wonderful mindadult & aged care therapy services

About us

Care that respects your experience and your choices

Wonderful Mind Adult & Aged Care is part of Wonderful Mind, an allied health practice that has supported people in Melbourne’s north since 2021.

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Our approach

What guides our work

  • You lead. Your goals, values and preferences shape every plan.
  • Dignity and independence. We focus on what helps you keep doing what matters to you.
  • Working together. With your consent, we work with your family, GP, care manager or support coordinator.
  • Registered clinicians. Our team holds registration with AHPRA and the relevant professional bodies.
  • Neuro-affirming and trauma-informed. We work at your pace, with respect for your experience.

Leadership

Our leadership team

Nikoo Chamani

Nikoo Chamani

Founder & Clinical Director

Master of Art Therapy (La Trobe University) · Certified clinical supervisor

Registered Art Therapist (AThR)

Nikoo founded Wonderful Mind in 2021 and leads its clinical direction. Her work with adults and older people focuses on trauma. Her practice is trauma-informed and draws on Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), and she is formally trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Nikoo is a certified specialist in eating disorder assessment and treatment, and a Registered Art Therapist who uses art as a way to express and process experiences that can be hard to put into words. She is trained in psychosocial recovery coaching, has worked as a key worker and art therapist at DPV Health, and has experience supporting adults with psychosocial and physical challenges, including in aged care.

  • Trauma
  • IFS
  • EMDR
  • CBT (formally trained)
  • Eating disorder assessment and treatment
  • Art therapy
  • Adult and aged care
Reza Makouei

Reza Makouei

Managing Director

M.Fin, M.Acc, MBA (University of Melbourne)

Bianca Verdi

Bianca Verdi

Practice Manager & Counsellor

Master of Counselling (Rehabilitation)

ACA registered

Psychology

Our psychologists

Najia Anjum

Najia Anjum

Clinical Psychology Registrar

Master of Psychology (Clinical)

AHPRA registered
Samia Dar

Samia Dar

Registered Psychologist

Applied Psychology (Clinical), Social Science

AHPRA registered
Michael Thermos

Michael Thermos

Provisional Psychologist

BPsych (Hons), Master of Clinical Psychology (in progress)

AHPRA registered (provisional)

Our clinicians

Occupational therapy, speech pathology, music and art therapy

Kye Chee

Kye Chee

Senior Occupational Therapist

BHSc (Occupational Therapy), BHSc (Exercise & Sport Science)

AHPRA registered
Michele Danneels

Michele Danneels

Senior Speech Pathologist

M.S. Speech-Language Pathology

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Marium Kazi

Marium Kazi

Allied Health Assistant (Speech Pathology)

Master of Speech Pathology (in progress)

Lydia Zahra

Lydia Zahra

Music Therapist & Lived Experience Mentor

BMus, Master of Music Therapy

Registered Music Therapist
Maki Levine

Maki Levine

Clinical Art Therapist

Master of Art Therapy, Master of Speech Pathology

ANZACATA registered

Registrations and partners

Recognised and accountable

We are a registered NDIS provider and a registered vendor with Australian Red Cross for mental health services. We partner with La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne to support the next generation of clinicians.

Registered NDIS provider · Registered Australian Red Cross vendor for mental health services · Working with WorkSafe, the TAC, hospitals, universities and community services

  • NDIS registered provider
  • Australian Red Cross
  • WorkSafe Victoria
  • Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
  • Austin Health
  • Anglicare Victoria
  • The Orange Door
  • Family Safety Victoria
  • La Trobe University
  • The University of Melbourne

Not sure where to start?

Tell our intake team what is happening for you or the person you care for. We will talk through which service is the right fit.