Working in an inpatient psychiatric facility, Michelle and Lucy found that it was extremely difficult to find psychologists and other mental health professionals that were competent and willing to treat patients that were presenting as high risk or with complex cases with multiple difficult to treat diagnoses. Additionally, it was also near impossible to find supervision around the treatment of this specific population group.
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Exhale Psychology Centre was started with the aim of specifically targeting this population group, as well as providing support, supervision, and training for individuals looking to build a career in private practice in this area. We are also aiming to provide support for clinicians around the following:

- Navigating the complex requirements of Medicare, in particular, the Eating Disorder Management Plan
- Support and training around assisting clients with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Disability Support Pension (DSP), and the Total and Permanent Disability payout (TPD) applications and a general understanding of eligibility
- Creating lasting relationships with referrers and building a brand with a specific area of interest
- Burnout prevention
- Sharing knowledge of local eating disorder treatment options
- Sharing understanding and knowledge of inpatient psychiatric treatment options including considering when admission may be appropriate, details around inpatient eating disorder treatment and what it looks like, and knowledge of the latest treatment for complex mental health issues including psychopharmacology, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Direct Current Stimulation (DCS), etc.