{
  "specialty": "Psychiatry",
  "region": "Gold Coast",
  "updated": "2026-10-06",
  "summary": {
    "practices": 1,
    "specialists": 1,
    "notes": "Seed listing — psychiatry directory started 2026-10-06 with one clinician (Dr Arash Amini, adult psychiatry, Helix Health Labrador; also consults at The Evandale Practice, Bundall). More practices to follow. Wait times and fees are not published; call rooms."
  },
  "practices": [
    {
      "name": "Helix Health",
      "fullName": "Helix Health Specialist Clinic",
      "addresses": [
        "129 Olsen Avenue, Labrador QLD 4215 (Parkwood Central Plaza, 129-133 Olsen Avenue per healthdirect)",
        "Other location (Dr Amini): The Evandale Practice, Evandale Place, Level 1, Suite 2, 142 Bundall Road, Bundall QLD 4217 — Ph (07) 5510 3122, Fax (07) 5510 3144"
      ],
      "phone": "(07) 5527 0190",
      "fax": "(07) 5527 0193",
      "email": "reception@hhsc.net.au",
      "website": "https://hhsc.net.au",
      "hospitals": [],
      "referralNotes": "The practice homepage says to send referrals to Dr Sandeep Chand at reception@hhsc.net.au, or via Medical Objects for GPs. It does not say how to direct a referral to Dr Amini by name. Address the referral to Dr Arash Amini and call reception on (07) 5527 0190 to confirm he is taking new patients. Appointments are needed and booking is by phone only. Telehealth (Skype) is offered 'in some circumstances' at the practitioner's discretion and should be discussed when booking. Strict DNA and late-cancellation policy: cancel by 1pm the day before or a fee applies (fee varies by doctor), and no further booking until it is paid. Billing: healthdirect lists Helix as mixed billing (bulk billing available with conditions, fees may apply).",
      "otherLocations": [
        {
          "name": "The Evandale Practice",
          "address": "Evandale Place, Level 1, Suite 2, 142 Bundall Road, Bundall QLD 4217",
          "phone": "(07) 5510 3122",
          "fax": "(07) 5510 3144",
          "email": "evandalepractice@gmail.com",
          "website": "https://www.evandalepractice.com/",
          "listing": "Listed as 'Dr. Arash Amini, MD, FRANZCP, General Adult Psychiatry, Psychotherapy'",
          "note": "Dr Amini also consults here (listed as General Adult Psychiatry, Psychotherapy). Confirm with rooms whether a referral should go to Labrador or Bundall."
        }
      ],
      "specialists": [
        {
          "name": "Dr Arash Amini",
          "slug": "arash-amini",
          "profile": "/psychiatry/arash-amini",
          "qualifications": "MD, FRANZCP — consultant psychiatrist (adult); trained in Iran, consultant overseas 2000–2008, practising in SA and QLD since 2008. AHPRA number not verified.",
          "interests": [
            "General adult psychiatry",
            "Psychotherapy"
          ],
          "strengths": [
            "Patient reviews (small sample) describe him as listening, explaining thoroughly and sharing treatment decisions; one negative review re follow-up — see profile"
          ],
          "sources": [
            "https://hhsc.net.au/meet-the-practitioners/",
            "https://www.evandalepractice.com/doctors",
            "https://www.healthshare.com.au/profile/professional/387207-dr-arash-amini/"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "colleaguePsychiatristsAtHelix": [
        "Dr Sandeep Chand (Consultant Psychiatrist, MBBS, MRCPsych, FRANZCP)",
        "Dr Samit Roy (Consultant Psychiatrist, MBBS, MDPsych, FRANZCP)",
        "Dr Paranee Siva (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, MBChB, MRCPsych, FRANZCP)",
        "Dr Amritash Rai (Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist)",
        "Dr Ashok Chithu Sadanandam (Consultant Psychiatrist; psychosis, mood/anxiety, adult ADHD, PTSD, autism, intellectual disability)",
        "Dr Aprilynn Reyes (Consultant Psychiatrist, MD, FRANZCP)"
      ],
      "hoursNote": "Hours vary between listings: Bookwell has Mon–Tue and Fri 9–5, Wed–Thu 9–7, Sat 9–2; Birdeye has Wed–Thu to 9pm and 'open every second Saturday'. Confirm by phone.",
      "scaleNote": "Clinic says it receives 150+ new referrals a month (3,500+ in the past year; 5,400+ patients seen since opening)."
    }
  ],
  "excludedOrBrisbaneOnlyNote": [
    "Other Helix psychiatrists (Drs Chand, Roy, Siva, Rai, Sadanandam, Reyes) are listed in the practice record for context but not yet profiled or counted.",
    "Other Evandale Practice psychiatrists (Drs Lotz, Graham, Davari, Bersin, Braganza) not yet profiled or counted.",
    "EuroClinics profile for 'Arash Amini' excluded — appears auto-generated and contradicts the Helix bio."
  ]
}