Impact Health - About us

About Us

Impact Health is a locally owned company providing high quality psychological services to the general public under medicare. We also provide services for a variety of government and commercial client’s.

Patients are seen in a friendly and respectful environment with confidentiality.

We provide services to adults, adolescents, and children, as well as adult and child psychometric assessment and group interventions.

We provide a bulk billing service. This means better access to patients as they are provided with a cost effective high quality service. It is our company policy not to deny treatment to any individual due to fees.

Our psychologists are trained and experienced in addressing all common mental health problems, interpersonal problems and personal issues. When appropriate multi-disciplinary community resources are utilised in patient care.

We have a commitment to excellence in service delivery.

Our Team

SIMON ZUSCAK Director / Clinical Psychologist

Simon has completed a Bachelor of Applied Psychology with 1^st Class Honours, a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, and has underdone the further requirements to use the title ‘Clinical Psychologist.’ He is also an accredited Psychological Supervisor. Simon has experience working with community mental health, job network members, the Australian Army (at the rank of Captain) and in the private sector. Simon is interested in treating child, adolescent and family presentations, and conducts assessments of dementia in elderly patients. Simon is a current full member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and the Clinical College of Psychologists (MCCP).

JOHN BROWNHILL Director / Clinical Psychologist

John’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology and a Post-Graduate Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology. In addition to an interest in treating common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and PTSD, John maintains special interests in the fields of substance abuse, cannabis dependence in particular. John is a current full member of The Australian Psychological Society (MAPS), and is a member of the Clinical College of Psychologists (MCCP).

MILKA GAGIC Clinical Psychologist

Milka has completed a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychology and Masters in Clinical Psychology. Milka has experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families experiencing a range of emotional, cognitive and behavioural difficulties. Milka’s experiences of group facilitation has seen her present and co-facilitate psycho-educational groups for families to address issues such as child development, circle of security/attachment and anxiety management. She is a current full member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS) and the Clinical College of Psychologists (MCCP).

KIRSTEN McARTHUR Psychologist

Kirsten has completed a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Philosophy) and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychology at the University of Queensland. She has many years experience working for Queensland Community Mental Health Services both in case management and in assessments as an intake officer. Her areas of interest include C.B.T. based therapy for anxiety and depression as well as conducting cognitive assessments for older persons with early Alzheimer's and / or vascular cognitive impairments. She has been an associate member of The Australian Psychological Society for over 10 years.

RASHMI PRAKASH Psychologist

Rashmi has completed Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Master of Arts (Psychology) and PhD in Psychology. Rashmi is well experienced in treating common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, PTSD. Rashmi also has rich experience in working with couples to deal with relationship difficulties. She also conducts pregnancy support counselling for pregnant women and women with previous pregnancy during the past 12 months. She is a current full member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS).

Quality of care

We employ practitioners that are members of the APS (MAPS). Our experienced psychologists have full indemnity insurance. The majority of psychologists in Australia have a four year university degree. A number of our psychologists have a minimum of a 6-year university degree. Our psychologists provide services in an approachable and friendly environment.

Consistent with established ‘best practice’ we only provide ‘evidence-based’ treatments and assessments. ‘Evidence based’ treatments are treatments proven by clinical research to be effective.

To ensure quality and up-to-date services our psychologists regularly review cases with other qualified psychologists. This means that our psychologists regularly have their work reviewed. This is done without revealing the names of the patients.