For Referring Health Practitioners

North West Psychotherapy provides Medicare-rebatable psychotherapy for adults experiencing complex, relational, or trauma-related difficulties.

David Temme is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW) and Psychotherapist offering Schema Therapy and EMDR within a trauma-informed, relational framework. His work is particularly suited to patients with longstanding emotional and interpersonal patterns, developmental trauma, and attachment-related difficulties.

North West Psychotherapy specialises in supporting adults experiencing entrenched patterns of distress, often rooted in early life experiences and relational trauma.

Common referral presentations include:

• Developmental and relational trauma, including complex PTSD
   
• Longstanding emotional or interpersonal difficulties
   
• Attachment-related challenges and recurrent relationship problems
   
• Entrenched coping styles or personality structure issues
   
• Clients who have not fully responded to brief or symptom-focused interventions
  
   

David’s clinical work is informed by:

• Schema Therapy
   
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
   
• Trauma-informed, relational psychotherapy
   
• Longer-term psychotherapy, where clinically indicated
   

The approach is depth-oriented, collaborative, and focuses on helping patients understand and change longstanding patterns contributing to ongoing distress.

This service may be suitable for patients who:

• Present with complex or longstanding difficulties
   
• Require trauma processing alongside relational work
   
• Would benefit from longer-term psychotherapy
   
• Have had limited benefit from short-term or manualised interventions
   

Key features of the service:

• Specialised focus on complex and trauma-related presentations
   
• Schema Therapy and EMDR
   
• Trauma-informed, relational orientation
   
• Availability for new referrals
   
• In-person sessions in Moonee Ponds and Telehealth options

David provides Medicare-rebatable psychotherapy under the Better Access initiative.

• Mental Health Treatment Plans accepted
   
• Medicare rebates available for AMHSW services
   
• Referrals can be sent via secure email or provided directly by the client
   

Where clinically appropriate, brief GP liaison and written updates can be provided to support continuity of care. Collaboration with referrers is welcomed to ensure patients receive coordinated and appropriate treatment.

North West Psychotherapy
2 Thomas St, Moonee Ponds

 In-person and Telehealth appointments available

We support clients from Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Ascot Vale, Flemington, Niddrie, Aberfeldie, Strathmore, Kensington, North Melbourne, Pascoe Vale, Brunswick West, and surrounding north-west Melbourne suburbs.

For referral enquiries or to discuss suitability:

• Phone: 0418 474 267
• Email: david@northwestpsychotherapy.com.au