What Centre for Clinical Interventions does

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) is a specialised clinical psychology service administered through the North Metropolitan Health Service, Department of Health Western Australia, headquartered at 223 James Street, Northbridge, Perth. Founded in 1998 by Paula Nathan as the West Australian Institute for Psychotherapy Research (WAIPR) and renamed CCI in 2002, the service operates a Scientist-Practitioner model that integrates clinical treatment, applied research, professional training, and free public resources. Treatment is delivered free of charge to Western Australian residents holding a Medicare card, on a referral-only basis from GPs, psychiatrists, and licensed mental health professionals.

CCI's core clinical offerings are six structured group treatment programs: the Mood Management Course, Bipolar Course, Social Anxiety Course, Worry and Rumination Course (using metacognitive therapy), Panic Disorder Course, and a comprehensive Eating Disorders Program that includes group CBT, individual CBT, and Family-Based Therapy. Underlying methodology is grounded in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, including enhanced CBT (CBT-E) for eating disorders, in which CCI was the first centre outside Oxford University to be trained, and CCI's own enhancements to CBT for social anxiety and a 6-session metacognitive worry protocol. Videoconferencing extends reach to rural WA clients, and treatment outcomes have been shown comparable between telehealth and face-to-face delivery.

CCI funds its operations through WA Department of Health appropriations, augmented by paid training workshops for mental health professionals ($210 for one-day, $350 for two-day courses). The service is research-active, with over 200 peer-reviewed publications, including contributions from Research Director Peter McEvoy (160+ articles), and maintains international collaborations with Oxford, Sheffield, and Waterloo. Distribution channels span in-person referrals, professional training, and a globally accessed website of free workbooks, therapist manuals, and CBT demonstration videos that have collectively exceeded 1 million YouTube views. There are no external investors, no commercial revenue stream, and no disclosed budget; growth is dictated by public-sector funding and tertiary referral demand within Western Australia.

Name

Centre for Clinical Interventions

Legal name

Centre for Clinical Interventions

Website

https://cci.health.wa.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Centre for Clinical Interventions is a Western Australian government-run clinical psychology service providing free evidence-based treatment for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders to Medicare-eligible adults referred by GPs and psychiatrists.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Northbridge

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Health Service Funding: CCI is a public mental health service administered through the North Metropolitan Health Service, Department of Health Western Australia. All treatment is provided free of charge to eligible patients who have a Medicare card.

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Core offering

Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) is a specialised clinical psychology service that develops and delivers evidence-based group and individual psychological treatments — primarily Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and related approaches — for adults with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders. It also provides paid professional training workshops for health practitioners and publishes free self-help resources globally through its website.

Product overview

The Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI) operates as a specialised clinical psychology service offering a unified suite of evidence-based mental health treatment programs, professional training, and free online resources. The core clinical offerings consist of six group treatment courses: the Mood Management Course for depression and anxiety, the Bipolar Course for bipolar disorder management, the Social Anxiety Course, the Worry and Rumination Course using metacognitive therapy, the Panic Disorder Course, and a comprehensive Eating Disorders Program offering group CBT, individual CBT, and Family-Based Therapy. CCI also provides individual psychological therapy for when group treatment is not appropriate. The service complements its clinical programs with professional training workshops for mental health practitioners, a library of self-help resources for consumers, clinician resources including therapist manuals, and an active applied research program that informs treatment development and produces peer-reviewed publications. All treatment programs are grounded in cognitive-behavioural therapy and related evidence-based approaches.

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Products and services

• Mood Management Course A 10-session structured group treatment program focused on breaking the vicious cycles of anxiety and depression by addressing unhelpful thinking styles and behaviours. Includes education, activity scheduling, cognitive therapy, and active coping strategies. Provided free to eligible WA adults with a Medicare card.
• Bipolar Course A 10-session structured group treatment for bipolar disorder focusing on mood monitoring, medication education, identifying early warning signs, and cognitive-behavioural strategies for managing the disorder adjunctively to psychiatric care.
• Social Anxiety Course A 12-session structured group treatment using cognitive-behavioural therapy to overcome social anxiety. Includes cognitive therapy, exposure therapy, attention training, and developing realistic self-image. Incorporates CCI's imagery-enhanced enhancements.
• Worry and Rumination Course A 6-session structured group treatment using metacognitive therapy to address repetitive negative thinking in generalised anxiety disorder, depression, and related conditions.
• Panic Disorder Course A 6-session structured group treatment using cognitive-behavioural therapy to manage panic attacks, including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, and gradual exposure to feared situations and sensations.
• Eating Disorders Program Comprehensive eating disorder treatment including group CBT for Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder (12 sessions), individual CBT for Anorexia Nervosa and ARFID, and Family-Based Therapy for adolescents aged 16-18 with Anorexia Nervosa. Delivered using enhanced CBT (CBT-E) — CCI was the first centre outside Oxford University trained in this approach.
• Individual Psychological Therapy Evidence-based individual psychological therapy for depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and body dysmorphic disorder, offered when group treatment is not appropriate.
• Professional Training Workshops One-day ($210 GST inc.) and two-day ($350 GST inc.) training workshops for health professionals in evidence-based treatments including CBT Foundations, CBT for Social Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Clinical Perfectionism, Exposure techniques, and Worry and Rumination. Held face-to-face in Perth, Western Australia.
• Self-Help Resources Free online workbooks, information sheets, and worksheets for consumers covering anxiety, depression, bipolar, panic, social anxiety, disordered eating, perfectionism, procrastination, self-esteem, sleep, and other mental health topics. Available globally via the CCI website.
• Clinician Resources Resources for mental health practitioners including information handouts, worksheets, therapist manuals for group interventions, and clinical demonstration videos.
• Carer Support Resources Information sheets, support groups, and skill-building resources for family members and carers of people with mental health conditions including eating disorders and bipolar disorder.

