Dr. Shelley Hallamore 

• Completed a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at La Trobe University, Melbourne, prior to medicine, bringing a unique multidisciplinary lens to psychiatric practice.
• Medical degree completed at the University of Notre Dame, Sydney.
• Master of Psychiatry completed at the University of Melbourne.
• Specialist psychiatry training undertaken predominantly through Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services, across a diverse range of settings including acute adult psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, and psychiatry of old age.
• Completed specialised rotations at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, the Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal Engagement (HOPE) Program, an Open Dialogue service, and the Royal Women’s Hospital.
• This breadth of experience informs a holistic and nuanced approach to women’s mental health across all life stages.

Shelley has a particular interest in women’s mental health across the lifespan. Her practice is collaborative and dialogically informed, with an emphasis on shared decision-making and holding multiple perspectives.

Areas of particular interest and expertise include:

• Perinatal mental health, including preconception, pregnancy and the postnatal period.
• Attachment, bonding and the transition to parenthood.
• Grief and loss, including perinatal loss and infertility.
• Depression, anxiety and other high prevalence mental health disorders in women.
• Trauma and its relational impact, particularly as it presents in women’s mental health contexts.
• The hormonal aspects of women’s mental health, including perimenopause and premenstrual mood disorders.
• Affirming care for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
• Neurodivergent presentations in women, including ADHD and autism, with a particular interest in late or missed diagnosis and its impact on mental health and identity.

• Psychodynamic psychotherapy, drawing on mentalisation-based and CAT-informed principles to support insight, self-understanding and relational wellbeing.
• Evidence-based psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and Supportive Therapy.
• Mindfulness-based approaches integrated into individual therapy.
• Medication review and management, with a focus on psychotropic safety across the reproductive lifespan, including pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Outside of work, Shelley is a busy mum to two young children and two dogs. She loves the water, travelling and exploring new places with her family.