Services
General Practice
Our general practice is open to everyone. No matter your gender, age, sexual orientation or other, Dr Issma Katib is here to discuss your individual needs and concerns to facilitate the best health outcomes for you.
General wellbeing is holistic; it considers the whole person, including body, mind, spirit, and emotions, in the quest for optimal health, wellness and balance. In your consultation, Dr Issma Katib may discuss both conventional medication and alternative therapies to create your wellbeing plan.
Mental Health
Whether you want to first employ only a natural approach, or need a little added support through medication we are here to tailor the management plan to your needs. Our in-house psychologists also provide support for things like anxiety, social anxiety, depression, addiction, grief counselling.
We also like to look at baseline hormonal imbalances and address the nutritional status with help from our nutritionist as well.
Repeat Referrals/Medical forms
Repeat Referrals
For your convenience we offer repeat referrals for existing patients who have been seen by Dr . Katib within the last year. These referrals are for ongoing conditions where the clinical information has previously been discussed.
Medical Certificates
Direct link coming soon, in the meantime please contact our reception.
Medical Paperwork
Additional paperwork can be provided without having the patient present or booking an appointment in certain situations, ie for medical reports, insurance forms, RTA forms (only for regular patients), uploading immunisation information to the AIR (Australian Immunisation Register) etc.
Please contact our reception directly (or fill out the contact us form) and we will discuss your options with you.
Repeat Scripts
If you are a known patient of our Practice, and need a continuation of your regular medication, you may request a repeat script without attending an appointment.
Support for Neurodiverse people
Medication is only one aspect of managing traits related to high functioning ADHD or ASD.
But what are the other aspects we can work on? From quality of sleep to nutrition and gut health. How your body processes stress and burn-out to providing additional psychological support and tools to prevent melt-downs. Let’s work together to optimize your lifestyle for your specific brain.
Psychotherapist
Linda Lombardo, a trauma informed, neurodivergent friendly psychotherapist has also recently joined the Baylife team. Providing a safe space for those that are experiencing concerns around potential Neurodiversity, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, ASD or social anxiety. Specializing in emotional regulation, fear responses and relationships. Linda is also running a monthly workshop with Dr Katib titled: Nurturing social connections.
Adolescent Health
Navigating your child’s pre-teen and teen years can be a challenging time. Our Gen-Z program is designed to facilitate independence and instil confidence by providing young adults with the right tools to advocate for their health care needs.
Intimacy Coach
Meet Lara Maree, our Integrative Sex Therapist, as a certified Psychosexologist & Relationship Therapist on a background of functional medicine.
Lara offers a balanced and non-judgmental approach, creating a secure environment for exploration and self-discovery. As a therapist who is LGBTQIA+-friendly, Lara ensures an inclusive space where clients can enrich their relationships and cultivate a more satisfying sex life.
Her approach, is non-touch therapy, characterised by inclusivity and a commitment to empower individuals and partners to navigate their unique journey toward healthy sexual and relational well-being.
Canan (Janan) Suucak
We have recently had the privilege of having Janan from Release Your Mind join the Baylife team.
As an experienced therapist who has worked with diverse patient populations, Janan offers a non-gender-biased approach. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in academic research and evidence-based practices while has been also able to provide a safe and non-judgmental space, her patients feel validated, heard, and understood.
Janan works closely with Dr Katib seeing patients with anxiety, mood disorders and managing neurodivergent related presentations, among other presentations. Janan sees patients of all ages but also works closely with Dr Katib and her adolescent patients.
Baylife Community Initiatives
At Baylife we are dedicated to providing support to our local community in the form of group sessions and workshops.
- Nurturing social connections; Meet others and share experiences in a safe space with like minded people. 2nd Thursday of the month. Click here to find out more
- Art Therapy for Teens: on alternate Wednesday afternoons during the school term. Drop off your teen for an hour of therapeutic artwork while in a supervised and healthy environment.
- Watch this space for further events
Women’s Health
Women have many unique health concerns. Along with general practice services, Dr Issma Katib offers preventative care, treatment and diagnosis of diseases and conditions that affect women’s physical and emotional wellbeing throughout their lives.
Eating Disorders
Dr Katib has extensive background training in managing eating disorders, from binge eating to anorexia nervosa. Along with the associated symptoms around OCD, anxiety or depression and the consequential nutritional deficiencies etc. We are also in touch with the local network of psychologists and dietitians where we can provide eating disorder plans and follow up.
Dr. Katib is also registered with the Butterfly foundation for eating disorders.
Cannabis Oil
Cannabis oil is a modern treatment that can provide relief to some people experiencing anxiety, autistic burn-out, PMDD or even endometriosis.
If you are interested in an alternative way to manage pain or discomfort, and want to understand the pros and cons, book an appointment xtensive discussion about potential options.
Nutritionist
Meet Emma from Goodness Gracious Nutrition. As a Clinical Nutritionist providing cutomised, evidence based nutritional advice. Covering areas like hormone health (menopause to reproduction) to gut health concerns. As well as optimising lifestyle factors for children with autism or adhd. Working closely with Dr Katib to provide additional support to Baylife patient.
Hormonal Imbalances
From libido or weight gain concerns to heat intolerance, brain fog and lethargy, hormonal imbalances may not always show up clearly in a typical blood test. By having a team of experienced health practitioners we are able to treat symptoms and match medication and doses according to a patients individual needs.
Menstrual concerns
Whether it is an irregular cycle or you have concerns around pain and other symptoms, we can address these concerns with a systematic and holistic approach. Starting with a comprehensive history and examination followed by investigations. We work with you to put together a management plan to help get your life back on track.
Specific management plans for polycystic ovaries (PCOS) & Premenstrual Dysphoric disorder (PMDD) involve our nutritionist, psychologists as well as the help from exercise physiologists nearby.
* Please contact reception for a full list of our services and fees.
Consultation Fees
For Medicare rebates and a more extensive list of our fees, including telehealth and after hours appointments, please contact us.
Practice Hours
Send us an email or leave us a voice message and we will get back to you. Alternatively book an appointment through our website.
Practice Hours
We are closed between 1pm-2pm each day.
After hours and weekends by appointment only.
