As the only private mental health facility in North Canberra, Hyson Green provides comprehensive care to residents throughout Canberra and surrounding districts.
Our facility offers both day programs and inpatient services, supporting over 500 patients annually with common mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.
Nestled beside Calvary Bruce Private Hospital in a serene bush setting, our campus features a tranquil reflection pool, creating a peaceful healing environment for recovery and wellness.
Facilities and programs
Learn more about the facilities and mental health services at Hyson Green.
Hyson Green offers comprehensive 21-day treatment programs where individuals can heal and recover in a safe and supportive environment.
Single occupancy rooms with private en-suites are available to all residential patients, providing complete comfort and privacy during your stay. We also offer a limited range of executive suites with separate living spaces.
Hyson Green is also home to consulting rooms, large dining and lounge rooms, therapy rooms, gymnasium and recreational facilities designed to promote wellness and relaxation.
Hyson Green offers day programs that provide a supportive learning environment where participants can build practical knowledge, explore helpful strategies and develop skills to support their mental health and wellbeing.
Term 4 day programs
- Depression program: Develop practical tools to better understand and manage depression, build healthy routines and support emotional wellbeing. Thursdays from 15 October 2026 | 9.30am–12.30pm | 10 weeks
- Art program: Explore emotions, reduce stress and support wellbeing through creative activities in a safe and supportive environment. No art skills or experience are required. Wednesdays from 14 October 2026 | 9.30am–12.30pm | 10 weeks
- Narrative Skills: Exploring Life Stories in Ways That Make Us Stronger: Explore life experiences in ways that strengthen self-understanding and recognise skills, knowledge, hope and resilience. Tuesdays from 3 November | 9.30am–12.30pm | 5 weeks
Accessing our day programs
A referral from a psychiatrist or GP is required. A mental health assessment with a psychiatrist may also be arranged before the program begins if required.
If you have private health insurance, the program may be covered under your hospital cover. We recommend contacting your health fund to confirm your level of cover and any excess, gap or out-of-pocket costs.
Please contact Hyson Green for information about private funding or WorkCover claims.
For more information about our Term 4 programs, including program content, referrals and fees, download the program brochure. For enquiries, contact the Hyson Green Day Program team on 02 6245 3255 or via [email protected].
The Hyson Green in-patient program runs group and individual therapy sessions incorporating:
- cognitive behavioural therapy
- dialectical behavioural therapy
- assertiveness training
- stress management
- relaxation
- yoga
- grief and loss counselling
- conflict resolution
- self-esteem
- communication skills
- creative therapy
- physical activities
- mindfulness
- emotional regulation
- distress tolerance
Led by psychiatrist and Medical Director, Dr Rodney Blanch, the Hyson Green team is passionate about supporting patients to achieve their best possible outcomes, with high quality programs tailored to suit individual needs.
Our specialist psychiatrists are supported by a dedicated team of mental health nurses, social workers, counsellors, discharge planners, Aboriginal Liaison Officer, art therapists, exercise physiology, physiotherapists, mental health occupational therapist, dietitian, pastoral care, allied health assistants and psychologists:
- Dr Rodney Blanch
- Dr Lakhwinder Bhatia
- Dr Nishad Samad
- Dr Alfiya Mutlu
- Dr Alex Lim
- Dr Ann Harrison
Referrals & treatment fees
To attend one of Hyson Green’s programs, you will need a patient referral from your doctor.
Treatment fees
- If you have health insurance, please contact Hyson Green to check your level of coverage.
- If you do not have health insurance, please contact Hyson Green for fees and payment schedules.
Making a referral
Referrals can be sent directly to the referral team via email:
Medical records
All legal requests for medical records, including subpoenas, notices to produce, court orders and requests from solicitors or lawyers, must be sent directly to [email protected].
Please do not send legal requests to our referrals email address, as this inbox is not monitored by the Medical Records team for legal requests.
Accessing medical records
Requests can be sent directly to the medical records team via email:
Frequently asked questions
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Withdrawing your consent to disclose information means that you no longer agree to your personal or health information being shared with a person, organisation or service that you previously gave permission to receive it.
However, this does not necessarily prevent all information from being disclosed. There may be circumstances where information can or must be disclosed without your consent, including where disclosure is authorised or required by law, or where specific safety or treatment obligations apply.