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March 21st, 2020

21/3/2020

COVID-19 AND PSYCHOLOGY SESSIONS - IMPORTANT NOTICE
If you are feeling unwell, particularly if you have any cough or cold symptoms or fever or have recently returned from overseas or been in close contact with someone who has returned from overseas or a confirmed case of COVID-19, please contact us so that we can arrange for a phone or video consultation or reschedule for a time when you are likely to feel well.

TELEHEALTH SESSIONS AVAILABLE
We understand that some people may be concerned about attending sessions or may at some point in the future have a need to stay home to self-isolate or care for loved ones. If this presents a problem for you, please discuss this with us.
Our focus at mindwise is on your mental wellbeing and we would like to ensure continuity of care for you. If you are unable to attend a session due to any concerns related to COVID-19 please talk to us about your options and whether you are eligible to have your session using telehealth options.

From 13th March the Federal Government released funding of a new Medicare service for vulnerable people or those in home isolation or quarantine to enable them to receive bulk billed telehealth consultations and services. To be eligible to receive this service currently you must meet one of the following criteria:

diagnosed with COVID-19 virus but not be a patient of a hospital
have been required to isolate yourself in quarantine
be more susceptible to the COVID-19 virus being a person who is:
- at least 70 years old; or
- at least 50 years old and is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; or
- is pregnant; or
- is a parent of a child under 12 months; or
- is already under treatment for chronic health conditions or is immune compromised

meet current national triage protocol criteria for suspected COVID-19 infection.

If one of our psychologists meets the criteria they are also eligible to provide their sessions via telehealth.

If you have any questions, please discuss this with your psychologist.

mindwise psychologists welcomes Justin Cole to the team!

7/7/2017

Mariana and Cheryl would like to welcome Mr Justin Cole to the team at mindwise psychologists. Justin has worked with a range of common mental health disorders including depression, anxiety and trauma and has a special interest in health psychology, including chronic pain and disease management. For more information on Justin you can visit our home page. Please feel free to contact us to make an appointment with Justin.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

9/12/2016

Mariana and Cheryl would like to wish all of our clients, referrers and supports a wonderful Christmas. We hope you all get to enjoy a break and time with loved ones. We have enjoyed working with you all and look forward to seeing and working with you all in the coming year.

Happy Christmas and all the best for 2017!

Seasons greetings from Mariana and Cheryl
mindwise psychologists

Wishing all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

24/12/2015

Mariana and Cheryl would like to thank all of our clients, referrers and supporters for their support over the past year. We have enjoyed working with you all over the last twelve months and would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a relaxed and peaceful Christmas period.

We look forward to working with you all in the New Year.

Seasons greetings from Mariana and Cheryl
mindwise psychologists

Farewell to Lyn Evans

11/5/2015

We'd like to say farewell to Lyn Evans who has completed her contract with us. We thank her for the contribution she made to the practice while Dr Mariana Scriva Cuadros was away on maternity leave and wish her well in her new position running Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group programs.

Mariana and Cheryl

Seasons Greetings!

21/12/2014

Mariana, Cheryl and Lyn would like to thank all of our clients, referrers and supporters for their support over the past year as we commenced practicing from a new location. It's hard to believe it's been a year, but we feel very grateful to have a warm, friendly therapy space to work together in.

We'd also like to take the opportunity to welcome all of you a peaceful and happy Christmas period. We look forward to seeing many of you in the New Year.

Seasons greetings from Mariana, Cheryl & Lyn
mindwise psychologists

mindwise psychologists welcomes Lyn Evans!

23/8/2014

Mariana and Cheryl would like to welcome Ms Lyn Evans to the team of Clinical Psychologists at mindwise psychologists. Lyn is a highly experienced Clinical Psychologist with a background in community and public mental health and an interest in health and wellbeing and positive psychology. She has experience in the provision of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and is also a trained Hypnotherapist. In addition, Lyn has a special interest in the use of music in therapeutic settings, including palliative care. Lyn will be starting with us in early September. For more information on Lyn and her areas of expertise, please visit our home page.

Website Launch!

6/12/2013

Hi all!

We are very proud to have launched our website. While we will refine it further over the coming weeks in response to feedback and ideas from our clients and referrers, we hope that you will find it a useful resource. We have provided some basic information on ourselves and our areas of expertise for those of you who don't know us. We have also included a number of links to useful websites for information on a variety of mental health issues and therapeutic interventions.

Please feel free to email us with any feedback that you may have and we'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a relaxing Christmas break with your loved ones.

Seasons greetings to all from Cheryl Quinn and Mariana Scriva Cuadros