Our Clinics

Established in 1999 by our Clinical Director, Dr. Peter L. King, Essentia Health Clinics have been providing high-quality psychology, counselling, and mental health services to individuals, couples, and families for over two decades.

Our clinics are staffed by a team of highly trained and experienced independent professionals, including psychologists, social workers, counsellors, and psychotherapists. Collectively, our clinicians bring extensive experience from diverse settings such as private practice, crisis assessment teams, public mental health services, schools, universities, and behavioural management programs.

Whether you are seeking support for a short-term concern or require ongoing, long-term care, our compassionate team will carefully assess your needs and provide evidence-based treatment tailored to you.

Essentia Health Clinics are owned by Dr. Peter L. King, and our clinicians offer a broad range of therapeutic approaches—including but not limited to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Through our partnership with the DBT Institute, we deliver accredited DBT programs encompassing individual therapy, group sessions, and telephone coaching.

Our clinical leadership has been trained and supervised by international experts, including Professor Marsha Linehan (developer of DBT and founder of Behavioral Tech LLC) and Babette Rothschild (developer of Somatic Trauma Therapy). This depth of expertise ensures that our services are grounded in the highest professional and ethical standards.

Essentia Health Clinics currently operate from Melbourne (Head Office), Sydney, and Phuket, with our national intake service and management team based in Phuket Thailand at the Asia Pacific DBT Institute.

Referrals and Intake

Our National Intake Team, based at Essentia Health Clinics in Melbourne and Phuket Thailand, will assist in identifying the most suitable mental health professional to meet your individual needs.

You can reach our intake team by calling (03) 9586 8411 or emailing info@essentiahealth.com.au. We’ll guide you toward the most appropriate clinician and ensure a smooth referral process.

Health professionals— Referrals sent to this number are automatically uploaded to our secure electronic medical record system. We also receive secure referrals via Medical Objects (Dr. Peter King provider number: 5949971K). Once received, our intake team will contact the individual being referred to match them with the most appropriate clinician from our team.

Alternatively, you can submit a referral directly through one of our online referral forms:

• NDIS Referral Form
• General Referral Form
• DBT Group Referral Form

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Essentia Health Brighton (VIC)

Clinicians at our Brighton Clinic manage their own appointments and billing directly with clients.
For new referrals, please contact our intake team at (03) 9586 8411 or email info@essentiahealth.com.au, and we will assist in connecting you with the right clinician.

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NDIS Capacity Building Clinic

For all NDIS-related inquiries, please contact Peter at our Melbourne Clinic:
📧 intake@essentiahealth.com.au
📞 (03) 9586 8411 (Tuesday to Friday, 9am–5pm)

You can also submit an NDIS referral directly through our NDIS Referral Form, located at the bottom of our NDIS information page.