Booking your Patient in for an Initial Free 15-minute Intake Appointment

Below you will find a link where, with your patient’s consent, you can book him or her in for a 15-minute free intake appointment. For your client to be eligible for the Medicare Subsidised Sessions, the 15-minute free intake appointment does require that your patient has a Referral and a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP).

• Before proceeding, please do reassure your patient with the following information:
• All patient information obtained during this initial intake appointment is considered confidential* and will treated as such; this is regardless of whether or not your patient wishes to engage with Feel Good Psychology & Counseling beyond their initial 15-minute intake appointment
• There is no obligation for your patient to continue with Feel Good Psychology following their initial intake appointment.
• There is no penalty if your patient changes their mind about attending the initial 15-minute intake appointment.
• An initial 15-minute intake appointment does not count as one of your patients’ Medicare subsidised sessions.

[* patients will be advised of any limitations concerning privacy & confidentiality at the time of their 15-minute appointment]

The Intake Appointment will be handled by Ms Bernadette Martin, a highly experienced psychologist. Bernadette is also the owner of and inspiration behind Feel Good Psychology & Counseling.

The purpose of the intake appointment is to meet your patient and for your patient to gauge their comfort with Feel Good Psychology, as a Telehealth service.

Further, this free 15-minute initial intake appointment will offer Feel Good Psychology & Counseling the opportunity to gain a good understanding of your patient’s therapeutic needs and therapeutic preferences; the information gained during this 15-minute intake will lead to an increased probability of your patient being allocated to a therapist with the experience & expertise to meet their therapeutic needs & Telehealth preferences.

Sending & Receiving Referrals, Mental Health Treatment Plans & Other Patient Sensitive Information

Secure Messaging Service (SMS)
Where possible it is our preference to send & receive patient information via a Secure Messaging Service (SMS), such as ReferralNet and Argus. Feel Good Psychology is currently registered with both ReferralNet and Argus:

• ReferralNet ID: hkMartiBerna507969
• HealthLink Secure Messaging Address (EDI): feelgood
• Argus ID: 737761

Fax, Email & Australia Post
Where the option of Secure Messaging Service (SMS) is not possible, you can either fax, email or post patient information to us:

Email: available on request – kindly use the contact options available
Fax: +61 8 9467 2882
Telephone: (08) 6256 3930
Postal Address: PO Box 1142, Denmark WA 6333

We very much look forward to working with you and your patients!

GP Referral Form