New Patient Appointment

How to book your appointment: 

  1. Obtain a referral from your General Practitioner or Specialist.

  2. Your referral does not need to be addressed to a specific psychiatrist.

  3. Email your referral to referrals@empoweredmindsclinic.com.

  4. Our admin team will contact you to schedule an appointment with the next available psychiatrist. *Please note that each psychiatrist has the right to decline a referral if they do not believe that the referral is appropriate for private health care or they do not have the expertise to support the patient.

For ADHD treatment only: If you would like to minimise delay in commencing treatment, please download the form below and take this to your GP appointment. Please ensure that your GP emails the results to our team. This is not necessary prior to your initial consultation however treatment will not be started without these baseline observations.

We are excited to announce that we now have 4 psychiatrists in our team. Please see our ‘about’ and ‘fees’ pages for further information about each practitioner.

Important information about your appointment:

  • Full payment is processed three days prior to your appointment. This will be processed from the payment method you have entered in your intake form. Please ensure that you have the available funds in your account. We do not accept cash, cheques, or bank transfers.

  • All payments will incur an additional small processing fee, payable by the patient.

  • Please ensure that your referral will be in-date and valid at the time of your scheduled appointment. Without a valid referral, you will be unable to claim a Medicare rebate.

  • It is your responsibility to provide us with a referral by email referrals@empoweredmindsclinic.com. Receipt of late referrals cannot be backdated.

  • Empowered Minds Clinic will process the Medicare claim on your behalf, and this will be paid into your nominated account.

For all other queries: 

If you require any further assistance to book your appointment, please contact us at info@empoweredmindsclinic.com or call our reception team on 0721139116.

What is a new patient assessment?

  • 1 hour appointment with a psychiatrist for a comprehensive assessment and diagnosis.

  • You will receive an intake form 3 weeks prior to your scheduled appointment which forms part of your assessment.

  • Your psychiatrist may request for additional information following your first and second appointment including observations from your GP, collateral information from your family, friends, teachers or other health professionals.

  • You will require follow up appointments (standard 30 or 60 minutes) with your psychiatrist for ongoing management.

  • The frequency of the follow up appointments is dependent on the referral concerns.

    Below is a guide only:

    ADHD - Monthly follow ups until a treatment dose is established. The frequency is then extended to 6 monthly.

    Anxiety Disorders / Mood Disorders - Likely review 6-8 weeks after assessment. Follow ups can then extend further or you can choose to transfer your care to your GP.

    Children - Likely ongoing management with a psychiatrist.

    Complex presentations - Ongoing management with a psychiatrist.

  • Once a treatment dose is established (effective treatment with no side effects), you can request to be transferred to your GP for ongoing management.

We offer 2 appointment types for New Patients:

  1. New Patient Appointment - Medicare

  2. New Patient Appointment - Private

*Please note - we are no longer able to offer 291 assessments.

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New Patient Appointment - Medicare

This appointment type is for New Patients to our clinic who require assessment and follow up from a psychiatrist and cannot be managed by their General Practitioner. This appointment type is booked for patient who are registered for Medicare and are eligible for a Medicare rebate.

New Patient Appointment - Private

This appointment type is for New Patients to our clinic who require assessment and follow up from a psychiatrist and cannot be managed by their General Practitioner. This appointment type is booked for patients who are not registered with Medicare and are not eligible for a Medicare rebate.

Patients who intend to claim with WorkCover or other government bodies must be booked as a private patient as you are unable to claim from both Medicare and another funding body.

I have an existing diagnosis:

Patients who have an existing diagnosis and require treatment through our clinic will still need to be seen as a new patient.