WHAT TO EXPECT
Your care journey
A dedicated functional medicine practitioner leading your care and optional access to a health coach for further support. Here’s what the care journey at Melbourne Functional Medicine looks like.
Book your initial appointment
Simply decide if you’d like to start with a 1-hour or 3-hour initial appointment. These can be in person in South Melbourne or via video telehealth
Complete your intake forms
To make the most of your initial, complete your intake form (via the appointment confirmation email) and email us any relevant pathology so your practitioner can review it in advance
Attend your initial appointment
Meet your practitioner and connect the dots on your health history, lifestyle habits, existing pathology and health goals. A gap assessment is made, which informs if functional testing will be beneficial
Receive your digital dashboard
We’ll provide you access to your patient dashboard, where you’ll find your appointment notes, (future) lab results and curated resources all in the one place
Get functional lab test kits
If testing forms a part of your plan, your practitioner will order your functional lab tests. Test kits are posted to you for sample collection
Begin your treatment plan
Be it specific dietary or lifestyle actions, and/or starting therapeutics or supplements, you can start your treatment while we wait for lab results to come back
Receive ongoing care
Implement your treatment plan. Book follow up appointments with your practitioner as needed. Explore if adding a health coach to your care team is right for you
OUR APPROACH
What does ongoing care look like?
Care at Melbourne Functional Medicine is tailored to you so no two treatment plans or journeys are the same. What does remain is that your treatment is led by your chosen practitioner and you are in control.
Practitioner led
After your initial appointment, you’ll meet with your functional medicine practitioner as needed to refine, progress and monitor your treatment. Our follow up appointments are longer than standard to allow the time for thorough review interventions are working, deepen their understanding of your health concerns, address any new issues that have come up or review new lab testing results.
Practitioner led
After your initial appointment, you’ll meet with your functional medicine practitioner as needed to refine, progress and monitor your treatment. Our follow up appointments are longer than standard to allow the time for thorough review interventions are working, deepen their understanding of your health concerns, address any new issues that have come up or review new lab testing results.
Health coach support available
Have you ever been following treatment advice and felt frustrated that you’ve fallen off the wagon or struggled to implement it all?
This is the sort of thing our patients tell us about their previous experiences. This is why we have a team of qualified health coaches ready to support you at any time.
Health coach support available
Have you ever been following treatment advice and felt frustrated that you’ve fallen off the wagon or struggled to implement it all?
This is the sort of thing our patients tell us about their previous experiences. This is why we have a team of qualified health coaches ready to support you at any time.
The ultimate care upgrade
For patients with complex or chronic health challenges who want continuous support, our award-winning Healthcare Program offers Australia’s most awarded healthcare experience. This upgrade offers 3 or 5 months of ongoing practitioner and health coaching care.
The ultimate care upgrade
For patients with complex or chronic health challenges who want continuous support, our award-winning Healthcare Program offers Australia’s most awarded healthcare experience. This upgrade offers 3 or 5 months of ongoing practitioner and health coaching care.
ROOT-CAUSE INVESTIGATION
Functional testing
To get the most from functional medicine, investigation needs to be thorough and personalised. At Melbourne Functional Medicine, that process begins with a careful review of any existing pathology to identify what may have been missed or left unexplored. Where further clarity is needed, functional testing provides deeper insight into the patterns driving your symptoms. Functional testing can include:
- Functional blood chemistry analysis
- Micronutrient testing
- Advanced hormone testing
- Digestive function testing
- Gut microbiome mapping
- Nutrigenomic DNA
- Methylation testing
- Food allergy and sensitivity testing
- Coeliac disease markers
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Comprehensive cardiovascular profile
- Heavy metals and toxins
- Markers of inflammation
- Oral microbiome
- Vaginal microbiome
- Organic acids
- Pathogenic parasites
- SIBO breath testing
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Pricing
Functional medicine is as thorough as you choose to make it. During your initial appointment your practitioner can give you a sense of what your care might involve and how long treatment may be. However there’s no prescribed path so you’re always in control.
Initial appointment fees
Your care gets started with an initial appointment. Choose between a 1-hour or 3-hour initial appointment duration.
- 1-hour Initial appointment: $347
- 3-hour appointment: $870
Follow up practitioner appointment fees
- 30 minute appointment: $227
- 45 minute appointment: $267
- 90 minute appointment: $467
- 3-hour appointment: $870
- 45 min Healthspan Assessment: $297
Health coaching appointments fees
- 30 minute health coaching call: $127
- 3-month health coaching pack: $1,270
Healthcare program fees
For patients who want continuous, structured support over time, our award-winning Healthcare Program pairs you with a dedicated practitioner and health coach for either three or five months of uninterrupted care.
The program is a method, refined over a decade of managing complex health cases. You receive uncapped practitioner sessions, priority access, and a health coach to support you through the real-world work of implementing change.
- 3-month program: $3,700
- 5-month program: 4,700
The program is optional to enter into at any time after your initial appointment.
Functional testing & supplement fees
In order to get the best from functional medicine we like objective health data.
Testing will be recommended when it is clinically relevant to your case. Your practitioner will discuss any recommended tests and their costs with you before anything is ordered.
Functional lab testing is quoted individually. Costs typically range between $300 and $1,300 per test depending on the panel required.
In addition, practitioner-grade supplements may be recommended as part of your treatment plan. These are always explained and priced at the time of recommendation.
“Without a doubt the best investment in my health I have made to date. A systematic approach and constant adjustments/monitoring have enabled me to live my life to the full again”.
– LUCA
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