Sometimes people are not coping nearly as well as they appear.
If you are holding everything together on the outside while privately drowning, that is not a character flaw. It is a clinical picture that deserves a proper assessment, not a referral to a waitlist.
Sometimes people are not coping nearly as well as they appear.
Anxiety that arrived without explanation. Exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. The sense that you are failing at things that used to be effortless. Burnout that has been building so long you can no longer remember what normal felt like. Emotional overwhelm that comes from nowhere and leaves you ashamed. For women in their mid-thirties to mid-fifties, these are not signs of a personality problem — they are frequently the neurological and hormonal signature of a body in transition, under-assessed and under-supported.
At Health Smitten, mental health and emotional wellbeing are assessed alongside hormonal and neurological health — because for women, these are never separate. Rachel Smith is a Nurse Practitioner and member of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, with over 35 years of advanced clinical experience across acute care, mental health and women’s health. She is qualified to assess, diagnose and treat. Appointments are 60 minutes, Australia-wide via phone or video, no camera required. You leave with a written summary in plain English, a clear treatment plan where clinically appropriate, referral letters if needed, and 14 days of direct email access to Rachel after your appointment. Your card is processed after your appointment, not before.
Emotional Wellbeing Consultation
60mins
You do not have to keep pretending you are fine.
New patient appointments available Australia-wide via telehealth.