Dr. Calina Ouliaris brings a remarkable breadth of expertise to Biio, integrating conventional psychiatry with holistic modalities and a sophisticated understanding of the complex interplay between mental health, physical wellbeing, and personal development.
After an early burnout in her international legal career, Calina dived into the personal development and wellness industry, in part to heal herself. Becoming fascinated by the mind-body connection, she founded Apogee Mindset Consulting, a global consultancy focused on mind-body wellness and peak performance. Noting the division between medical and health/wellness industries, Calina decided to pursue medicine with a clear vision of specialising in psychiatry and the objective of bridging the gap between conventional and alternative therapies.
Over a decade later, Calina has acquired experience across a diverse range of settings in Australia including acute mental health units, hospital-based consultation-liaison medical services, emergency services, community-based clinics, forensic medium and high secure facilities, prison services and tertiary referral services.
Calina is always on the lookout for innovative solutions to complex care and is also the co-founder of DiveIn™ - providing experiences that accentuate therapeutic aspects of scuba diving for somatic experiencing and mindbody wellness.
Calina's practice is distinguished by her fundamental appreciation for complexity. She approaches each individual with curiosity and a desire to understand the world from their perspective. This is complemented by her embrace of whole-person mental healthcare, and ability to draw from a diverse skill set with experience in background in psychiatric care, mindset consulting, somatic approaches and traditional contemplative methodologies.
Calina has received multiple prestigious awards, including the World Psychiatric Association Early Career Psychiatrists Fellowship and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Lived Experience Australia Award for Best Practice in Consumer and Carer Inclusion, highlighting her exceptional commitment to collaborative care models that extend beyond specialist services to include primary care providers and nominated support persons. This reflects her consistent advocacy for integrated approaches that honour the complexity of each individual's unique context and support system.
Her academic contributions feature analyses of complex areas in which legal, ethical and clinical frameworks overlap and have earned significant recognition, including the RANZCP Faculty of Psychotherapy Essay Prize for her sophisticated analysis of models of care for gender dysphoria in young persons.
As demonstrated through her body of work, Calina is a staunch advocate for thoughtful, individualised and integrated approaches that not only respect autonomy but also celebrate individual uniqueness. She is also a strong believer in the relevance of human rights and international law to clinical mental health practice and has presented on the same at industry-leading events, reflecting her commitment to advocating for individuals who do not fit the mould of conventional healthcare systems - less seen, and thus potentially vulnerable.
At Biio, Calina offers a unique integration of clinical expertise, innovative therapeutic approaches, and a profound respect for the individual journey of each client, creating personalised pathways to mental wellness that honour the full complexity of human experience.