Everybody has times of sadness or feeling anxious, but when these feelings start to dominate your life and rob you of joy, you may need some help. At Merri-bek Family Doctors we listen first and seek to find skilful solutions to your mental health issues.
Mental Health Assessments
To address a mental health problem, please make a double (30 minutes) appointment with your doctor to begin the process. Your doctor will listen to understand your issues, and make an assessment of your mental health. Where appropriate and helpful they may create a mental health plan, which allows you to visit a psychologist, or other mental health professional, subsidised by Medicare.
Psychology
The Psychological Service at Merri-bek Family Doctors offers a safe and supportive therapeutic space to explore mental health difficulties you may be currently experiencing. Our Clinical Psychologist, Dr Lisa Soares, is committed to helping her clients deepen their own understanding of their struggles by noticing what gets in the way of making positive change and assisting them in taking steps towards living a rich, full and meaningful life. read more …
The Richards Trauma Process
The Richards Trauma Process (TRTP) is an innovative and very brief psychotherapy devised by Judith Richards, herself a trauma survivor. TRTP aims to remove emotional charge from painful memories by giving you an experience of re-empowerment and re-parenting yourself in relation to those difficult memories. The process does not involve talking at length about painful memories. Dr Petrina Barson has taken many people through TRTP since 2018. For further information on TRTP, visit What is TRTP?. You can also find out about some research into TRTP that Dr Barson has conducted with a team from the University of Melbourne.
Book an initial 45 minute appointment with her, so that she can assess whether TRTP is suitable for you. Let our Reception team know that you are interested in exploring TRTP.
