Because there’s always more to understand.
Pillar & Mind Clinic is a mental health practice dedicated to supporting children, adolescents and adults. We provide a safe, welcoming and supportive space where individuals can feel heard, understood and empowered to navigate life’s challenges.
Seen. Understood. Supported.
A clinic built on understanding.
Through personalised, evidence-informed care, we work alongside individuals and families to support emotional wellbeing, build confidence and create meaningful, lasting change. Our work spans childhood through adulthood: from early emotional and behavioural concerns, through the pressures of adolescence, to the mental health challenges adults carry into work, relationships and family life.
The name reflects what we believe good care looks like: pillars, the stable, practical foundations that hold people up, and mind, the inner world of thoughts, feelings and experiences that deserves to be properly understood before anything else.
Pillar & Mind Clinic is led by an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and provides telehealth appointments Australia-wide, with mobile, community-based appointments across selected areas of Brisbane, Logan and surrounding suburbs. Consulting rooms are planned as the clinic grows.
People
Every person is more than a diagnosis or a referral reason. We start with who you are and what matters to you.
Perspective
Difficulties make more sense in context. We take time to understand history, relationships, environment and strengths.
Potential
Our goal is meaningful, lasting change, building confidence, skills and a stronger foundation for what’s ahead.
How we work.
Mental health care that takes the time to understand what’s happening, what has shaped it and what matters to you.
Evidence-informed
Assessment and therapy draw on approaches with strong research support, adapted thoughtfully to each person rather than applied as a script.
Neurodiversity-affirming
Autism, ADHD and other neurodevelopmental profiles are understood as differences, not deficits. Support builds on strengths and respects each person’s way of experiencing the world.
Trauma-informed
We prioritise safety, choice and trust, recognising how past experiences can shape the present, and moving at a pace that feels manageable.
Family-inclusive
For children and young people, parents and carers are partners in care. Where helpful, we include the people who matter most in a person’s life.
Collaborative
With consent, we communicate with GPs, schools, paediatricians and other supports so everyone is working from the same understanding.
Respectful & inclusive
We welcome people of all cultures, identities, abilities and backgrounds, and aim to make every appointment feel safe and unhurried.
Meet the person behind the pillars.
Pillar & Mind Clinic is led by an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with experience across schools, justice and rehabilitation settings.
Mohammed Mahdi Deya
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW)
Founder & Principal Practitioner
Registered Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
I’m Mahdi, the founder of Pillar & Mind Clinic and an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. I’m passionate about supporting people to better understand their mental health, navigate life’s challenges and work towards meaningful change.
Through my experience across schools, prisons, court-related and rehabilitation settings, I’ve had the opportunity to support people from diverse backgrounds facing a range of mental health, behavioural and psychosocial challenges. These experiences have shaped my approach to providing compassionate, evidence-informed care that recognises each person’s unique circumstances, strengths and goals.
- People first
- Evidence-informed
- Real progress
For me, the person always comes before the problem.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW)
Professional memberships
- Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
What is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker?
Accredited Mental Health Social Workers (AMHSWs) are experienced mental health professionals recognised by Medicare to provide focused psychological strategies and therapy under the Better Access initiative. Accreditation is awarded by the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) to social workers with specialist mental health training and supervised practice.
What sets AMHSWs apart is a whole-of-person perspective. Alongside evidence-informed therapy, an AMHSW considers mental health in the context of family, relationships, environment and broader life circumstances, so support addresses the pressures around a person as well as the symptoms they are experiencing.
Bulk billing is available with an eligible Medicare referral. See Medicare & fees for details.
No single approach fits every person.
- Collaborative
Working together to understand your needs and develop goals that matter to you. - Evidence-informed
Using therapeutic approaches informed by research and tailored to your individual circumstances. - Person-centred
Creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where you feel heard, understood and supported. - Holistic
Considering the connections between mental health, relationships, environment and life experiences.
Different settings. Different stories. One focus: the person.
- Schools & young people
Supporting children and adolescents with mental health, behavioural, neurodevelopmental and family-related challenges. - Justice & court settings
Experience in prison and court-related settings, supporting individuals with complex mental health and psychosocial needs. - Rehabilitation & recovery
Supporting individuals with mental health, substance use and behavioural challenges towards recovery and improved wellbeing.
Take the first step towards feeling supported.
Book an appointment online, or send us an enquiry and we will help you work out the right next step, whether that is for you, your child or someone you support.