Seeking mental health support when living with an invisible illness is essential to the care and well-being process.
Finding high-quality and accessible mental health support tailored to your needs can be difficult. Wise Psychology, My Health Story’s (MHS) latest friend, could be your answer to this problem!
Chronic illness has a substantial psychological and emotional component, including stress, anxiety, guilt, grief, shame, and depression. People living with invisible chronic conditions can be left feeling their illness is ‘all in their head’. However, we know that depression, anxiety and stress significantly correlate with chronic illness and additional burdens that no one should face alone.
It is essential not to overlook the importance of seeking treatment for mental health alongside physical symptoms. It can be a harmful belief that undermines the genuine struggles of chronic illness. That is why seeking providers who understand mental health is essential for those with chronic conditions.
And it is equally important for patients to know they can speak openly and without judgment and that mental healthcare is part of their ‘healthcare’.
MHS is proud to welcome new friends, Wise Psychology, a leading mental health telehealth service that understands holistic care is essential for people with chronic illnesses.
Wise Psychology is a contemporary online psychology practice founded in 2021 by Dr Richard Wise and Dr Daniel Shea to make quality psychological services available to everyone. They provide evidence-based psychological therapies to help individuals, couples, and families overcome emotional, behavioural, trauma and relationship difficulties.
Wise Psychology’s practitioners are respectful, highly qualified, and committed to providing best-practice services to the clientele; importantly, appointments are immediately available for most practitioners within a week of inquiry.
MHS Founder Soula Mantalvanos and Wise Psychology’s CEO, Steven Whittington, met several years ago. Both share a passion for digital health technology, patient-centred care and convenient telehealth that provides accessible health services, particularly for individuals with chronic illnesses.
As an MHS friend, Wise Psychology is committed to working closely with our subscribers – that means your health story will be welcomed and integrated into your appointment.
At MHS, we hear about the hesitance that MHS subscribers experience when sharing their health stories with a health practitioner. The practitioner isn’t keen on embracing new technology, or they say they ‘don’t have time’, or the patient is too intimidated even to ask.
But with Wise Psychology, your health story is integral to your care.
How to begin
To start documenting your health story, subscribe to MHS.
As an MHS subscriber seeking a psychologist, visit www.wise-psychology.com, view the team, and complete their online intake form. A senior practitioner will phone you for an initial confidential discussion to match you with the most appropriate practitioner and book your first appointment, usually within seven days.
In the meantime, log in to MHS and prepare to share your health story with your Wise Psychology psychologist before your first appointment to get a head start on your mental health journey from the outset.
Become an MHS Friend
MHS is continuously expanding its allies in the management of chronic illness. Soula Mantalvanos’ 10 years of advocacy and, more importantly, 16-year-long lived experience gives her a patient-accreditor edge:
‘If these services are personally connected with me, then you can be sure they’ll understand your situation’
Email hello@myhealthstory.com.au to see if your service qualifies as an MHS Friend.
