Little Tree Practice is a Child, Adolescent, Youth and Family mental health practice that provides assessment and ongoing outpatient care. Initial assessment can occur in a variety of formats, both face to face and telehealth, and can take between one hour and several hours, depending on the referral, the age of the patient, and the individual clinician. It is often helpful if children and teenagers attend with parents or carers (two adults who live with the young person if possible, to allow for supervision of children when adults are interviewed separately).
Young adults will generally be seen alone for their assessment but can attend with parents or carers for a longer assessment if preferred. Please discuss with your clinician in order to find the best arrangement for you.
Your referral from your General Practitioner (GP/ family doctor) is essential for your initial appointment. We require all referrals to be sent to admin@littletreepractice.com.au for review by the relevant clinician before proceeding to booking the first appointment.
Please bring along to your appointment any recent school, occupational therapy, speech therapy, psychology, neuropsychology, educational assessments or other specialist reports.
When your Little Tree assessment is completed (this may require an additional appointment at a later date if necessary), you will be able to discuss options for follow-up with your doctor. These may include ongoing therapy at Little Tree, or a plan for the involvement of other clinicians and allied health practitioners such as a psychologist, speech pathologist, or mental health occupational therapist
