Our Staff

Best Brains and Minds Specialist clinic is a patient centred, comprehensive outpatient mental health provider.

Meet Our Psychiatrists

Dr Sajeeva Jayalath

Clinical Director, MBBS (Hons), FRANZCP, MRC Psych, CCT UK

Special interests are in the treatment of resistant depression, ADHD, anxiety disorders and neurodiversity.   

Dr Ching Long Ho

MD, FRANZCP​

Dr. Ho focuses on mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and emerging evidence-based treatments in the field of novel neuromodulation techniques. 

Dr Antony Moonjelly

Master of Medicine (Psychiatry)

Special interest in working with young people and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. He has extensive experience treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD across all age groups. 

Neelya Agalawatta

BMed, MPsychiatry, FRANZCP

Dedicated to supporting women’s mental health, with specialized focus on mood, anxiety, and trauma disorders.

Our Nurses & Allied Health Team

Narelle

Psychotherapist

Narelle Mann is a PACFA accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist, Senior Registered Nurse, and Certified Midwife with over 30 years of clinical experience across trauma, addictions, mental health, relational therapy, and perinatal care.

Belinda

Clinical Nurse Manager

Belinda is the Clinical Nurse Manager at Best Brains and Minds Specialist Clinic, where she leads a skilled team of nurses and allied health professionals. 

Helena

Registered Nurse

Helena is a highly skilled and professional Registered Nurse & TMS specialist clinician who has a passion to provide an excellent service to clients visiting the clinic

Aimee

Registered Nurse

Aimee is a registered nurse with experience in anaesthetics, recovery, and dermatology, having completed her Graduate Certificate in Anaesthetics and Recovery Room Nursing at UTS in 2007.

Heather

Registered Nurse

Heather has been a registered nurse since 2023 working in both General Practice and psychiatry clinic settings, providing holistic care for patients’ physical and mental health needs.

Soroush

Registered Nurse

Soroush is a Registered Nurse with experience in TMS and nasal spray treatment for resistant depression, supporting people with complex and treatment-resistant mental health conditions.

Jacquie

Registered Nurse

Jacquie’s experience covers a diverse field including acute nursing care, surgical rehabilitation, mental health care, supporting those with substance use disorders, complementary therapies and is currently studying a Diploma of Counselling.

Sarah

TMS Clinician

Sarah is a compassionate and experienced  TMS clinician who  creates an atmosphere of calm and safety when working with her clients.

Our Management Team

Shari

Finance Manager

Shari has been at Best Brains and Minds since it’s inception in 2021 and has played a core role in the business across administration, staff training and management.  

Hansi

Practice Manager

Hansi is the Practice manager for Best Brains and Minds, where she leads the administration team and oversees the day-to-day  operations that support the delivery of high quality, evidence-based mental health care. 

Belinda

Clinical Nurse Manager

Belinda is the Clinical Nurse Manager at Best Brains and Minds Specialist Clinic, where she leads a skilled team of nurses and allied health professionals. 

Our Admin Team

Sam, Acsha, Hansi, Judy, Tercia.
Judy, Hansi, Sam, Acsha
Judy, Hansi, Sam, Acsha