How you can obtain Counselling Services through the Foundation with
NO out of pocket expenses?
Having a premature and sick baby is a daunting and often frightening experience that feels as if it will go on forever. The continuing high level of worry, uncertainty and fear often causes significant distress for all who are close and takes its toll, particularly on parents.
The Foundation is committed to assisting families and providing them with services that will help them through this rollercoaster ride. As part of this commitment we have partnered with Melbourne based Psychologist & Psychotherapist David Hoffman.
David understands the journey these families find themselves on and is willing to offer his services to any registered LLT families who may feel they are not coping with daily life as well as they want to.
To avail of this service you will need to
- Register for an LLT Precious Prem Pack. As part of the pack you will receive a validated Introduction Voucher.
- Obtain a GP referral under the Medicare Australia “Better Access to Mental Health Care” program
- Then call 0412 614 984 if you would like further information or wish to book an appointment
On presentation of the validated Introduction Voucher you will not be required to pay the normal Session Fee of $120.00 but will instead be Bulk Billed. This means that you will not have to pay the difference between the standard fee and the Medicare Rebate amount, currently set at $81.60 per session, and therefore you will have no out-of-pocket costs to meet.
If you are a currently registered family with LLTF we can send you a validated voucher, please email us at contact_us@lifeslittletreasures.org.au with your postal details and we’ll get one off to you.
If you, your partner or any other member of your family is experiencing any one or more of the following significant indicators of human distress, then it is time to seek professional help.
- diminished ability to focus and concentrate,
- forgetfulness and apparent loss of memory,
- unreasoned anger, aggression and hostility,
- reduced tolerance levels, mood swings, jitteriness, jumpiness, restlessness,
- disturbed and restless sleep, accompanied often by weird and frightening dreams,
- a sense of distance and isolation from the world around you,
- changes to appetite, eating and drinking patterns,
- frequent tightness in the chest, chest pains, muscular and joint pains, night sweats, headaches, shortness of breath, stomach problems, persistent coughing,
- sadness, “feeling down”, anxiety, fearfulness, always feeling tired and drained, no matter how much sleep you get,
- a sense of numbness and detachment and “being outside of oneself” – some people describe this as a surreal feeling. Nothing seems to feel the way it should feel,
- scattered and irrational thought processes. Your brain feels as if it has shut down and you struggle to make any sense of anything that is happening around you,
- a strong sense of physical “unwellness” – rubbery legs, sweatiness, particularly on the face, neck, shoulders and the palms of the hands, repeated waves of cold shivers, nausea, racing pulse, dry mouth or a metallic taste in the mouth, double or blurred vision, thirst.
Details
David Hoffman
Psychologist & Psychotherapist
BA, BA (Hons.) (Clin.Psych.), MBA (Health Services Management), MIMM, MIPM
Registration Number: PSY0001124376
Suite 9, Level 1, 517 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Vic 3004
Medicare Reg.No: 2841713K 
41 Montpellier Crescent, Lower Templesowe, Vic 3107
Medicare Reg.No: 2841711L
Provider Number (WorkSafe Vic): PS6844
Provider Number (DVA): 1018721A
Tel: 1300 90 36 86
Mobile: (0412) 61-4984
Email: mbejan@optusnet.com.au
More information
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