Life can be hard. And sometimes it becomes too much to carry alone.
HGC Psychology is a Bacchus Marsh-based clinical psychology practice offering compassionate, evidence-based psychological care to adults and adolescents. Dr Kara Granger has spent more than 20 years helping people navigate some of life's most challenging experiences. She is known for her warmth, her clinical depth, and her ability to make people feel genuinely at ease — creating a space where clients can slow down, reconnect, and begin to move forward.
Dr Kara GrangerClinical Psychologist / Director / Supervisor
Research and Statistics
ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020–22
Mental health rates are increasing each year, with 1 in 5 Australians experience a mental disorder in any given year — anxiety is the most common, affecting 17% of the population.
ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020–22
2 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health condition at some point in their lifetime.
ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020–22
Despite growing awareness, fewer than half of all Australians with a mental health condition receive professional care.
Australian Mental Health Commission, 2024
Around 1 in 9 Australians are currently experiencing high or very high psychological distress.
ABS Causes of Death, 2024
In 2024, there were 3,307 deaths by suicide in Australia — approximately 9 every day. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people die by suicide at almost three times the rate of non-Indigenous Australians.
TELUS Health Mental Health Index, 2024
47% of Australian workers feel mentally or physically exhausted at the end of the working day.
Safe Work Australia, 2023–24
Mental health conditions now account for more than 1 in 10 serious workers’ compensation claims in Australia — with median time lost more than four times greater than physical injuries.
Mental health problems may be more common than people realise. Help is available and HGC Psychology is committed to trying to improve these statistics.
