Our counsellors
Our Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS) staff are dedicated, diverse, and experienced psychologists, social workers, and reception staff, who provide a welcoming, professional environment.
Counsellors
Ceylan Çelen
Pronouns: she/her
Additional language: Turkish
Additional location: Southbank (Faculty of Fine Arts and Music students)
Esin Toprak
Pronouns: she/her
Additional languages: Turkish, German
Additional locations: University Accommodation (Residential Life Program), Southbank (Faculty of Fine Arts and Music students)
Harry Hsieh
Pronouns: he/him
Additional language: Mandarin
Additional location: UMSU
Mark Brosas
Pronouns: he/him
Additional language: Tagalog
Tamara Coupe
Pronouns: she/her
Additional location: Werribee (Melbourne Veterinary School students)
Wenjia Hu
Pronouns: she/her
Additional language: Mandarin
Additional location: University Accommodation (Residential Life Program)
Intern counsellors
Intern counsellors are provisional psychologists completing their final year six-month placement in a master's or doctoral clinical psychology program. All intern clinical work is supervised by experienced counsellors. Available appointments include an 'Intern' designation.
- Chris Lee (he/him)
- Ella Fitzpatrick (she/her)
- Siu Ki Chung (she/her)
- Shelby Thomas (she/her)
- Tanishq Rajesh (she/her)
Reception and administrative support
Taylah Elliott
Pronouns: she/her
Sofie Longhurst
Pronouns: she/her
Nikki van Waelsden
Pronouns: she/her