I am a consultant psychiatrist, qualified family therapist and specialist in the following:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- assessment and treatment of all mental health disorders in children and young people
- understanding and support with family relationships
Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry
- assessment and treatment of mental health disorders in children and adults with intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, tic disorders including Tourette’s or other neurodevelopmental disorders
- understanding and support for behaviours of concern presenting in children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders
I can provide non-urgent mental health assessment and intervention in person from clinic rooms in Miami, Gold Coast and by Telehealth.
We cannot respond to emergencies or urgent queries outside clinic hours.
For urgent advice or support options include:
Lifeline 131114
Child Health Line: 134 32584
Parent Line: 1300 301 300
Gold Coast Mental Health Services Acute Care Team: 1300 642 265
Please call 000 if you need help in an emergency
We do not provide email consultation or medico-legal services.
Prior to booking an appointment, all patients (including those for telehealth appointments) will require a current referral from their G.P. or specialist. A valid Medicare card will be required for claiming Medicare rebates.
Referrals can be submitted electronically through medical objects or by fax on 02 9182 5966
Referral options include:
- Your General Practitioner or participating nurse practitioner can refer you or your child for a one-off assessment and formulation of a 12-month management plan that your referring practitioner can support (under Medicare item 291 if appropriate)
- A specialist doctor (e.g. your paediatrician), General Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner can refer you or your child for a new patient assessment with likely ongoing specialist psychiatric care (under Medicare item 296 or 299)
- A specialist doctor (e.g. your paediatrician) or General Practitioner can refer your child for a consultation for assessment, diagnosis and preparation of a treatment and management plan for a child under 13 with Autism or other pervasive developmental disorder. I can make referrals to allied health providers (e.g. to a speech pathologist or occupational therapist) as long as your child is under 15 (under Medicare item 289)
Clinic Hours:
8:30 am to 4pm on Fridays
Saturday morning appointments also available
Fees and Rebates:
Please contact our clinic manager for more detail regarding consultation fees. Fees will be slightly different depending on the type of appointment.
The JLS Psychiatry administrator will ask you to pay the total amount for the appointment on the day of your consultation. You can claim your Medicare rebate after your session and receive your refund directly to your bank account (minus the gap fee) if you have registered your bank details with Medicare (via your MyGov account).
For Telehealth appointments, patients are asked to confirm with Medicare directly that their location is eligible for a Medicare Rebate.
Please contact Medicare (132 150) if you need more detailed information regarding your Medicare benefits
When your referral is received, the clinic manager will contact you to arrange an appointment. If you wish to, you can have your name added to the list of people waiting for cancellations. Cancellations are allocated on a first to respond basis.
Cancellation fees:
To avoid incurring a cancellation fee, please provide at least two business days’ notice of any cancellation. Cancellation fees do not attract a Medicare rebate and must be paid in full prior to your next appointment.
Cancellations with less than two business days’ notice will incur a fee of $150 for new patients and $100 for those already receiving care.
A full cancellation fee (equivalent to the full consultation cost) will apply if you cancel your appointment on the same day or do not attend it.