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Roy works in full time private practice. With a relaxed approach and experience in a variety of therapeutic frameworks, Roy takes referrals for a wide range of mental health complaints in both adults and young people (teenagers to elderly).
With a relaxed approach and experience in a variety of therapeutic frameworks, Roy takes referrals for a wide range of mental health complaints in both adults and young people (teenagers to elderly).
Roy sees anyone aged 18 years and over, who may be struggling with issues including:
Clinical Psychology involves specialist training the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of major mental illnesses and psychological problems.
However, first and foremost, Clinical Psychologists are Counsellors that help people talk through their difficulties.
It is important to note that Clinical Psychologists are not medical doctors (unlike Psychiatrists) and are therefore unable to prescribe medications.
Open Monday - Friday
Assessments, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Confidence, Evidence Based Treatment, Life Counselling, Meditation, Personal Crisis, Personal Development, Psychological Assessments, Psychotherapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Stress Management, Trauma
Mens Issues, Sexuality
Accredited, By Appointment, Certified, Disabled Access, Health Fund Rebates, HICAPS, Licensed, Medicare, Registered
Addiction, Alcohol Dependence, Anger, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Bereavement, Bipolar, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Critical Incidents, Depression, Emotional Distress, Grief, Insomnia, Inter-personal Problems, Life Transitions, Obsessions, Panic Attacks, Phobias, Physical Health, Post-traumatic Stress, Postnatal Depression, Psychotic Disorders, Self-esteem, Separations, Sexual Abuse & Trauma, Sleep Disorders, Smoking, Stress, Victims of Crime, Violence, Work Related Issues
Adults, Gay Men, Individuals, Lesbians, Seniors
Wyatt Psych is not a crisis or emergency service. If you need immediate assistance with your or someone else's mental health please call: Psychiatric Triage on 1300 661 323 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
Sessions are typically between 50-55mins in length. Allow a little longer for the first session.
Sessions involve talking about your current difficulties and working together on a plan to make some positive life changes. The first session is always different from the rest. The first session will involve Roy getting to know you and you getting a feel for whether you are comfortable having further sessions with him. Psychologists are all different and approach things differently and it is important that you are comfortable talking to him? Naturally sometimes this takes time.
No. However, if you do have a referral from your GP then you will likely be eligible to receive a Medicare rebate for a large portion of the session fee.
A Medicare rebate is the amount of money that Medicare will refund you to go towards your session fee, just like if you were seeing a GP or other medical specialist. With a referral from your GP, Medicare will offer part rebates for up to ten sessions per calendar year. To claim the rebate after your session, you will need to take your receipt to Medicare.
No. There is a small out of pocket gap each session and an even smaller gap for concession card holders.
Call Roy with your claim number and book an appointment, he will take care of all the required paperwork? At no upfront cost to yourself. Note that for TAC a GP referral will be required by TAC.
Psychologists and Psychiatrists both help people with their mental health, and most people get them confused because they sound so similar. Psychologists are not medical doctors, unlike Psychiatrists. This means that Psychologists can't prescribe medication, but instead focus on counselling and helping people talk through their problems, emotions and underlying thoughts, as well as come up with practical strategies to help them move forward with their difficulties.
Clinical Psychologists are specialists within the field of psychology. They require a Master's degree or Doctorate specifically in clinical psychology. To obtain these qualifications it involves mandatory training involving the whole spectrum of mental illnesses, their assessment and best evidence-based treatment. Their training typically involves training in? Clinical? Settings (such as psychiatric hospitals and mental health services).
