Pre-Emptive Healthcare
Pre-Emptive Healthcare is a multidisciplinary mental health clinic in Balwyn North, Melbourne, providing psychology, psychiatry, dietetics, assessments and allied mental health support for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. We also offer secure telehealth appointments across Australia. What makes our …
About Pre-Emptive Healthcare
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide accessible, compassionate and evidence-based mental healthcare that is tailored to each person’s needs. Through careful clinician matching, inclusive practice and coordinated multidisciplinary care, we aim to help individuals, couples and families feel understood, supported and empowered to achieve meaningful and lasting improvements in their wellbeing.
Our Team
Our team brings together experienced psychologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, an Accredited Practising Dietitian and mental health social work support. Each practitioner has their own areas of interest, clinical experience and therapeutic style, allowing us to match clients with someone suited to their needs, preferences and goals. Our psychologists support children, adolescents and adults with concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, grief, eating and body-image difficulties, ADHD, autism and broader neurodivergent experiences. The team also provides couples and family therapy, ADHD and autism assessments, NDIS-related support and secure telehealth appointments. Our psychiatrists provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, medication management and integrated treatment planning, while our dietitian offers evidence-based nutrition counselling for mental health, eating concerns and overall wellbeing. Where appropriate and with the client’s consent, practitioners can collaborate with each other, GPs and other treating professionals to provide coordinated care. Although our practitioners exercise their own independent clinical judgement, they share a commitment to compassionate, inclusive, evidence-based and trauma-informed practice. Our friendly intake and administration team also plays an important role by helping clients understand their options and find the most appropriate practitioner from the outset.
Highlights from the Center
AT A GLANCE
Center Overview
STAFF
Meet your care team
Julijana Chochovski
Clinical Psychologist
Services & Client Groups
Services Offered
Client Groups We Serve
Conditions We Treat
Therapeutic Approaches
Our Approach
At Pre-Emptive Healthcare, we believe effective therapy begins with understanding each person as an individual. Our clinicians provide compassionate, evidence-based and trauma-informed care tailored to each client’s needs, experiences, strengths and goals. Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, we match clients with an appropriate clinician and draw from a range of therapeutic modalities, including CBT, ACT, DBT, Schema Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness-based approaches and systemic family therapy. We aim to create a safe, inclusive and non-judgmental environment in which individuals, couples, families and young people feel heard, respected and empowered to make meaningful and lasting change.
Evidence-Based Modalities
Specialized Approaches
PAYMENT
Fees & Billing
Payment Methods
Private Health Insurance
Accept all private health funds
Concession Rates
Medicare rebates may be available with a valid Mental Health Care Plan, and eligible clients may also access services through NDIS funding, EAP arrangements or private health insurance. Reduced-fee appointments may be considered in limited circumstances and are subject to clinician availability and individual agreement. Please contact our intake team to discuss current fees and available options.
Cancellation Policy
Our cancellation policy follows Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency recommendations. Cancellations made with less than 24 business hours’ notice, meaning between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday, as well as sessions you do not attend, will be charged at the full session fee. Cancellations made within 24–48 business hours’ notice, meaning between 9 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday, will be charged at 50% of the full session fee. Cancellation fees cannot be claimed through Medicare and may be charged to your saved credit card. If your clinician is able to offer your appointment time to another client, the cancellation fee may be waived. If you cannot attend in person, a telehealth or phone session may be offered as an alternative where clinically appropriate.
Additional Information
Fees vary depending on the clinician, service type and appointment length and are confirmed before booking. Medicare rebates may be available for eligible psychology, psychiatry and dietetic appointments with a valid referral or care plan. We can process Medicare claims following payment, with rebates generally paid into the client’s nominated bank account. NDIS plan-managed and self-managed funding, EAP arrangements and eligible private health insurance extras may also be accepted. Couples and family therapy, assessments, reports and some other services may have different fees or rebate arrangements. Please contact our intake team for current fees and estimated out-of-pocket costs.
Location & Access
Address
30 Doncaster Rd
Balwyn North, VIC 3104
Parking
Visitor Parking onsite and Free street parking available.
Public Transport
Tram Route 48 to Stop 46, Balwyn Road/Doncaster Road. Bus Route 207 to Balwyn Road/Doncaster Road. The clinic is a short walk from the stops.
Accessibility Features
Opening Hours
| Monday: | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Tuesday: | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday: | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Thursday: | 08:30 - 18:00 |
| Friday: | 08:30 - 17:00 |
Languages Spoken
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Macedonian, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Turkish, Tartar
