If a GP referral is made to a psychologist together with a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) or Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP),  Medicare rebates may apply to help cover the cost of therapy (gaps do apply).  Currently Medicare provides up to ten rebates in a calendar year (January to December).  GPs generally provide an initial referral for six sessions with a psychologist.  The psychologist then writes to the GP and a further referral for four Medicare rebated sessions can be made in that year.  

NDIS participants can be seen for psychological therapy or support if their funds are planner managed or self-managed.  No GP referral is required and NDIS participants will not need to pay for any gaps where the therapy or support is consistent with their current plan and there are funds available as part of their current plan.

Garry has developed software to streamline some aspects of his work, and where possible, to save paper.  This is especially true of the regular assessments he conducts.  He has also developed apps for measuring and displaying the length of speeches and apps for tracking the frequency and duration of behaviour.  If you would like to know more about his software and app development, please contact Garry directly.  He may be able to help you with developing your own ideas.

Rural and remote services are usually available through video-conferencing (telehealth) or by visits to rural and remote locations.

Garry has been willing to travel to rural and remote areas if a suitable site can be provided locally for anyone to be seen comfortably. This would need to be negotiated in advance and will depend on the financial viability of making a visit. If your local health services or council are interested in offering a location, this would be welcomed and may make the trip more likely to be viable. Garry currently makes regular visits to Port Pirie's Thrive Health Service where he sees people from Port Pirie and surrounding areas (as far as 100 km away).

Through phoning 1800 858 858, there is a wide range of Government and Gambling Industry funded free help available for people affected by problem gambling, whether it is for the gambler themselves or for members of their family and friends who may be affected by their gambling and related behaviours.  Garry's help is not free.

Garry used to manage The Salvation Army's Gambling Help Services in South Australia where he provided free help on a daily basis.  He now offers paid help specifically to high net worth individuals who are at risk of losing very, very large amounts of money through their gambling behaviour.  Just consider that it is possible to lose tens of thousands of dollars a day at the pokies, and even more through casino and other forms of gambling such as horse-racing and sports betting whether online or not.

Garry is not against gambling and sensible risk-taking in general, but he is very much against the over-zealous exploitation of those vulnerable to taking such risks.  He charges a fair price for his gambling services and there can be no guarantees of success. However, if you (or people you know) are losing large amounts of money and are at risk of losing the support of family and friends, he urges you to seek help in one way or another (either through the free help services, or through paid help such as his own).  To avoid potential conflicts of interest, Garry does not knowingly make his services available to people who engage in criminal activities to finance their gambling.  

Garry has a strong and longstanding interest in investor and shareholder behaviour.  He is very keen to help board members make sense of shareholder investment decisions, and other shareholder behaviour.  He is most keen to assist when boards are considering raising capital from shareholders or new investors.

Capital raising is so often done at a 20% or so discount to prevailing market prices, and sometimes at an even bigger discount. Before handing brokers power and money (and/or shares and options) to raise capital in your company at levels that may harm share prices in the short-term and even longer-term, consider getting some non-financial but very relevant advice. Although Garry takes an interest in a range of companies through watch lists and active share trading and investing, he does not provide financial advice, or recommend particular stocks, or any particular investment approaches.  What he can offer is some strategies for negotiation when you are about to seek out brokers or other potential sources of capital.

If you are a board member of a public company, please invite Garry to have a ono-to-one talk with you, or invite him to attend one of your board meetings as a guest to explore the shareholder and investor behaviours you have been dealing with.  A one-to-one discussion starts at $1,500.00 online or face-to-face, and an initial board meeting of anything up to 1.5. hours can be attended at any Australian capital city for a negotiable figure around $4,000.00 inclusive of travel and accommodation and paid in advance.

As Garry's services are confidential, and he is careful to avoid insider trading, he undertakes not to make any investment or trading decisions based on the information that is shared with him in confidence.  If the law allows, he may make investment decisions only after any relevant information is published by your company.

Garry has an interest in helping people tap into their often under-recognised creative potential.  This can be very rewarding and satisfying.  Enhanced creative output can then be applied to more constructive problem solving in everyday life.  Training is usually provided on a one-to-one basis.  If you are interested in something for a group of people, then please don't hesitate to raise it with Garry and he may be able to help.