General Practitioners

As our Psychologists are all fully registered they can accept Mental Health Plan Referrals made by General Practitioners.

A Mental Health Plan may be a letter or note to an eligible psychologist signed and dated by the referring practitioner. Referring General Practitioners are not required to use a specific form and/or provide the Mental Health Plan to the psychologist to refer patients for these services.

If you are looking for help to match a particular client or presenting issue with one of Our Psychologists please do not hesitate to contact our friendly administration team.

The maximum is 10 individual sessions per calendar year (e.g., 1st of January to 31st of December). . 

Clients are eligible to receive more than 10 sessions in year from the date of their Mental Health Plan. Subsequent referrals can be made under an additional review of the clients Mental Health Plan. 

Clients are also eligible for 10 group therapy sessions in a calendar year. These can also be reviewed after 6 sessions and further group of 4 sessions provided. See our SHADES and SHADES-Y programs for further information on our group therapy services.

This can occur through a psychologist referral for:

Up to 6 treatment sessions under;

A GP Mental Health Care Plan (Medicare Item 2715 or 2717) for General Practitioners who have completed mental health skills training accredited by the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC) or a;

A GP Mental Health Care Plan (Medicare Item 2700 or 2701) for General Practitioners who have not completed mental health skills training accredited by the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collaboration (GPMHSC)

Up to 4 further additional treatment sessions under Medicare Item 2712

Yes, we presently run the popular and evidence-based SHADES (Self Help for Anxiety and Depression Education Sesssions) groups each term. 

Please contact our friendly administration staff on (03) 5242 8637 for details regarding referrals to the SHADES group therapy program under the Better Access to Mental Health Care scheme