Michelle Pecoult, from Perth-based non-denominational Christian ministry Set Right, said it did four or five exorcisms a day and had treated a two-year-old.
The child had "started growling and snarling".
"(The demon) was told to leave and in 20 minutes left. The child didn't know (it had happened)," she said.
The ministry's website claims depression is a "common low-ranking demon" while schizophrenia is "another demon we have met often and evicted".
Dr Choong-Siew Yong, who represents psychiatry on the Australian Medical Association's federal council, said he was concerned about untrained practitioners making claims that contradict science. He warned that saying someone was possessed could reinforce their delusions and stop them getting proper care.
"There is an enormous amount of research that has discredited the idea that people with psychiatric conditions such as depression and schizophrenia are because of demonic possession," he said.
"Some people with psychotic illnesses do believe that they're possessed, or have strange religious ideas. When they're assessed by a doctor there will be a diagnosis of mental illness."
Ms Pecoult insisted: "God is greater than any medical doctor. Depression can be a symptom of a demonic power being in there.
"Jesus dealt with lunatic spirits. They're real. You can't get rid of them by medication. You have to renew your mind."
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