"Takes Care Specialist Centre is a leading provider of comprehensive Mental Health solutions in Greenslopes, Brisbane, with dedicated specialist Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Counsellors, and supporting allied Health Professionals. We are dedicated to providing quality and affordable mental health services to our clients and strive to provide the best possible experience for them. Our team of experienced health professionals are committed to ensuring outstanding quality care with a high degree of professionalism. We offer specialised programs such as psychology, psychiatry, speech therapy, physical therapy and counselling. Visit us today and let's get you on the road to better health!" Our clinicians are committed to the emotional well-being of all our clients. They all aspire towards reaching all Australians, regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation to provide psychological services that are individually tailored where all feel respected and challenged to reach their full potential and their goals. Takes Care Specialist Centre Therapy Dog Since 2011, our Brisbane-based psychiatrists and psychologists have been providing face to face and telehealth consults to Brisbane and regional areas, respectively. Whether you live in Brisbane or in a regional area, to make an appointment, you need to see your GP to obtain a referral or a Mental Health Care Plan to see one of our Brisbane-based psychiatrists or psychologists, respectively. At Takes Care Specialist Centre, our psychiatrists and psychologists are proud of the level of excellence and experience brought to each therapeutic session. In addition to having an in-depth knowledge of mental health specialist areas, our psychiatrists can identify possible medical and pharmacological pathways to recovery. Our psychologists, on the other hand, are experienced in identifying the possible cause and contributing factors to the mental health symptoms and whilst engaging with you to find your specific pathway to your psychological health and wellbeing. Each session is client-centred in a friendly and relaxing environment, where utmost effort is made to make everyone feel safe and valued. We have a comprehensive range of services available for our clients, including: • Adolescent, general and geriatric psychiatry • Adults, adolescent and child psychology • Couples and relationship counselling • Psychological services for NDIS participants (including limited home services) For a comprehensive list of our services, please check out our Services and Areas of Expertise pages to learn more. Face to face consults will restart after the COVID-19 crisis. To assist every psychiatry patient, psychology client and NDIS participant, who visits Takes Care Specialist Centre feel at ease and less stressed, Balloo, our new therapy dog in training has been added to our team. Balloo is an adorable miniature labradoodle (mix of Labrador and Poodle), who joined us earlier in May of 2021, when he was only 9 weeks old. From the beginning, he took a great liking to everyone that walked through our doors, showering them with his affections and making them feel comfortable and easy. We have seen responses from our patients, such as “When Balloo in my arms, I forget about everything”. Balloo is still very young and has a way to go, before becoming a certified therapy dog. As the pictures show, he has just graduated from his first round of puppy school. Nevertheless, he has been very effective in reducing anxiety, lifting spirits, and comforting our patients. He will also be going through more puppy school traning and then therapy training as well. Currently, he is only available for 2 days a week. If you are interested to have him with you at your appointment, please do not hesitate to let our friend admin staff know. The benefits of therapy dogs are many and well documented, several of which are listed below. It is hoped that spending time with Balloo, can provide you some of these benefits for you as well. Provide you comfort. Decrease your anxiety. Lift your spirit and improve your mood. Reduce your stress level by reducing your stress hormone, cortisol, levels. Assist with slowing down breathing. Creates motivation to recover faster. Soothing to children to help them to build rapport with their psychologist or psychiatrist more quickly. Reduced boredom in children.