Length of session
Individual Sessions are 1 hour in length. Double sessions are available on request. Couples Sessions are 1 ½ hour in length.
Telehealth Services
Telephone and video platform (eg: Zoom) counselling is available upon request for local, country & interstate Services.
Individual counselling via Zoom or telephone receives a rebate from Medicare. Couples therapy is not covered by Medicare.
Fees
Various funds provide a refund for sessions.
Mental health care plans can be obtained from your General Practitioner. Medicare’s “Better Access to Mental Health” scheme provides a refund for 10 counselling sessions per calendar year, from January 1st to December 31st (note: not 12 month cycle). A gap is charged in addition to your Medicare refund. Click here to see info sheet (located in Resources folder) how to obtain a Mental Health Care Plan.
Mental health care plans cannot be used for couples therapy.
- Bupa
- Medibank Private
- Teacher’s Health
- ARHG (encompassing St Luke’s Health, Phoenix Health, CUA, Police Health & Emergency Services Health)
- Nurses & Midwives Health
- Unihealth
- AHM
- Doctors Health Fund
- Grand United
Sessions covered for Veterans with a referral from their GP.
Telehealth Services
Telephone and video platform (eg: Zoom) counselling is available upon request for local, country & interstate Services.
Individual counselling via Zoom or telephone receives a rebate from Medicare. Couples therapy is not covered by Medicare.