15/03/2026
Did you know that most weeks we have approximately 200 therapy appointments available across our service. We wanted to share some information about why we have so many available to book:
❤ Many of us have needed therapy supports for ourselves, family members or friends in the past and have struggled to get into places when needed due to long waiting lists.
✅ For this reason we always make sure we have appointments available each week that can be booked in by new people.
❤ We provide services for a variety of referral streams and funding options including but not limited to NDIS, Workcover, TAC, DVA, EAP programs, Medicare, private health insurance, Carer Gateway and more.
✅ We do this because we know that accessing services can be difficult and costly in regional locations and so we work hard to make sure we can be registered providers for as many different referral and funding streams as possible.
❤ We have staff from a variety of backgrounds and qualifications who are passionate about providing high quality, evidence based and responsive services
✅ The combination of counsellors, social workers, psychologists and mental health occupational therapists ensures that we can all share our knowledge and skills together to help provide the amazing services we provide
❤ Our staff are passionate about helping others and often open up more availability in their schedules or move around other commitments when they can to be able to support their clients
✅ They do this because they are passionate and care. They understand what it can be like to need support and how mental health and life changes can have an impact on our day to day living and overall wellbeing
❤ We also offer flexibility of appointment formats and locations including Castlemaine, Echuca, Bendigo, Russell Island (QLD), online videoconference, phone and outreach appointments
✅ We do this to minimise access limitations to help and support and aim to have multiple clinic locations so we can help better support our regional communities. We also offer telehealth services to those that find it easier to access support that way rather than travelling, sitting down face to face or leaving the home or workplace to attend appointments.
So when you see appointments available with our service, or you may be accessing an appointment with our service, know that you may be one of around 200 people accessing our supports for that week and we truly thank you for that. Because of your support and your trust in our service we are able to keep helping you and so many others also.
If you have seen our service pop up on your Facebook or someone has suggested us to you, or maybe you have been thinking of accessing our supports, please know that we will work with you to get you in as soon as possible. In some instances you can get an appointment the following day :)
To book appointments:
✳ Call 03 54 823 143
✳ Email admin@thrivewellnessandconsulting.com
✳ Use our online booking system at www.thrivewellnessandconsulting.com
✳ Pop into our Bendigo or Echuca office during operating hours
✳ Send us a message here via Facebook
