The Perth Voices Clinic is a specialist psychological treatment and research clinic for people who hear voices or have other unusual perceptual experiences. It also provides a facility for advanced training of future clinical psychologists and other mental health professionals. WHAT IS VOICE HEARING? Voice Hearing generally means hearing someone talking when the source of the voice is not directly
present. These experiences can vary greatly from person to person. Although some people report experiencing pleasant voices, many people's experience of voices is quite distressing as the experience is often unwanted, intrusive, distracting and the voices can be very negative and critical. WHAT we provide
-A detailed assessment of your voice hearing experience, advice and options for therapy at the clinic and elsewhere.
-Individual therapy
-Group therapy
-Neuropsychological assessments
-The option to participate in research into voice hearing (and related) experiences
All the therapies that we offer are evidence-based. This means they have been shown to significantly decrease voice-related distress. Therapy will be provided or supervised by Dr Georgie Paulik-White – a registered clinical psychologist – who has extensive experience delivering and developing psychological therapies for voice hearers. The Perth Voices Clinic works closely with the Hearing Voices Network and can provide information on hearing voices support groups. With your consent, your therapist will provide feedback to your health care providers at the beginning, middle and end of therapy. WHO is eligible For our services:
The Perth Voice Clinic aims to be highly accessible to everyone. No diagnosis is required, and you do not need to be receiving other services or treatments. We just ask that you be linked in with a GP. The clinic is currently only seeing adults (18 years+). The clinic is not set up to provide crisis or medical management. WHERE We are located:
The Clinic runs from Murdoch University Psychology Clinic (Building 440 Social Sciences), Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150. Free parking permits are available for clients attending the clinic (nearest parking is Car Park 4). Alternatively, the Clinic is easily accessible by train and bus. HOW IT WORKS:
Anyone can refer to the Perth Voices Clinic. We encourage you - the voice hearer - to call to make your first appointment. However, we request that you receive a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) from your GP with a referral to the Perth Voices Clinic (clinical psychology) prior to your first appointment. If you have already used your 10 annual Medicare psychology sessions (or are not eligible for Medicare), then you should still bring a GP referral letter to your first appointment (but a MHCP will not be required). Medicare covers much of the cost of the sessions and every Australian citizen is eligible for 10 individual psychology sessions and 10 group psychology sessions per calendar year. The service is low cost. The out-of-pocket fees are $30 per session or $15 per session for concession. Enquiries / Referrals
Tel: (08) 9360 2570
E:info@perthvoicesclinic.com.au
GP referrals can be emailed to m.lasevicius@murdoch.edu.au
Web: www.perthvoicesclinic.com.au
