50 Strathallan Rd, Macleod VIC, Australia
OUR TEAM
Dr Mandana Shaban
Dr Mandana Shaban is the Founder and Principal Clinical Psychologist at Flourish Horizon Psychology & Counselling. She is a dual-endorsed Clinical and Educational & Developmental Psychologist and an AHPRA Board-Approved Supervisor, with over a decade of clinical experience.
Her clinical interests focus on developmental and relational trauma, complex trauma, attachment difficulties, and the long-term psychological impacts of adverse childhood experiences. She provides evidence-based, trauma-informed psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults, integrating developmental understanding with individualised psychological formulation.
Alongside her therapeutic work, Dr Shaban provides comprehensive psychological, cognitive, and neurodevelopmental assessments, with a particular interest in complex presentations and differential diagnosis. She is also committed to clinical supervision and professional education, supporting the ongoing development of psychologists.
Her approach is compassionate, culturally responsive, and grounded in evidence-based practice, with an emphasis on understanding each individual's unique experiences, strengths, and needs.
Hamid Babaei
Hamid Babaei is a Registered Clinical Psychotherapist, Registered Counsellor (ACA Level 4), Behaviour Support Practitioner at Flourish Horizon Psychology. He works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, providing compassionate, evidence-based support tailored to each client's unique needs. Hamid has a particular interest in child development, neurodiversity, relationship counselling, emotional wellbeing, and play-based interventions, helping individuals and families build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Ameer Maadal
Ameer Maadal is an AHPRA Registered Psychologist and ACA (Level 4) Registered Counsellor. He has extensive experience providing evidence-based assessment, counselling and therapy to individuals and couples in different age groups and from across the world, particularly those with Middle Eastern and North African origins. He provides the services in English, Persian and Arabic (Iraqi and Egyptian dialects) and builds culturally nuanced communication that supports clients who prefer those language spaces. Ameer's work centers around a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, personality disorders, etc.