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seeing a doctor
If you feel you need help and it’s not an emergency, it’s best to see your doctor. When you see your doctor, they’ll assess what help you need. This could include:
making a mental health assessment
creating a mental health treatment plan
referring you to a psychologist or other mental health professional.
mental health care plan
If you have a mental health disorder, you and your doctor can create a plan to treat it. Your mental health treatment plan will have goals agreed by you and your doctor. It will also have:
treatment options
support services available.
Help with costs
A mental health treatment plan lets you claim up to 10 sessions with a mental health professional each calendar year.
To start with, your doctor will refer you for up to 6 sessions at a time. If you need more, they can refer you for further sessions. Ask how much you’ll pay and what you’ll get back from Medicare when you make your appointment with us.