Quantifiable outcome

• Both imagery-enhanced and verbally-based group CBT for social anxiety resulted in very large, positive impacts on reducing social anxiety symptoms, comparable to or exceeding international benchmarks
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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• University of Western AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI collaborates with researchers at the University of Western Australia on clinically applied psychological research. Peter McEvoy is Professor within the School of Psychology at Curtin University. Research collaborations include studies on eating disorders, social anxiety, and bipolar disorder treatment outcomes.
• Curtin UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeter McEvoy is Professor within the School of Psychology at Curtin University where he teaches in the masters of clinical psychology program. CCI provides training placements for post-graduate psychology students. David Erceg-Hurn is a Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at Curtin University.
• Oxford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCI was the first centre in the world outside of Oxford University to be trained in enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E) for eating disorders, developed by Professor Chris Fairburn. Ongoing collaboration on eating disorder research including Australia-wide clinical trials.
• University of SheffieldsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with researchers at University of Sheffield on eating disorder treatment research. Professor Glenn Waller from Sheffield collaborated with CCI's Bronwyn Raykos on behavioral interventions in eating disorder treatment.
• University of WaterloosecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research collaboration with University of Waterloo on mental health treatment research.
• Department of Health, Western AustraliacoreOthersCCI is administered through the North Metropolitan Health Service, Department of Health Western Australia. This is the core government funding and administrative relationship that enables CCI to provide free public mental health services.

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Broad incumbents

• Beyond Blue: Australia's leading mental health organisation providing information, support, and clinician resources for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. Comparable to CCI's free resource library and public education function, but operates as a national advocacy body rather than a tertiary treatment provider.
• Oxford CREDO (Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford): Oxford University centre where Professor Chris Fairburn developed CBT-E; CCI was the first centre outside Oxford trained in this protocol. Comparable as an academic treatment-research-training hub for eating disorders with ongoing research collaboration.
• headspace (National Youth Mental Health Foundation): Federally funded network of youth mental health centres providing early-intervention psychological services across Australia. Overlaps with CCI on evidence-based treatment for anxiety, depression, and eating disorders in a public-funded delivery model, but targets a younger primary cohort.
• Black Dog Institute: Australian clinical and research institute focused on mood disorders, depression, and suicide prevention. Comparable as a translational research-clinical-training entity producing widely used digital resources and clinician training, though broader in scope than CCI's tertiary outpatient remit.

Direct peers

• Butterfly Foundation: National Australian charity for eating disorders providing helpline support, treatment navigation, and education. Directly comparable to CCI's eating disorders program on evidence-based therapy, family-based treatment, and clinician/carer resources.
• InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders: Australia's leading eating disorders research and clinical institute, providing evidence-based treatment, training, and advocacy. Highly comparable to CCI's eating disorders stream, which also delivers CBT-E and Family-Based Therapy under CCI's specialist clinician Dr Anthea Fursland and others with InsideOut ties.
• MindSpot Clinic: Australian free national digital mental health clinic run by Macquarie University delivering therapist-supported online CBT for anxiety and depression. Highly comparable to CCI's outpatient CBT focus and its move to telehealth delivery, with overlapping patient populations and treatment modalities.
• St Vincent's Hospital Anxiety Disorders Unit: Sydney-based tertiary anxiety clinic where CCI's Research Director Peter McEvoy previously served as service coordinator. Both operate specialised outpatient programs for anxiety and related disorders using CBT and transdiagnostic approaches, with a treatment-research-training structure similar to CCI's scientist-practitioner model.
• This Way Up (St Vincent's Hospital): St Vincent's Hospital-led online CBT platform offering clinician-supported internet courses for anxiety, depression, and OCD. Directly comparable to CCI's group CBT courses and free digital resource library, both distributing evidence-based CBT programs at scale.
• WA Eating Disorders Outreach & Consultation Service (WAEDOCS): WA state-funded eating disorders outreach and consultation service directed by Dr Anthea Fursland after she left CCI. Operates adjacent to CCI in the WA public system, sharing clinical protocols and overlapping clinician pools for eating disorder treatment.

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Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/CentreforClinicalInterventions
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