Essentia Health in Brighton, Victoria, Australia | Mental health service

Essentia Health

Locality: Brighton, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9448 2361

Address: 144 Martin Street 3186 Brighton, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.essentiahealth.com.au/

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24.01.2022 Happy Mother's Day from the Staff and Management at Essentia Health. Mothers day can be an emotional day for many in our community for a range of reasons. For those who are suffering or feel overwhelmed on mothers day we would also like to send you our love and care. Anyone needing support please contact one of the amazing support services listed below. - Lifeline provides 24-hour crisis counselling, support groups and suicide prevention services. Call 13 11 14.... - beyondblue aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma. Call 1300 22 4636, 24 hours / 7 days a week. - Blue Knot Foundation Helpline provides help, information, support or referral for adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse, Call 1300 657 380, 9am-5pm AEST / 7 days a week. - Butterfly Foundation's National Helpline Call 1800 33 4673, 8am-midnight AEST / 7 days a week. - eheadspace provides mental health and wellbeing support, information and services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families. Call 1800 650 890, 9am-1am AEST / 7 days a week. - Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free 24/7 confidential and private counseling service specifically for children and young people aged 5 to 25. Call 1800 55 1800. - MensLine Australia is a professional telephone and online support and information service for Australian men. Call 1300 78 99 78, 24 hours / 7 days a week. - QLife provides nationwide telephone and web-based services to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people of all ages. Call 1800 184 527, 3pm-12am (midnight) AEST / 7 days a week. - PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) provides a national telephone information, counselling and referral service staffed by trained volunteers, professional counsellors and supervising staff. Many helpline counsellors have had their own experience of perinatal depression or anxiety. Call 1300 726 306, 9am-7:30pm AEST (Mon-Fri). - Suicide Call Back Service provides 24/7 support if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal. Call 1300 659 467.

22.01.2022 All clients of Essentia Health are registered for their appointments and do not have to check in with the scanned Q-Code as we keep information related to your attendance. We request no additional attendees at our clinic. If for any reason you attend our clinic without an appointment (you are a support, picking up a family member or any other reason) please use the Q-Code at reception to register your attendance. Stay safe and get tested if you experience any COVID symptoms or have returned recently from NSW. Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding.

22.01.2022 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Explained Australian updates available at https://www.health.gov.au//novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-hea and https://www.australia.gov.au

22.01.2022 Follow the pages of our team including Dr. Nejad who is the author of the LIFE Blockers series. Dr. Nejad is available for appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Essentia Health in Brighton.

21.01.2022 #NationalSorryDay

20.01.2022 If you would like to access the FREE eBook on sleep by Essentia clinician Dr. Lillian Nejad, please follow the link below and make sure you click on buy now (not kindle unlimited) link. Free to download until 22/1 and you get to keep it forever! The FREE period will end January 22nd at 11:59pm US Pacific Standard Time. Go to https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B078SPR7BW

20.01.2022 Referrals for the Australian DBT Institute Online DBT program at Essentia Health close this week!

18.01.2022 We look forward to seeing you at our new location from the 31st July 2017. Our Psychologists, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapists and Mental Health OT practicing from new location Essentia Health Brighton include: - Dr. Natasha Doulgeridis (Clinical Psychologist) - Dr. Julie Andronaco (Clinical Psychologist) - Dr. Lillian Nejad (Clinical Psychologist)... - Carlye Weiner (Psychologist) - Aoife McCann (Child Psychologist) - David Wilson (Counsellor/Psychotherapist) Essentia Health Brighton is located conveniently next to Gardenvale Station on the Sandringham train line!

17.01.2022 Essentia's Youth Based DBT Program NOW taking referrals! Fill in our referral form online at http://dbt.essentiahealth.com.au/dbt-program-referral-form/ - Ages 15 to 22 years - Group program Thursdays 4.30-6.00pm commencing 19th October 2017 - Referrals no later than 29th September 2017 with program... - Small group of up to 6 participants - Individual and Group Program available For further information call Gareth on 0408 270 679

15.01.2022 Our trauma informed DBT Program is now taking referrals! More information at http://www.essentiahealth.com.au/dbt-program

13.01.2022 Weekly Mental Health Check-In is recommended for us all! #staysafeandhealthy #staypositive #stayhealthy

13.01.2022 Centre Director Peter King with Prof Marsha Linehan the Developer of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

11.01.2022 Check-in with family, friends, and colleagues! Knowing people are available and have you in their thoughts can increase connection, lift spirits and cultivate hope during COVID-19 restrictions. #welovemelbourne #staysafe #hope #connection

10.01.2022 Grace Tame is 2021 Australian of the year! Her strength, determination, and advocacy are an inspiration to us all! "When we share, we heal. Together we can end child sexual abuse." #Warning the content of the link attached may be distressing for some people!

