Empowered Minds Clinic (New Patient-Child)


Empowered Minds Clinic (New Patient-Child)

Practitioners at this location

Dr Omolola Oboro(She/her)

Psychiatrist

Dr Omolola Oboro is a consultant psychiatrist with a broad range of clinical experience across child and adolescent psychiatry, general adult psychiatry, and community mental health. She has a strong interest in recovery-oriented and patient-centred models of care, integrating biological, psychological, and social perspectives to support holistic wellbeing. Dr Oboro’s approach to psychiatry is collaborative and compassionate. She believes that effective treatment is built on shared understanding and partnership—working with patients, their families, and multidisciplinary teams to develop tailored, evidence-based care plans that promote recovery and resilience. She values therapeutic engagement and views every clinical encounter as an opportunity to foster positive change and hope. Dr Omolola Oboro obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 2007, Fellowship of the West African College of Physicians (FWACP, Psychiatry) in 2015, and her MSc in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) from University College London. She is a Commonwealth Scholar with extensive experience in diverse psychiatric settings across Australia and overseas. She has over five years of CAMHS experience in Australia and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Dr Oboro has worked across acute inpatient units, community teams, and consultation– liaison services, providing assessment and management for a wide range of mental health conditions, including mood and anxiety disorders, psychosis, trauma-related disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions. Her clinical interests include child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS), women’s mental health, consultation–liaison psychiatry, and cultural psychiatry. She is committed to integrating trauma-informed principles and cultural sensitivity into her practice, recognising the importance of context, lived experience, and individual strengths in recovery. Dr Oboro brings not only her clinical expertise to each consultation but also her lived carer’s experience, offering understanding and compassion to both clients and their families.
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Dr Sean Mayne

Psychiatrist

Dr Sean Mayne is a general adult psychiatrist and fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). He has an interest in child and adolescent psychiatry and is currently completing an advanced certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr Mayne has a passion for working with young people and adults, and values the importance of early intervention to promote recovery and wellbeing.
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Dr Will Ackers

Psychiatrist

Qualifications Dr William Ackers is a Child and Adolescent and General Adult psychiatrist, he sees patients from childhood onwards. He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 2005 from the University of East Anglia, Norwich in the United Kingdom. He moved to Auckland, New Zealand in 2012 where he completed his generalist training as well as the certificate of advanced learning in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry via the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Working experience Dr William Ackers has over ten years of experience in psychiatry and has worked in both metropolitan and rural areas in Australia and New Zealand. He has predominantly worked in both general adult and child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS). He has held the position of honorary senior lecturer at Auckland University and is an accredited supervisor for RANZCP trainees. Membership and Affiliations Dr Will Ackers has held positions on training committees and the RANZCP’s faculty of child and adolescent psychiatry. He is a fellow of the RANZCP. Special interest Dr William Ackers has an interest in recovery-based models of care, emphasizing holistic, evidenced-based treatment. He draws on multiple psychotherapeutic modalities in addition to biological treatments and views all patient interactions as opportunities for therapeutic conversations and positive change. He ascribes to the view that treatment is more likely to be effective when developed in partnership with the patient and their family where appropriate. Days Available Tuesdays and Thursday