Dr Leo Van Biene

Dr Leo Van Biene is a Psychiatrist who has been practicing for over 35 years. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia, which he obtained in 1974. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and holds a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

During his training in psychiatry in Boston, Dr Van Biene developed a passion for psychodynamic psychotherapy and received advanced training in this field. He has held a clinical appointment at Harvard Medical School and was a valued member of the teaching faculty for the University of Sydney's Masters of Medicine in Psychotherapy at Westmead Hospital for nearly two decades.

Dr Van Biene has been actively involved in the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists, serving on various committees such as President and the teaching faculty. He has taught and supervised throughout Australasia and has presented at conferences in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

His clinical approach is informed by the Conversational Model and contemporary relational psychoanalytic perspectives. He specializes in providing therapy for anxiety disorders, complex trauma, conversion disorder, depression, personality disorders, prolonged grief, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and supportive psychotherapy. Dr Van Biene also offers professional supervision, urgent assessments, and weekly psychotherapy sessions.