10.01.2022 Essentia Health keeps a register of all visitors to our Brighton location as per COVID-19 guidelines. Visitors have four options for recording their details on entry to Essentia Health: 1. If you have an appointment your details are automatically recorded... 2. You can scan the Q-Code at Reception to register your visit through an online form 3. You can go to https://us10.list-manage.com/survey to register your visit through an online form 4. You can complete a form, available at reception, and place the completed form in the box at reception Thank you for your support in making Essentia a COVID-19 Safe Location!

08.01.2022 Essentia Health (Brighton) will not be accepting walk-in referrals due to concerns related to COVID-19. Should you seek an appointment with one of our clinicians please contact our team via our answering service on 03 9448 2361 and a clinician will return your call. DBT Programs at Essentia Health - Health Professional referrals and self-referrals via SMS to Teagan (Research Assistant) on 0401 535 188 or email [email protected] COVID-19 Measures Instituted by Essentia Healt...h ensure we minimise the risks! - Individuals who have been overseas in the last 14 days are not permitted on the premises and are advised to have a 14 day period in self-quarantine - Individuals with a sore throat, fever, cough, fatigue or shortness of breath are advised not to enter Essentia Health - All our door handles are cleaned with disinfectant following each appointment - All staff members will see a medical practitioner if they or an immediate family experience any flu like symptoms - Toys and magazines have been removed fro reception area Please refer any concerned individuals to the following link for information on COVID-19 and "What you need to Know" about coronavirus https://www.health.gov.au//coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-n

06.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

06.01.2022 Great ISO resource! This weekend, listen and interact with Birds of Tokyo, Diesel, G Flip, James Reyne, Michael Gudinski & host Rosie Beaton from the comfort of your own home. https://www.together.vic.gov.au/

06.01.2022 The 9th August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples! We would like to pay our respect to leadership of elders past and present. We acknowledge Australia’s First Nations people as the traditional custodians of the land we work and live!

06.01.2022 Our Australian DBT Institute #DBT program is well into the last module for 2017! If you’d like to register your interest for our DBT, #mindfulness or DBT Graduate Groups in 2018 SMS DBT Group and your name to 0406 492 465 and a member of our team will get back to you!

05.01.2022 A lot of our services have moved online... we are preparing for all the challenges :)

02.01.2022 Follow the pages of our team including Aoife McCann our Child Psychologist who seeing young people and their families on Saturdays until 2pm!

01.01.2022 Essentia Health has instituted the following measures to reduce the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Please note...no cases of individuals presenting to our clinic with COVID-19 have been identified! Current measures at Essentia Health - Individuals with flu like symptoms are required to reschedule appointments and not to present at Essentia Health - Individuals who have arrived into Australia from a foreign country in the last 14 days are not permitted on the premises and a...re advised to have a 14 day period in self-quarantine - Our staff will greet you in reception with hand sanitizer and ask anyone entering the premises to please utilize our hand sanitizer. If you have sensitive skin or can not use hand sanitizer please provide your own hand sanitizer and use before greeting your therapist. - Our staff will wipe all door handles after use with disenfectant - Our staff are required to see a medical practitioner should they or their immediate family experience any flu like symptoms - No one is permitted to wait in any area other than the waiting room - No bathroom facilities, tea, coffee or water facilities are available during COVID-19 restrictions. Please BYO for water etc... - The clinic will be cleaned on a regular basis by therapist and clinic staff Coronavirus (COVID-19) health alert from the Australian Government. More information can be found at https://www.health.gov.au//novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-hea The World Health Organization has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic. Find out how we are monitoring and responding to the outbreak, how you can help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Australia, and what to do if you have symptoms. We also report the latest official medical advice and case numbers.