Community Clinic
Evidence Based No Cost to Low Cost Practice
Psychological Services for Anxiety, Depression and many more conditions
Located in Sydney (CBD) and Mebourne (Bundoora, Kew and Moorabbin), our Community Clinic is staffed by provisional psychologists undertaking their initial placement as part of their Master or Doctoral program degree at ISN. They are trained to deliver high quality evidence based practice and interventions.
We are not a crisis service. For emergencies please contact a crisis support line or call 000.
We offer short to longer term therapeutic interventions.
We cater to all ages, a range of client presentations and deliver a broad selection of services across the lifespan, including psychological and educational based assessments for children and adults. A referral to our service can be from an Allied Health clinician or general practitioner (GP), however you do not need a formal mental health care plan. Our community clinic provides NDIS assessment for psychological services.
Our no to low cost In person and tele-health services are currently available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays subject to availability at each clinic loaction.
Psychological Services
Provided face to face or via tele-health, we endeavour to provide the best possible evidence-based treatment from a Clinical Psychology framework and aim to provide assessment and treatment options to the community. Our supervising staff have a wide range of experience, and assist to facilitate assessments and interventions in areas such as:
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Depression
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Anxiety and panic
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Body image and eating disorders
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Relationship Problems
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Stress
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Work/Study Issues
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Grief and Loss
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Adjustment Problems
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Personality Disorders
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Sleep disorders
These services are a high quality yet accessible option for clients and referrers.
Please contact us to determine if we are the service for you, as well as any terms or conditions that may apply before booking an appointment.
Please note that our no cost services may have extended wait times at some of our clinics, depending on the availability of provisional psychologists.
Telehealth Service Option
The ISN Clinic offers a Telehealth Service to enable clients to connect with our provisional psychologists through safe, encrypted, online videoconferencing.
All of our therapists work within a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework. CBT is a model of care with a strong evidence base when delivered via technology platforms. Our online service offers individualised assessment and treatment similar to attending in person, with the therapist and client interacting throughout a 50-minute session.
We support our clients to learn practically useful skills that help them to lead more fulfilling lives. Sessions are focused on practical skills that are taught and applied through the week.
We also use regular standardised assessments to help our clients to evaluate their health outcomes.
The Telehealth platforms we use are easy to operate, secure, and allow for highly interactive sessions.
Psychological Testing - Low Cost
Our Assessment Services provides diagnosis, assessment and intervention plans for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Our provisional psychologists in clinical training provide formal assessment for the following issues:
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Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Cognitive Impairments / Intellectual Disability
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Specific Learning Disorders (e.g. dyslexia)
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Anxiety
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School Refusal
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Mood problems
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Challenging Behaviours
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Bullying
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Adjustment and Transitions
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Grief and Loss
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Feeding Issues
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Sleep problems
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Developmental Delay
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Educational Assessment
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Cognitive and Memory Implants
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Substance Abuse
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Vocational and Career Counselling
Our provisional psychologists are able to provide individualised, tailored treatment management plans and recommendations. We also work with parents, teachers, and other health professionals to develop strategies that will support the management of all our clients.
Referrals
To provide clients with the best care and management of your psychological needs, we welcome referrals from different sources such as; General Practitioners (GP), specialists and Allied Health providers.
As we are not funded by Medicare or any other third party such as TAC or Workcover, we can offer our clients long term, intensive psychological treatment.
Allied Health Referers can also access our services to help manage their long waitlists. Our service can be utilised to support your busy practice. We can provide short term management and care for clients on your waitlist.
Provided consent is given, all referrers will be kept informed and updated with clients’ care and management.
Clients can self refer to ISN Clinic.
Our community telehealth service is available at no cost.
Cognitive and Educational Services
Our low cost cognitive and educational assessment services can be used in collaboration with other clinical and/or educational service providers and are currently priced at $400 per assessment conducted by our community clinic provisional psychologist supervised by an expereinced clinician.