Dr Roua Jabir

Dr Roua Jabir is a Consultant Psychiatrist providing comprehensive care across both public and private sectors. She offers Telehealth psychiatric services and holds a senior role as the Consultant Psychiatrist for a statewide dual disability inpatient service in Melbourne. Previously, she was also the lead Consultant Psychiatrist for a statewide forensic disability service, motivating her to advocate  and improve service provision for individuals with complex needs, particularly those involved in the forensic and disability systems. She is experienced in managing a range of mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), developmental disabilities, and forensic disability.

Approach to Mental Health Care

Dr Jabir’s practice is rooted in recovery-oriented care, with a strong belief in the importance of autonomy and inclusion. She works collaboratively with each client, recognising the value of their lived experience and tailoring support to help them reach their goals. Her style is flexible and grounded in mutual respect. She places great emphasis on making care accessible, particularly for individuals with communication needs or disabilities. This includes adapting session formats, using visual or simplified resources, involving support persons whenever possible and always seeking to minimise restrictive practices. Her focus is on building meaningful, trusting therapeutic relationships that support long-term wellbeing.

Areas of Focus

Dr Jabir’s areas of focus include general and complex mental health needs in adults. She has a particular interest in trauma-related conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and forensic disability. Her clinical work and experience focus on providing treatment, support and advice to adults experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (cPTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability (ID) and acquired brain injury (ABI). She also has a particular interest in working with clients and support teams to reduce the use of restrictive interventions.

Dr Jabir is experienced in providing psychiatric input, reports and recommendations under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). She works collaboratively with clients, families, and supports to develop tailored, person-centred reports. Her focus is on ensuring equitable access to specialist mental health care for individuals with disabilities is achieved.

Please note: Dr Jabir does not currently offer ADHD assessments or treatment.

Beyond the Therapy Room

Outside of her professional work, Dr Jabir enjoys dancing, hiking, and baking. She values balance and wellbeing, and tries to make time in her daily routine for mindfulness and gratitude, regardless of how busy life becomes.