Dokotela offers telehealth appointments with Psychiatrists, Geriatricians and Psychologists. You see our specialists by a secure video conferencing platform.

Psychiatrists are doctors that specialise in mental health. They make a thorough assessment based on taking a comprehensive history from you regarding the symptoms you have been experiencing. They will then recommend suitable treatment. Mental illness can be treated and many people recover well or even completely.

Your first appointment with a psychiatrist will usually be approximately 1 hour. During this appointment your psychiatrist will:

• ask you about your concerns and symptoms
• ask questions about your general health
• ask about your family history and patterns of behaviour
• may ask you to fill out a questionnaire or gather some other information.

The long appointment gives the psychiatrist time to ask all required questions, listen to you and understand each aspect of your situation. They might also want to speak with other health professionals or members of your family. Your psychiatrist may order some more tests to help them understand what is going on.

ADHD requires a multi-model approach to treatment. ADHD Clinician work with people that have ADHD to help them understand how the ADHD is showing up in their life and affecting them, often negatively. They also help them with strategies to self-manage and take themselves forward more positively.

Through ADHD coaching you will uncover skills that will help you become aware of your strengths and positive qualities that will assist in dealing with different things you may be feeling while you wait for your psychiatrist appointment.

Telehealth is a virtual consultation that is completed over a video platform such as Zoom or Coviu. Appointments are performed from either a GP clinic or from the patients home.  It is not a phone call, the Specialist must be able to both see and hear you for a consultation.

ADHD Care Package:  You need a referral from your GP to one of our specialists. This should be less than 1 year old. Please ask your GP to address this to “Dokotela Specialists”. You or your GP can send the referral, please send this via fax to 02 8569 1844 or via Healthlink ID: “Dokotela”.

You can have your appointment from your home or from your GP practice. Either way you will need a device with a camera and microphone and a good internet connection.

Home appointments: You can book an appointment online at any time that is convenient for you.

Appointments from your GP practice: Please contact your GP practice to check if they can facilitate the appointment at a time that is convenient for you. If they need more details they can contact Dokotela directly to inquire on [email protected] or 02 8003 7668.

Your appointment should be held in a private room at home or office. If you are not in a safe and appropriate location your appointment will be terminated and you will be charged a cancellation fee.

You will need a device with a camera, speaker, microphone and good internet connection.

If you don’t have the equipment you need for the appointment or are not confident to join the video conference yourself you have two options.

You can do the appointment with a friend or family member who has a device and internet connection you can use, if you are comfortable with this option.

We can arrange for the appointment to be facilitated from your referring GP clinic, so that the staff in the practice can help you connect to your appointment. If you would like to take this option, please call our practice on 02 8003 7668 so we can help you book this in.

The ADHD Care Package is paid in two parts,

1. ADHD Clinician – ‘Intake and Screening consultation’ $110.00, with no Medicare rebate available
2. Psychiatrist – fees will range from $600.00 to $850.00, with a Medicare rebate available

If any additional ADHD Clinician sessions are scheduled these will be charged at $110.00 per session with/ no Medicare rebate available.

The wait time to commence the ADHD Assessment Care Package is approximately 2 weeks to see the ADHD Clinician. The wait time to see the psychiatrist thereafter is approximately 5 months.

Once you have completed your online booking, you will receive a confirmation SMS to your mobile number (please allow 5-10 minutes). This will contain all information including day and time of your appointment, the clinician you will be seeing, and instructions for the appointment. You will also receive an SMS reminder a few days before your appointment.

We require:

• A valid referral (or mental health care plan if you are seeing a Psychologist)
• Medicare card
• Debit or credit card for payment
• Up to date contact information

We require a debit or credit card to secure your appointment and process payment after the appointment. Upon booking your appointment, your card will be validated by charging $1 which is then refunded.

On the day of your appointment, your credit card will be charged the appointment fee (plus a 1.7% card surcharge) so please ensure you have sufficient funds available.

Please note that if you need to cancel or change your appointment, we need at least 2 business days notice. If you do not provide enough notice or fail to show up for your appointment, you will be charged a cancellation fee of $110.

We are unable to progress with your booking if you are unable to provide a credit or debit card as a payment method.

You will receive an SMS reminder 5 days prior to your appointment, please reply “Yes” if you are able to attend or call us if you are unable to attend and we can re-book for another day.

Download our instructions HERE  (this is the link https://dokotela.com.au/instruction/ )

We recommend you bring a support person – this is a family member or friend, anyone you feel comfortable with or trust. However, you don’t have to bring anyone if you don’t want to.

Please bring any mediation you are currently taking and if you have been to hospital lately any discharge summaries that you have available.

Completed DIVA form

Family member, carer or anyone else in your life who provides you support.

There are a number of benefits for both the client and the Specialist:

Gives you confidence that you have someone who can help you communicate all of the relevant information

There is a great deal of information provided during the appointment and it can be difficult to remember it all

Having someone that knows you well can provide additional information for the Specialist and can be helpful for the Specialists diagnosis and treatment recommendations.

This person can support you on your journey to recovery after the appointment.

The support person may not need to stay for the whole appointment. If you feel more comfortable, they can join at the end of your appointment to discuss how they can help you in your treatment journey.

You are able to change or cancel your appointment anytime up until 48 hours before your appointment at no cost by calling 02 8003 7668.

Our cancelation policy requires at least 48 hours notice if you would like to cancel or change your appointment. These appointments are difficult to fill without you providing enough notice, so there is a fee of $110 if you do not give us 48 hours notice of a change/cancellation or you fail to show up for your appointment.

Please call (02) 8003 7668 and one of our friendly clinic staff will assist you to troubleshoot.

A live chat option is also available from our website if you are having technical difficulties and a team member will be on hand to give you a call to assist.

You will be required to pay the appointment fee on the day of service. We will process payment immediately after the appointment and send the claim to Medicare, for them to process the rebate for you. There is nothing you need to do. 

Medicare generally takes 48-72 hours to process the rebate and for the amount to be deposited into your bank account, if you have registered your details with Medicare appropriately. If you do not receive the Medicare rebate, you will need to call Medicare directly to check the status of the claim and confirm your bank account details. There contact number is 1300 360 460. If you require your invoice, receipt of Medicare Statement we can email this to you, upon request.

There are no medicare rebates for ADHD coaching sessions.

Once your pathology results have been received your psychiatrist will send you a link so that you can apply for your script.

If your psychiatrist needs to follow-up any pending results you may need to pay a script fee. There is no rebate from Medicare available for this .

If you have any concerns regarding your medications, please see your GP. They will be able to advise you of how to manage these side effects and can contact your Psychiatrist directly if required.

You can obtain subsequent scripts from your GP but you will need to have a review appointment with the psychiatrist.

Most of our specialists only provide treatment and do not fill in other documents or reports. If you do require some other documentation or report, please contact our staff on 02 8003 7668 to discuss your requirements and the cost associated.

This includes any legal documentation, workers compensation documentation, driving assessments and firearms assessments.