Welcome to Ōtautahi Clinic

Our psychiatrists provide individually tailored care with an emphasis on instilling hope and forming a lasting professional relationship that will take you through your recovery journey smoothly.

Consultant Psychiatrists

Dr Alanah "Allie" Lin

MBChB, Fellow of Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Certificate of Advanced Training in Adult Psychiatry

Dr Lin is a consultant psychiatrist who completed her training in the public sector, specialising in general adult psychiatry. Her interests include difficult to treat depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, trauma related presentations, as well as ADHD. Dr Lin has trained in IPSRT (a type of therapy) and has a passion for addressing circadian rhythm disturbance in mood disorders.

Dr Lin is currently accepting referrals for in-person appointments in Canterbury. Her current wait list is 4-6 weeks but urgent appointments can sometimes be offered.

Why see a psychiatrist?

Psychiatrists are specialist medical doctors with a minimum of 13 years of training. They spend 6 years obtaining qualifications to practice medicine, then another two years working in general medical rotations (usually as resident doctors in public hospitals), before being able to start specialist training in mental health, which takes a minimum of another 5 years. Psychiatrists are uniquely placed to look at all aspects of your mental health, and provide a holistic and informed treatment plan that helps you through your mental health difficulties.

They are the best clinician to form a treatment plan with you which could include recommendations on therapy and lifestyle supports. Psychiatrists prescribe medications when necessary and can offer novel treatments that are supported by current scientific research.

Conditions that psychiatrists primarily assess and treat:

Depression
Anxiety disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Trauma related symptoms
Personality disorders
Psychotic disorders
Bipolar disorders
ADHD
High levels of distress

Referrals and Bookings

We see patients between 18 and 70. We do require either a GP or clinical psychologist referral for all initial appointments. This is to ensure that we have a holistic understanding of your needs and so that there is a seamless transition back to your GP or psychologist when you no longer require our services. Once your provider has made a referral, we will email you with further instructions on how to book and what you need to do prior to ensure you get the most out of the appointment.

HealthOne

Please note that this organisation is contributing to, and accessing healthcare information from HealthOne

What is HealthOne?

HealthOne is a secure electronic record that allows registered healthcare professionals directly involved in your healthcare, to quickly access information such as your test results, allergies, medications, GP summaries and hospital information.

HealthOne adheres to the principles of the Privacy Act 2020 as well as the Rules set out in the Health Information Privacy Code 2020.

Access is only possible via an approved highly secure healthcare information network which is regularly audited and tested.

Privacy auditing is used to check that only those directly involved in your care are accessing your information.

To find out more about HealthOne please visit https://healthone.org.nz/ .

Please note that you are entitled to restrict the sharing of your healthcare records by contacting 0508 837 872 or emailing privacy@healthone.health.nz