General Clinic Services Available at Freshwater Place Wellness Medical

FRESHWATER PLACE MEDICAL FEES

For patients holding valid Pension or Veteran Affairs cards, and for Children Under 16 years:

Bulk billing all services.
Procedures may incur a gap fee of $30 (to cover additional costs).

For patients holding a valid Medicare card:

Standard 15 minute consultations will be bulk billed.
Appointments longer than 15 minutes may incur a $20 gap fee (including mental health care plans).
Procedures may incur a gap fee of $30 (to cover additional costs).

For patients without a Medicare card:

15 minute consultations: $75.
30 minute consultations: $115.
45 minute consultations: $160.

For patients without an appointment:

As of Monday 22/07/2019 -FPWMP will be charging private fees for patients who wish to be seen on the day (walk ins) without a booked appointment. The fee is $75 for standard consultation lasting less than 15 mins and patients will need to wait until the doctor is available to fit them in unless it is a medical emergency as triaged by our medical team.

Fees are payable at the time of consultation by Cash, Cheque, Visa, Mastercard or EFTPOS.
Patients who are referred to specialists and/or radiology, pathology etc. may incur “Out-of-pocket expenses”.

FRESHWATER PLACE MEDICAL SERVICES

Childhood immunisation and health checks

Travel vaccinations and travel advice

General medical examination for men and women’s health

Lifestyle advice and mindfulness practice

Contraceptive advice and insertion of implanon

Pre-employment medical and workcover /TAC consultations

Blood taking and pathology services

Sexual health assessment and treatment

Supportive and general counselling (onsite psychologist available)

ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES

Our new practice is opened from 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday.

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Psychologist

Emma Cholakians

Special Interests

Anxiety & Depression
Addiction
Couples Therapy
Sleep Issues
Stress Management
Career Guidance / Goal Setting
Motivational Change

Affiliations

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Life Supports
The Hart Centre

Background

Emma draws from a number of evidence-based therapeutic models to understand the particular needs of each situation and tailor an effective approach to creating positive and stable change. Emma is experienced in working with a wide range of challenges facing individuals, including depression, anxiety, trauma, relational issues, and addiction. In all cases, Emma blends her knowledge of psychological processes with a focus on understanding each individual’s context and meeting their identified needs.

Emma understands the unique difficulties of each client and strives to help individuals build a higher level of insight into themselves and to develop their resilience and coping skills in order to make effective and sustainable changes. In discovering the areas of concerns each client brings to therapy, Emma draws upon several evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness and Solution-focused Therapy which are selected on the client’s specific needs.

Exercise Physiologist

Leigh Owen

Special Interests

Musculoskeletal Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
Metabolic and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Diabetes Prevention and Management
Fall Prevention
Tendon Injuries
Biomechanical Assessment and Retraining
Weight Loss
Occupational Rehabilitation

Affiliations

Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA)
Myotherapy Association Australia (MA)
West Meadows Football Club (Strength & Conditioning Coach)

Background

Leigh has been working in a clinical setting for the past 10 years across various settings across Victoria. Leigh has also extended experience working with the following companies, Linfox, SunRice, AGS, and Ardagh developing continuous improvement strategies which have helped identify and reduce the risk of workplace injuries. This includes providing proactive management strategies which significantly reduces the number of LTI’s/MTI’s in these businesses. Leigh has extensive experience in providing manual handling training, ergonomic assessment and providing treatment for musculoskeletal injuries and orthopaedic conditions. Leigh specialises in gym-based rehabilitation and hydrotherapy classes with a key focus on improving clients function.

Leigh’s programs are individually designed and include a pain management program, motivating health program, hardening for work program and the healthy lifestyle program. Leigh has partnered with other Allied Health clinics working with an array of conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, ABI injuries, orthopaedic condition, acute and chronic pain and musculoskeletal injuries.