OUR PSYCHIATRISTS
Our people

Our Psychiatrists

Dr Katie Frankish

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
MBBS (Hons) FRANZCP Cert.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr Katie Frankish

Dr Katie Frankish is a psychiatrist with experience in working with children, adolescents, and families. She completed her medical degree at the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. She has completed advanced training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is a Member of the College’s Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists.

Dr Frankish has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings across Sydney including Redbank House at Westmead, the Blacktown Early Access Team and the Northern Beaches Child and Youth Mental Health Service. She has also worked to help establish a school based program called “Getting on Track in Time” for young children with disruptive behaviour problems in Western Sydney.

Dr Frankish believes in providing compassionate and holistic care and in working with parents and families to support children, adolescents and young adults with a range of mental health and emotional difficulties. She is able to provide assessment and treatment drawing from a variety of medical and psychological approaches.

Dr Frankish is unfortunately currently unable to take on any new patients.

Dr Ryan Lee

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
BMedSci(Hons), MBBS, FRANZCP, Cert.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr Ryan Lee

Dr Ryan Lee is a Consultant Psychiatrist who specialises in working with children, adolescents and their families. He completed his medical degree at Sydney University and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. He is also a member of the College’s Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists.

Dr Lee has worked in a range of inpatient and community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Northern Sydney. He has extensive experience working with young people and families to understand and manage a wide spectrum of mental health and emotional difficulties. He has expertise that draw from medical and psychotherapeutic approaches.

Dr Lee strongly believes in providing tailored care that is sensitive, holistic and evidence-based. His approach is centred on openness and collaboration with the child/adolescent and their family that is respectful of their experiences, values and needs. He is able to provide assessment and treatment that comprehensively integrates and addresses the biological, psychological and social factors that contribute to mental health difficulties.


Dr Lee is unfortunately currently unable to take on any new patients.

Our Location
You can find us on Barrenjoey Road in Newport above the Newsagency, across the road from the beach.

Call us on 02 89241403
Suite 1, 359-365 Barrenjoey Rd, Newport NSW 2106.
Ph. 02 89241403   Fax. 02 8078 0221  
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