The Essendon Private Clinic is a newly refurbished, boutique mental health clinic, with 32 private patient suites. The hospital is conveniently located 25 minutes from the Melbourne CBD, and 15 minutes from Melbourne Airport.

Formerly known as the Essendon Private Hospital, this reconditioned clinic reopened its doors at the beginning of 2018. The current Essendon Private Clinic is purely a psychiatric facility, caring for patients who require an in-patient admission in a safe and caring environment. In addition, they have a growing range of Day Programs available, where patients can engage in therapy as an outpatient.

Essendon provides excellent mental health care and treatment of mental health conditions and addictions. Given the relatively small size and integrated treatment team, they are able to offer highly personalized mental health care. Essendon has a fantastic range of Psychiatrists, all with their own widespread knowledge and experience. The staff are dedicated to providing a tailored approach that is suited to individual needs with sensitivity, empathy and warmth.

Mr Peter Randell, the Director of Nursing, has an extensive background in the private mental health and drug and alcohol sector. “I am very impressed by the strong sense of community at Essendon and by the clear focus from all working here to provide the best possible outcome to all our patients”, he says.

Services available include:

• In-patient Wellness Program - The Wellness Program provides patients with the experience of normalising, re-connecting and communicating with others about mental illness. The estimated length of stay is determined on a case by case basis.
• Day Programs - Day Program is suitable for outpatients to receive peer support from others who face similar life challenges. Some of the current programs include Depression & Anxiety, Mindfulness Based Art Therapy, Men’s Issues, Women’s Trauma Recovery and Skills Based DBT
• TMS Treatment - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a form of brain stimulation shown to be a powerful and effective method of treatment for depression. TMS therapy is entirely non-invasive, not involving any anesthesia, surgery or oral medication