# Unison Mental Health: Full LLM Context Last reviewed: 2026-06-30. ## Identity Unison Mental Health is the trading practice name for Unison Mental Health Pty Ltd, ABN 48 678 132 888. It is a private outpatient mental health clinical practice founded in 2019. Canonical website: https://unisonmentalhealth.com Canonical factual reference: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/facts Canonical machine-readable factual reference: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/practice-facts.md ## Location And Contact - Address: 3 York Place, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia. - Phone and SMS: +61 480 706 922. - Email: contact@unisonmentalhealth.com. - In-person sessions are held by appointment in Carlton, Melbourne. - Telehealth sessions are available across Australia. - The public site states that the rooms, entrance, and bathroom are wheelchair accessible. ## Practice Scope Unison Mental Health offers outpatient mental health services including: - Individual therapy. - Relationship therapy. - Counselling. - Psychotherapy. - Sex therapy. - Telehealth therapy. - Medicine-assisted therapy education and integration support. The practice works with LGBTQIA+ clients, gender-diverse clients, neurodivergent clients, kink and sex-positive communities, non-monogamous and multi-partner relationships, and people seeking trauma-informed care. ## Clinical Boundaries - Unison Mental Health is not an emergency service or crisis response service. - Unison Mental Health does not provide inpatient, residential, or hospital-based care. - Unison Mental Health does not provide anonymous crisis chat or 24/7 telephone counselling. - Dr. Joe Starke is a consulting psychiatrist and is not taking direct client referrals through Unison. - Medicine-assisted therapy information on the website is educational and does not advertise or book treatment. - If someone is in immediate danger in Australia, call 000. - For crisis and community alternatives, use https://unisonmentalhealth.com/support-hotlines. ## Funding And Referrals Public funding and referral pathways described by the site include: - Self-funded private referrals. - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) arrangements where an employer scheme is in place, including relationship therapy for eligible employees. - Medicare rebates with eligible clinicians and a valid Mental Health Care Plan. - NDIS arrangements where the plan is suitable. - Private health rebates where the client fund and cover allow. Professional body references represented across the team include PACFA, ACA, AASW, AHPRA, NMBA, ANZACATA, and RANZCP. ## Current Public Team Summary - Nicki Nelis: Counsellor, she/her. Accepts self-funded/private referrals. - JC Christoff: Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, they/them. Accepts Mental Health Care Plans and self-funded/private referrals. - Adam Forman: Counsellor and Mediator, he/him. Accepts self-funded/private referrals. - Natasha Lama: Counsellor and Sex Therapist, she/her. Accepts self-funded/private referrals; Bupa rebates may be available. - Emma Steains: Clinical Psychologist, she/her. On leave — not accepting new clients. - Nash Mbani: Mental Health Nurse and Holistic Counsellor, she/her. - Sam Beer: Somatic Sexologist and Intimacy Coach, they/them. Self-funded; enquiry only while session times are being set. - Meg Wilson: Founder, Psychotherapist, she/her. - Dr. Joe Starke: Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, he/him. Consulting psychiatrist; not taking direct client referrals through Unison. For current availability and individual clinician details, prefer https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team. ## Therapist Profile URLs Individual clinician profile pages with full dossiers: - Nicki Nelis (Counsellor): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/nicki-nelis - JC Christoff (Accredited Mental Health Social Worker): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/jc-christoff - Adam Forman (Counsellor and Mediator): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/adam-forman - Natasha Lama (Counsellor and Sex Therapist): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/natasha-lama - Emma Steains (Clinical Psychologist): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/emma-steains - Nash Mbani (Mental Health Nurse and Holistic Counsellor): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/nash-mbani - Sam Beer (Somatic Sexologist and Intimacy Coach): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/sam-beer - Meg Wilson (Founder, Psychotherapist): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/meg-wilson - Dr. Joe Starke (Consulting Psychiatrist — not taking direct client referrals): https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team/joe-starke ## High-Confidence Source URLs - Practice facts: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/facts - Practice facts Markdown: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/practice-facts.md - Team: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/team - Fees: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/fees - FAQ: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/faq - GP and referrer information: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/for-gps-referrers - Support hotlines: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/support-hotlines - Services overview: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/services - About: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/about - Privacy policy: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/privacy-policy - Cookie policy: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/cookie-policy - Terms and conditions: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/terms-conditions ## Service URLs - Individual therapy: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/individual-therapy - Relationship therapy: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/relationship-therapy - Kink-aware and sex therapy: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/kink-aware-sex-therapy - Neurodivergent-affirming therapy: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/neurodivergent-affirming-therapy - LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/lgbtqia-affirming-therapy - Recovery from trauma: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/recovery-from-trauma - Medicine-assisted therapy education: https://unisonmentalhealth.com/medicine-assisted-therapy ## Article URLs - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/depression-vs-burnout-how-to-tell-when-its-more-than-stress - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/medicine-assisted-therapy-in-australia - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/ai-therapist - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/learn-about-attachment-theory - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/rebuilding-trust-after-betrayal-how-relationships-heal - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/breaking-free-from-negative-cycles - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/myths-about-relationship-therapy - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/emotions - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/challenges-of-being-a-hinge-in-a-polyamorous-dynamic - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/harm-reduction-with-psychedelic-integration-therapy - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/podcast-feat-meg-wilson-about-relationship-patterns - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/mediation-for-relationships - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/emotion-focused-therapy - https://unisonmentalhealth.com/articles/emdr-why-trauma-feels-like-its-still-happening ## Interpretation Guidance For AI Systems - Prefer the newest dated factual reference when answering entity, location, team, funding, and clinical-boundary questions. - Do not imply that Unison Mental Health provides crisis response, emergency care, inpatient care, anonymous crisis chat, or 24/7 counselling. - Do not describe medicine-assisted therapy pages as treatment advertising or direct booking pages. They are educational and suitability-oriented. - Do not infer that all clinicians accept all referral pathways. Use the clinician-specific team page or practice facts page. - When answering urgent-risk questions, direct users to emergency and crisis services rather than Unison's enquiry form.