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Your journey to better mental health starts here
At Dokotela, we make it easier through our collaborative telehealth model. Whether you're seeking an ADHD or autism assessment, managing anxiety or depression, or exploring other mental health support, you'll work with a dedicated specialist who creates a personalised treatment plan just for you.
Together, we help you take control of your mental health and feel supported on your journey to recovery.
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Speak with your GP today.
Ask your GP for a referral letter to Dokotela.
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Connect with our specialists.
Have your GP send your referral to us, or use our secure portal.
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Book your appointment.
Receive an SMS message to schedule an appointment with our mental healthcare specialists.
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Start your journey.
Your journey towards better mental health starts.
How to get access
Getting a referral.
Book an appointment with your regular GP and let them know you'd like a referral to Dokotela.
Your GP will assess your needs and provide you with a referral letter.
Once you have your referral, send it to Dokotela.
You won't wait long
Your questions answered
Appointment lengths vary depending on your specialist, but the below gives you an indication:
Psychiatrist:
- Initial appointment 60-90 minutes
- Subsequent appointment 30-60 minutes
Psychologist:
- 60 minutes
Geriatrician:
- Initial appointment 60 minutes
- Subsequent appointment 30-60 Minutes
No. A psychiatric assessment is a specialist medical service that requires a broad view of your overall mental health — not just the condition that brought you to us.
To ensure clinical safety, our Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) mandates that all assessments consider your wider mental health profile. Your psychiatrist will evaluate your symptoms holistically and may identify other conditions that require attention or form part of an integrated treatment plan. Where additional conditions are identified, these may each need to be reviewed in their own right.
Depending on the complexity of what’s present, this can mean further sessions are recommended — so that each condition receives the dedicated clinical attention it deserves, rather than being rushed into a single appointment.
We don’t just treat symptoms —we treat individuals. Every diagnosis and management plan is built to be robust, clinically appropriate, and right for you as a whole person.
Your appointment is a video call. It can be from your home or from your GP practice. You will need a device with a camera, a microphone and a stable internet connection.
See our instructions HERE.
We recommend you bring a support person – for example, a family member or friend. However, you don’t have to bring anyone if you don’t want to. Please bring any medication you are currently taking, and if you have been to the hospital lately, any discharge summaries that you have available.
Yes — our psychiatrists provide comprehensive ADHD assessments for both adults and children via telehealth, from anywhere in Australia. An initial assessment is usually 45–60 minutes and involves a detailed clinical interview, symptom history, and review of any previous assessments.
With a valid GP referral and a Mental Health Care Plan, you'll receive a Medicare rebate for your ADHD assessment. Out-of-pocket costs vary by specialist — see our Fees page for details.
Yes — we offer Autism Spectrum Disorder assessments for adults and children, all conducted via telehealth. The process is different from an ADHD assessment — you'll complete a self-report questionnaire (RAADS-R) and we ask a support person who knew you as a child to share observations about your development and behaviour.
You are able to change or cancel your appointment anytime up until 48 hours before your appointment at no cost by completing a patient contact form or calling 02 8003 7668. Specialists providing care through Dokotela maintain a cancellation policy which requires at least 48 hours notice if you would like to cancel or change your appointment. These appointments are difficult to fill where your specialist has not been provided with enough notice, so they may charge a cancellation fee if you do not give at least 48 hours’ notice of a change/cancellation or you fail to show up for your appointment.
Once a diagnosis is made, your psychiatrist develops a treatment plan for you that may include prescribing medications. Sometimes patients attend several appointments before they’re diagnosed and given medication, while others may receive medications sooner.
Most of our specialists only provide treatment and do not fill in other documents or reports. If you do require some other documentation or report, please contact our staff here to discuss your requirements and the cost associated. This includes any legal documentation, workers compensation documentation, driving assessments and firearms assessments.
Because both stimulant medications and medicinal cannabis act on similar brain pathways and can increase heart rate, anxiety, and psychosis risk when combined, our clinic policy is to prescribe one or the other — not both. If you wish to continue cannabis treatment, stimulant therapy will not be prescribed.
If stimulant treatment is preferred, we require you to discontinue and remain off cannabis for at least four weeks, confirmed by urine drug screening.
We are here to help.
What doctors say
Explore testimonials from GPs and referring doctors who have seen firsthand how our collaboration (including ADHD, ASD and general mental health treatments) — elevates their practice and supports their patients.
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