Locations

OPTIMIND, Mornington

Work Days

Friday

Specialty

Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Manny Costuna

Dr Emmanuel (Manny) Costuna completed his medical degree at The University of Melbourne graduating in 2011 and later obtained his Master of Psychiatry in 2017. Dr Manny holds a special interest in psychodynamic therapy and guides his clients to a deeper, more insightful and compassionate understanding of themselves.

He has specialised in mental health for more than 10 years and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry in 2020.

He has a life-long commitment to integrate the best ideas in mental health ranging from old wisdom to newly emerging innovations. Dr Manny draws upon a range of therapeutic modalities (both psychological and pharmacological) in a concerted effort to provide the optimal, personalised approach to improve health and wellbeing. Integrity, compassion and authenticity are values that lie at the heart of his practice.

Dr Costuna holds a special interest in psychodynamic therapy and guides his clients to a deeper, more insightful and compassionate understanding of themselves. This is typically done through weekly appointments over months to years. He continues advanced training in psychodynamic therapy with the Melbourne Association of Psychodynamic Psychiatry.

Dr Manny Costuna