Rebates

If your Psychiatrist or Paediatrician refers you, or your GP is able to provide a mental health care plan to Medicare, part of the fee for your sessions (up to 10 per calendar year), can be claimed from Medicare ($137.05 per session for Registered Psychologist with Clinical Endorsement, $93.35 for Registered Psychologist). If you intend not to obtain rebates through Medicare and you have Ancillary Cover with a private health insurance fund, you may claim a rebate for Psychological services.

Fees

Our fees for individual therapy sessions are set below the recommended rate set by the Australian Psychological Society, which is currently $300 per 50-55 min session.

Full Fees for our Registered Psychologists are $250 per 50-55 min session. Full fees for individual sessions with our Registered Psychologists with Clinical Endorsement are $290 per 50-55 min session. Be aware that the initial session is 80 to 85 minutes and so the initial session Fee is $435 for consulting with a Clinically Endorsed Psychologist and $375 for consulting with a Registered Psychologist. Couple sessions are charged at $310 per 50-55 minute session and family sessions are charged at $310 per 50-55 min session. Be aware that the initial sessions for couples and families are usually calculated based on an 80-85 minute session and are priced at $465.

If you, as the fee payer, provide written evidence of earnings from income and assets from the previous financial year (of the fee payer(s)) of under $69,000, and are currently finding our full fees for Psychological therapy difficult to manage, a reduced rate from the full fee may apply for individual, couple and family sessions.

Payment is due at the time of the session and can be made by debit card, credit card or eftpos. We have a HICAPS machine and can provide online Medicare rebate or private health care refund immediately. If fees are not paid, treatment may be terminated. Rebates are not available for payments on late cancellations (those made within 2 business days).

Although we are a Therapy based practice, on rare occasions we may provide a short Summary of treatment/Therapy report. The preparation time for these specific reports, are charged at $290 per hour and incur GST in addition.

Cancellations, No Shows & Session Changes

A late cancellation fee (The Full Session Fee Amount) will be charged in circumstances where clients cancel their sessions late (less than 2 business days notice), do not show for therapy sessions booked, or change sessions within 2 business days of the original session booking time. The fee will be waived in exceptional circumstances (e.g you are physically too unwell to make session, your car breaks down, or you have to visit or take someone to hospital). Rebates are not available for payments on late cancellations. Thus, unless exceptional circumstances occur we require 2 business days notice on all session changes, cancellations and no shows. More information on our cancellation policy is available to read on the “adult consent form for therapy” located under the “forms for therapy” tab on this website.