Fees

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Standard 55 minute appointment, new clients: $250.00 - $260.00 (from January 2023) [Note: recommended hourly rates [Australian Psychological Society] are $261 per hour].  Current clients will continue with previous fees paid.

Medicare and Private Health refunds are available.

Referrals (complete with Mental Health Treatment Plan obtained from your GP) are required to obtain a Medicare Health refund. The Mental Health Treatment Plan is necessary for a rebate of approximately $138.50 from Medicare Australia.

Cost of Educational and Learning assessments, Autism Spectrum assessments, behavioural (including ADHD) assessments, and comprehensive family assessments varies according to complexity of assessment – to be discussed at time of booking. Patients are always advised in writing of the likely costs for these assessments prior to engaging in the assessment process.Cognitive/ Educational assessments  and complex ADHD assessments are not able to be claimed under a Medicare MH Treatment scheme

Requests for additional brief summary reports (following return of a long report), non-standard letters to medical prcaticioners, and repeats of invoices/receipts will also incur a fee.

Should clients require extensive additions and changes to a report, there may be an additional fee if the additional information was not provided initially.