Aurora Belmont Private Clinic

Set in the southeast part of Brisbane, near Whatmore Street Park, Aurora Belmont Private Hospital is accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards to treat adolescents and adults for mental health and substance use disorders with residential and day treatment. Their private 185-bed facility offers free WiFi, a bedside phone, a TV with Foxtel, and snacks.

Aurora Belmont Private Hospital admits clients using referrals from their GP or treating doctor to a psychiatrist at Aurora. Conditions they treat include addictive disorders, anxiety, ADHD, autism, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, mood disorders, OCD, PTSD, psychopharmacology, psychosis, trauma, and disassociation.

Visits

Aurora welcomes and encourages visitors. Their onsite cafe for visitors and caretakers operates Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

There is some onsite parking for visitors and staff. Clients leaving an inpatient stay cannot drive off the facility, so Aurora recommends having a caretaker drop off and pick up the client. During the admission process, they ask caretakers to drop off the client at the door and then return during visiting hours.

Programs

Aurora Belmont Private Hospital programs include acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), specialized CBT for mothers, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), radically open DBT, experiential art therapy, disassociation therapy, medication management, positive parenting coaching, PTSD for veterans and first responders, hormonal balances, nutrition therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). They even have therapy geared to young adults 18-25 and therapy geared to older adults 65+ with aging-related challenges like Alzheimer's and dementia.

TMS treatment lasts for about 4 weeks with 20-30 treatments. To track the progress of TMS, Aurora administers questionnaires to clients on their mental state at the beginning of treatment, after 2 weeks of treatment, after all 4 weeks of treatment, and 2 weeks after treatment was completed.

Aurora Belmont Private Hospital's stabilization unit cares for clients who need intensive monitoring before they can participate in other programs.

Their treatment for substance use disorders is abstinence-based.

Although Aurora Belmont Private Hospital isn't a religious facility, they can incorporate religious care by clergy upon request.

Amenities

Each client has a private room with free WiFi, a bedside phone, and a TV with Foxtel. They can grab snacks in the lobby. The facility includes a basketball court and gardens.

Aurora Belmont Private Hospital organizes offsite excursions for coffee, beach walks, shopping, and visiting local parks.

Additional Locations

Aurora operates 16 clinics across Australia that offer similar treatments with specialized tracks for older and younger adults.

Inside Aurora Belmont Private Hospital, independent clinics Belmont Consulting Suites and Belmont Psychology Clinic offer additional services and operate independently.