RECOVERY - The Centre of our Practice.
Bluegum is built around a strong focus of RECOVERY, building from the moment of initial contact with the Practice to an eventual desired outcome of you being independent of regular mental health care.
Self paced and collaborative
Bluegum care is based on self-agency, which can be scaled depending on your needs (including detoxification as required). Urgent acute care is not able to be provided, but referral assistance is accessible to existing participants.
LOCATION - Lifestyle psychiatry in a bush environment.
Based in its rural home at Bombala and the Bluegum bush retreat, Bluegum Practice is based on moving you from your usual haunts to a comfortable but no-frills space to allow intense focus on the care episode. The workup is biopsychosocial and culturally anchored in the ethos of flexibility to your needs, initially in a relaxed and comfortable environment. Remaining outside the hospital system or of a suburban / CBD based practice further promotes agency. Weather and body permitting, further review is provided offsite at Bluegum Outdoors, an alpine bush block south of Jindabyne.