DR INGO BEER
DR INGO BEER
MBBS FRANZCP
Consultant Psychiatrist, Registered Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
ABOUT
Dr Beer is a Consultant Psychiatrist with qualifications and experience in adult psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. He completed his medical degree at the Freie University in Berlin and his specialist psychiatry qualifications in Perth. He immigrated to Australia in 1995 and worked in psychiatry for many years in Melbourne and Perth at their major teaching hospitals. He has also returned to Germany for further training in Neurology and Psychotherapy and is recognized in Germany as a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist.
Dr Beer has a special interest in psychosomatic medicine which describes the area where mental health coincides with physical health. He has worked in a Psychosomatic Clinic in Germany where great emphasis was placed on rehabilitation through individual psychotherapy as well as group work and supportive therapies. He takes a whole person approach while including the broader context of the family and peer group. He believes in patient collaboration and seeks to understand his patient’s strengths and potential.
Due to his formal training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Dr. Beer is acutely aware of the influence that one’s personal background has on the formation of coping strategies, attachment style and personality. He obtained special training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Family Therapy and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, all of which inform his treatment approach for every individual patient.
He has worked extensively in neurology in hospital settings. This gives him a strong foundation for accurate diagnosis. He obtained comprehensive experience in treating anxiety, depression, PTSD and psychosis and has worked extensively with a wide range of traumatized individuals from children to war veterans. He is well aware of the role that illicit drugs play in the development of many psychiatric disorders.
Treatment involves psychotherapy with the introduction of medication only where necessary.
Dr Beer is currently not providing assessments for ADHD.