Dr Kannan Kallapiran is a passionate psychiatrist with over 20 years’ experience in this field. He is also certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and trained in Infant Mental Health. He is keen on enhancing perinatal mental health as a foundation for positive infant mental health and overall family wellbeing. He utilises a combination of medical and psychological therapies such as CBT, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Mentalization Based Therapy and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to provide an integrated treatment approach. He has worked in various public inpatient and outpatient-based services across NSW, WA and QLD. He believes in holistic care, promoting healthy lifestyle along with physical and mental health. He works in a strength-based, recovery-oriented model with his clients in a collaborative manner empowering them to live in alignment with their values.

Dr Kallapiran is interested in early intervention, prevention of mental disorders and is enrolled in a PhD with the University of Queensland, on evaluating the impact of Positive Childhood Experiences. He is a fellow of the RANZCP, Faculty of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists, member of RANZCP Section of Perinatal and Infant Psychiatry, Marce Society and World Association for Infant Mental Health.

Dr Kallapiran currently works as a Medical Director in CYMHS, Children's Health Queensland HHS and sincerely believes that we can facilitate the development of resilient children by promoting emotional wellbeing within the family.