Mental Health Nurses

All mental health nurses with the QUT Medical Centre work across both campuses.

QUT Mental Health Nurses work with students to help them find and navigate appropriate mental health support services. This free and confidential service provides individual support for emerging and enduring mental health conditions that are significantly impacting a student’s ability to function and succeed at university. Our nurses provide interim and intensive support while students are being linked to longer-term services, assess their mental health support needs, and connect them with appropriate and relevant mental health services

The mental health nurses are only available to enrolled QUT students.

Unfortunately, alumni, QUT staff, general public patients and withdrawn students are not able to access appointments with our mental health nurses - if you require mental health support, please book an appointment with one of our GPs for a referral to a mental health professional.

QUT Staff are able to access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for free counselling sessions. For more information, please see Counselling services for staff

There is also Mindfulness Sessions that are available to register within QUT through Unihub: Mindfulness - Student - QUT Portal

Kate Desoe
Registered Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Kelvin Grove Campus

Kate (she/her) Kate is an AHPRA registered nurse with credentialling through the Australian College of Mental health Nurses

Kate is an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse, working across diverse settings to support individuals with a wide range of mental health needs. She holds a Master’s in Counselling in addition to her Master’s in Mental Health Nursing, allowing her to integrate therapeutic insight with clinical expertise.

Kate is deeply committed to supporting university students as they navigate the unique pressures of academic life, personal growth, and emerging adulthood. She is passionate about empowering students by equipping them with practical tools, evidence informed strategies, and accessible resources that help them build confidence and resilience in managing their mental health condition. Kate strives to create a supportive, inclusive environment where students feel heard, understood, and capable of taking an active role in their mental health journey.

Kate works at Kelvin Grove on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

Julie Chang
Mental Health Nurse, Gardens Point Campus

Julie Chang is a highly experienced Mental Health Clinical Nurse with over 30 years of practice across acute, community, and rehabilitation mental health settings in the Brisbane and Singapore. She holds a master’s in counselling and is an accredited Mental Health Nurse with training in DBT.

Julie has advanced skills in treating a broad range of mental health conditions, including:

  • eating disorders,
  • mood and psychotic disorders,
  • addiction, and
  • emotional dysregulation.

Her most recent experience involves working with young people presenting with schizophrenia and other acute mental health conditions, providing therapy, case management, and group interventions

Julie is multilingual and can speak fluently in English and Malay and has a basic understanding of Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, Cantonese, and Hokkien

Julie works at Gardens Point on Tuesday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM