Fees & Policies
Fees:
Couple Therapy
First session $280 (90mins)
Further sessions $230 (75mins)
Individual Counselling
$197.20 (55mins)
With a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP you are entitled to a Medicare rebate of $85.20. The out of pocket expense is $110 for up to 10 sessions per calendar year.
Couples Weekend Workshop - Getting The Love You Want
Full Fee: $950
Early Bird: $850 (due 4 weeks in advance)
Concession prices available dependent on application
Supervision
Individual Supervision $160 60 mins
Group Supervision (3 or more) $120 pp 90mins
Rebates and Funding options for Couple and Family Therapy:
AMHSW (Australian Mental Health Social Workers) are recognised by some private health insurance funds such as Bupa, HCF, Teachers Health (including UniHealth and Nurses and Midwives Health), Doctors Health and St Lukes Health. Benefits paid by these funds vary depending on the level of ancillary cover and your eligibility.
Some clients have been able to use EAP (Employee Assistance Program) to subsidise the cost of therapy. Check with your employer on this.
Some people have this included on an NDIS plan. There are item numbers under the NDIS relevant to various services provided by Social Workers.
(Source: AASW website)
Payment policy:
For Couple Therapy (1st session), a deposit of $110 is required on booking.
For Individual therapy (1st session) a deposit of $110 is required on booking.
For subsequent therapy sessions, payment is due prior to or on the day of appointment.
Cancellations, Rescheduling and Missed Appointments Policy:
Consistency is essential for effective therapy, but I understand that sickness and crises happen. If for some reason you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please provide me with as much notice as possible so that the appointment can be made available to someone else. Cancellations without due notice or reason also result in a loss of income and professional time.
As such I require a minimum of 2 business days' notice to cancel or reschedule an appointment without incurring a cancellation fee.
A cancellation fee of 100% of the consultation fee will be charged if an appointment is missed, forgotten about cancelled or rescheduled within 2 business days' notice. For example, if you have an appointment on a Tuesday you need to notify me before close of business (5pm) on the previous Thursday. This allows 2 business days (Friday and Monday) to try and fill the session.
Frequent cancellations, reschedules or missed appointments may result in termination of service (e.g. 2 or 3 in a 6-month period)
Telehealth or a phone session can be offered in the event that you're unable to make it into the office.
For therapist-initiated cancellations, another session will be booked as soon as possible, or a full refund provided if payment has been made in advance. We require a minimum of 2 business days’ notice to cancel or reschedule an appointment without incurring a cancellation fee.
I’d love to hear from you. I’m based in Newcastle NSW, I also provide telehealth if you’re outside this region. Please call or fill out the form below to get in touch about Couple Therapy, Individual Counselling, Couples Weekend Workshops and Supervision.
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Located within: The Base Health
Address: 3 Tudor Street Newcastle West
Phone: 0452 102 325
Work Days: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Out of Hours Appointments Available
