Information for referrers.

Thank you for considering my services for your patient.

I work with adults in both a face-to-face and Telehealth capacity who present with chronic symptoms / pre-existing diagnoses of anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, trauma / stressor related disorders, or features of borderline personality disorder. I also enjoy working with individuals who are experiencing difficulties in their relationships, or with their sense of identity. My services are particularly well suited for patients who have experienced their difficulties over a long period of time, who may have worked with other therapists in the past, who are open to a longer term approach to work on the underlying factors contributing to their current symptoms, and who are ready and able to commit to ongoing therapy.

I am an independently practicing clinician; as such, my services are not appropriate for those with very severe symptoms who require after-hours support or crisis management, who present with difficulties that may pose a safety threat (e.g., displays of aggression), or who have difficulty maintaining boundaries in relationships. I offer an ongoing appointment time to each client, and therefore am most suited to clients who are able to commit to and attend a dedicated timeslot on an ongoing basis. My wait time is at least 2 months, and so my services are not suited to clients in acute distress.

I accept patients privately, as well as Mental Health Treatment Plan referrals, where a gap payment is payable by the client. I do not provide a bulk-billing or reduced cost service. I am not currently accepting referrals for WorkCover, NDIS, or DVA, and do not accept Eating Disorder Plans or Chronic Disease Management Plans.

I practice using the evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapy approaches of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Schema Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR Therapy).

Referrals can be sent through to me via email: hello@reneelouisepsychology.com, or via fax: (07) 3567 9440. You can expect to receive a referral acceptance letter from me following my first session with a new patient or a referral closure letter if I have been unsuccessful in accepting a referred patient to my services; review letters following the last session of a referral; updates for shared patients who have moved to private payments following exhaustion of their Medicare rebates, and; a discharge letter following completion of therapy.