
Welcome to Illawarra Women's Mental Health
About
Dr Lucia Porta Cubas
B.Psych (Hon); MBBS; DCH; M.Psych, FRANZCP

Dr Lucia Porta Cubas is an Australian trained general psychiatrist with a special interest in perinatal and women’s mental health.
She has been providing perinatal psychiatric care for several over 10 years. She has worked in many different districts and has a wide experience of psychiatry with over 15 years experience in mental health.
She graduated from the University of Sydney post-graduate medical degree and completed a psychology degree prior to medicine.
She is fluent in Spanish and has a good understanding of the migrant’s experience and the transitions required, having completed a masters of psychiatry with a research project on the experience of migrants in Australia.
As a parent of three young children she has personal experience of being a mother in today’s world and the role transitions that are required during this life phase.
Dr Porta Cubas is an advocate of her patients and provides her expertise in a collaborative way with the aim of recovery and wellbeing. Utilising medications where indicated but also ensuring that psychological techniques and other supports are enlisted to ensure holistic care is provided. Involving other care providers and collaborating with other specialists such as GPs and Obstetricians as well as psychologists and child and family nurses.
Dr Porta Cubas takes great pride in providing our community with high quality, patient-centric care and health education.

1/81 Market Street Wollongong, NSW, 2500
Australia
Phone: 02 42080484
Fax 02 42080486
Opening Hours
Consulting Wednesdays &Thursdays 9am to 3pm