, Naltrexone
- Sleeping pills (Temazepam, Normison, Serepax, Valium, Stilnox, Belsomra etc)
- Strong pain killers (Endone, Panadeine Forte, Targin, MS Contin)
Please also note:
- Repeated online requests for repeats without regular review, even for benign medications, will be declined.
- ANY medication that we feel is not in your best interests to receive without a consultation will be declined.