Sentiens offers a range of services to clients. This section provides overviews of the services we offer for clients which include general practice, outpatient psychology, occupational therapy, psychiatry and day hospital programs.

Sentiens aims to provide the best health care and treatment for our clients. Services are delivered by psychiatrists, psychologsts, occupational therapists, and nurses who work closely together with each other and general practitioners.

Clinic Services

Psychiatric treatments and mental health programs are based on the evidence supporting their effectiveness. We aim to provide an efficient and effective alternative to inpatient psychiatric treatment for people with common mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and psychoses. The section below provides a summary of the aspects of our approach.

Dealing with longer-term issues

We all have issues from the past and sometimes these affect us in the present. Whilst it's not always helpful to dwell on the past, it is important to consider the effect of these issues on our state of mental health. Many conditions can last for extended periods. Our approach aims to assist people to deal with longer-term illness.

Self-management

Self-management is one of the most important things for treating current illness and preventing relapse. We work with our patients to help increase the skills and knowledge necessary to self-manage. We offer programs in an educational style, to address the physical and psychological issues involved with self-management. Many people benefit from this approach and can then seek help early to avoid relapse.

Early Intervention

Early intervention and treatment makes a substantial difference to longer-term outcomes. At the Clinic, we try to help people by intervening as soon as possible. For example, if you have depression, the faster you are able to recognise if you are unwell, the better your chances are of avoiding a full-relapse. We work with you, to help empower you with the skills to be the best identifyer of your own warning signs to get an early intervention.

Treatment Programs

Every condition has specific aspects that are different to other conditions. We provide programs that are condition-specific. This means that your treatment is specific to your needs and your experience in living with an illness. Whether this involves learning to manage thoughts and feelings or learning to relax, it's up to you. We help you facilitate getting the best care to suit your needs.

Web Programs & Support Services

As well as visiting the clinic in person, we can offer some online support as well. Over the past few years, we've developed programs to be delivered on the internet. These have now been been used by more than 200 people, with many people reporting a positive benefit. RecoveryRoad can help you measure yourself and practice being healthy.

Consumer Choice

The Sentiens facility was built with a few concepts in mind. It was our goal to build a facility where people could access care, often with a few different health professionals, who could all talk to each other and provide a good service. We now can provide this to people with private insurance and also through the Medicare Benefits Schedule. It's up to you.