Overview of our assessment process
Our assessments include a 2 hour interview, the completion of several questionnaires, a report provided to you and your treating team, and a 60 minute follow up session to review your assessment results.
Psychometrics including self-report measures will be sent to you for completion at home and your Psychologist may also recommend that collateral information is obtained (for example, from a parent or partner) to aid in the assessment. Your Psychologist will provide you with information regarding this during your intake assessment.
The full assessment is $1450 and a 50% deposit is required upon booking (Payment plans available). The written report will be provided within 2-3 weeks of the assessment. Phone our admin team or conveniently book online. **The intake interview can be completed online if required.
A medicare rebate of $22.35 is available per session with a mental health care plan.
The group consists of 2 modules and clients can choose to complete an individual module, however both modules are recommended.
Our Clinic Director Brionie has a special interest in Borderline Personality Disorder and regularly works with clients and their families in this area. Nurturing Minds is offering a shortened 10 week DBT skills training incorporating the basics of the traditional 24 week course. DBT skills training has been shown to be highly effective with BPD, self-harm, and PTSD.
Our groups are educational and practical in nature. Significant effort has been put into every session to engage participants. Be prepared to practice your skills with several weekly relaxation/mindfulness/visualisation exercises. Each group will be led by a head facilitator and co-facilitator. Our Director Brionie is leading the upcoming adult program.
Location: The group room is located in our clinic at Level 2, 45 Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba.
Duration: Weekly sessions of 1.5 hours. The groups are split into 2 modules of 5 weeks duration with a 2 week break in between.
Start date: Tuesdays from 4:30pm to 6pm. We are hoping to start our next group as soon as we have 10 participants.
We are currently taking expressions of interest and hope to start this group in the near future.
Nurturing Minds offers DBT skills groups to meet the needs of participants who are unable to access the 24 week course. This could be due to difficulties being accepted into the course, taking time off personal/work commitments, the cost or long wait-list times. This group is suited to people struggling with suicide ideation and self-harm, anxiety, PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder. We also have many participants who engage in the course as a preventative measure and are looking to build upon the skills they have learned in individual therapy.
Please note that the Skills Groups are not a replacement for individual therapy.
- Less reliance on others to soothe due to increased confidence in personal coping skills
- Reduction of self-harm and destructive behaviours
- Improved communication with support network and ability to form more positive attachments
- Increased stability in personal life and commitment to longer-term therapy if required
- Complete weekly homework and be open to sharing with the group
- Participate in all practical activities
- Attend every session and be willing to pay the attendance fee if a cancellation is required (unless there are exceptional circumstances). Due to Medicare requirements, we need a certain amount of participants for everyone to be able to access their rebate each week.
- Payment of weekly sessions is charged each week prior to the next session.
- Respect each group members privacy and do not overshare in the groups (this could trigger other group members)
- If you are actively suicidal or in a crisis this group can only be taken in addition to individual therapy. This does not need to be a Psychologist at Nurturing Minds, however we recommend a DBT informed Psychologist.
- Anyone that is aggressive towards other participants or staff will be removed from the Group
- Participants can self-refer to the course, however if your Mental Health Care Plan mentions approval of Group Therapy, you are able to access the Medicare rebate for each session. This is a saving of $223.50 for the 10 weeks.
- The fee is $90 per 1.5 hour Group session paid weekly ($67.65 with the Medicare rebate). Participants can also opt to pay one module upfront to receive a discount.
- NDIS participants will be charged $100 per 1.5 hour Group Session.
Please email our admin team at admin@nurturingminds.com.au or phone us on 07 5477 7002 to register your interest! You can also fill out the form below!
More information regarding the individual modules can be seen by scrolling further down below.