The people behind Karuna.

David is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and veteran whose path to medicine followed a career in Defence, including two deployments to Afghanistan. He holds a Master of Psychiatric Medicine, a PhD and a Master of Health Law, holds an academic appointment at the University of Sydney, and has published and presented widely on trauma-focused care and psychopharmacology. Among Australia's most clinically experienced specialists in medicine-assisted therapies, he is dedicated to veteran and first responder mental health.

Lani is a registered psychologist and social worker with over 15 years' experience across complex trauma, dissociation, disability and suicide prevention, including a long-standing commitment to the Deaf community through therapy in Auslan. A founding board member of AMAPP and an Associate Research Fellow at Swinburne University, she draws on somatic psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, EMDR and transpersonal approaches.

Gianna is a Registered Psychologist with postgraduate training in Transpersonal Psychology and Transformative Coaching. Her background spans occupational health, organisational wellbeing, and medicine-assisted therapy consultancy.

Melissa is an experienced meditation teacher and contemplative therapist with 7 years of experience. A research associate of The University of Melbourne, Swinburne University and the Intangible Realities Laboratory, she has worked across neuroscience, contemplative science, immersive technology and medicine-assisted therapy for ten years. She is currently completing her Masters of Clinical Psychology.

James is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapy trainer, researcher and writer. He served as Professor of Mental Health at Southern Cross University and is an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney. He is one of the world's most published researchers on therapist training, with groundbreaking research on his self-practice/self-reflection (SP/SR) approach, the widely used method in which therapists deepen their skill by experiencing therapy methods from the inside, and is the co-author of several books. James has been involved in medicine-assisted therapy developments in Australia as trainer, therapist, chief investigator, researcher and facilitator within psychology and health professional networks.

Profile coming soon.

Shannon is a Registered Nurse with 8 years' experience in emergency medicine and palliative care, bringing compassion and expertise to some of the most critical and sensitive moments in a patient's life. She is experienced in monitoring, patient safety and clinical flow.