Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. At Bellbowrie Family Practice, our doctors are skilled in the diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of a range of mental health conditions. We offer professional, compassionate mental health care and counselling services for all age groups.
If you have been feeling like something isn’t quite right, if you need help in dealing with a demanding situation or time in your life, or if you believe that you could do with a mental health check up with one of our health professionals – we are here to help.
Mental health can be stigmatised in our society, but the most important things that you can do to care for yourself, or for a loved one who you believe may benefit from mental health services, is to make that first contact with our mental health doctors.
Our appointments are bulk-billed and completely confidential. Whether you require mental health services for an existing mental health condition, seeking help for the first time, or suspect that you are at risk, our mental health doctors offer professional and compassionate care for all mental health conditions.
Depending on your individual needs, we may:
- Use questionnaires and assessment tests to diagnose a mental health condition
- Prescribe medication
- Refer you to our practice psychologist for specialist care
- Arrange other referrals if required
- Work with you on a long-term treatment or management plan
Mental Health Care Plan
Our comprehensive mental health services include (but are not limited to) the following areas:
- Mood disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Depression
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Stress-related illness
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Eating disorders
- Anxiety disorder
- Personality disorders
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Emotional and behavioural disorders
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Psychosis
Rest assured that no matter what you may be struggling with or working through, we can provide you with the advice, guidance, treatment, care, and referral to another health professional (if necessary) that you need to get on track to recovery. Living your best life is not easy when you are weighted down with mental health issues, but with a mental health check up from our doctors, you’ll be facing the day with new strength and the tools to improve your mental health.
Mental Health Services
In order to receive counselling and treatment from a registered Psychologist, you do need a referral from your general practitioner. Our mental health doctors are well-trained in referring patients and can even help you gain a greater rebate from Medicare with a mental health plan. When you come in for an appointment to access mental health services, your doctor will assess you and work with you to find out the most appropriate person to refer you to.
Under your mental health care plan, you are entitled to receive up to 10 individual sessions in a calendar year. Your mental health doctor at Bellbowrie Family Practice will reassess your progress after your sixth session. The cost you will pay for your psychologist sessions will remain at the rate fixed by your treating doctor, but you will receive a Medicare rebate for treatment.
Mental Health Services for Children and Teens
Children and teens sometimes suffer from mental health conditions that need professional treatment. Our mental health doctors are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage mental health conditions that affect children and teens. Our child and teen mental health services include:
- Behavioural disorders
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Phobias
- Mood disorders
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Anxiety disorders
- Eating disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Depression
Make an Appointment
At Bellbowrie Family Practice we offer confidential, professional mental health services. If you would like to know more about how our mental health services can help you, or if you want a mental health check up, call our friendly team on 07 3202 5360 to find out more about how we can help you, or make an appointment using our online booking service.