Mark Anns Health Psychologist

Mark Anns is a Health Psychologist with over 40 years of experience working in the public and private health sectors in both policy and clinical areas including: cancer, substance use, and in the areas of mental health wellbeing, sexual health, and sexual functioning.

We take a holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing and encourage behavioural changes that will assist individuals to achieve their goals.

In general, we utilise a solution-orientated framework - that is our starting point is to assist you to work out what you want (improvements in mental health and or lifestyle) and then examine ways to assist you to achieve the outcome.

We utilise a biopsychosocial framework that recognises that health is impacted by the interaction between biology, psychology, and social factors.

Our practice works respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations.

Our services

We have a strong focus on working with clients who have concerns related to how their lifestyle may be impacting mental and physical health.

Specific areas include:

• Mental health - anxiety, depression, adjustment concerns
• Substance use - alcohol, opioids, methamphetamine etc
• Changing lifestyles to support health
• loss of meaning and direction in life
• Sexuality and sexual functioning concerns
• Gender diversity

We aim to facilitate access to services by having a tiered fee structure:

Note: Medicare rebates may be available if you have a referral from a GP - current rebate is $84.75

• $240 Standard fee - Bulk Billing for concession card holders (limited number of places)
• $133 for those on limited income (e.g part time or low paid workers)