Fees, referrals & funding

  • $250 for a 50-minute session.

  • You may be eligible for Medicare rebates if you have a Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP) or Eating Disorder Treatment and Management Plan (EDP) and referral from your GP or psychiatrist.

    The current Medicare rebate for sessions with a registered psychologist is $101.55 per session for up to 10 sessions per calendar year under a MHTP. However, therapy may extend beyond 10 sessions.

    Please note there is an out-of-pocket fee for Medicare-rebated sessions, as bulk billing is not available.

  • If you have extras cover for psychology, you may be able to claim a rebate through your private health insurer. Rebate amounts vary depending on your level of cover and provider.

    Please check directly with your insurer to confirm your eligibility and rebate amount.

    Please note Medicare and private health rebates cannot be claimed for the same session.

  • You are welcome to access sessions privately without a referral. Self-funded/private sessions are not eligible for Medicare rebates.

Sessions are available privately or with a Medicare rebate where eligible. Services are not currently available under third-party funding arrangements.

What to expect

  • Contact me via the enquiry form on the contact page or email to arrange a free initial 15-minute phone call. This offers an opportunity to discuss what you are seeking support for, ask questions, and discuss whether the practice may be a good fit for your needs before arranging an initial appointment time.

  • Prior to your first session, you will be sent consent and intake forms to read and complete.

    If you would like to access Medicare rebates and do not already have a referral, you will also need to see your GP to arrange a Mental Health Treatment Plan and referral before your appointment.

  • The first few sessions are focused on developing a shared understanding of your experiences, current difficulties, history, relationships, and what may be contributing to your difficulties.

    This process also provides space for us to consider whether the therapeutic approach and relationship feel like a good fit for you.

    The first few sessions are as much about getting a sense of me and how I work as anything else.

  • Together, we'll think about whether this feels like the right fit and what ongoing therapy might look like, including the frequency of sessions and how we might work together.

    Therapy is collaborative and responsive to your individual needs. We can discuss what you hope to understand or change, while allowing the focus of the work to develop as we come to understand more over time.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • I currently have limited availability for new clients.

    Get in touch via the enquiry form or email to discuss current availability and arrange an initial phone call.

    I offer both in-person therapy in East Melbourne and telehealth appointments. Sessions are offered at a regular appointment time to support consistency in therapy. Because appointment times become available when current clients complete therapy, I am unable to guarantee when a particular day or time will become available. If your availability is limited, it may take longer for a suitable regular appointment time to become available.

    I do not offer monthly or ad hoc appointments for new clients.

  • No. You are welcome to access therapy privately without a referral.

    If you would like to claim Medicare rebates, you will need a Mental Health Treatment Plan and referral from your GP or psychiatrist prior to your appointment.

  • People may begin therapy with a general sense that something feels difficult, without knowing exactly how to describe it. Part of therapy involves developing a shared understanding of your experiences.

  • The first few sessions involve an initial, collaborative assessment. We will explore what brings you to therapy, your current concerns, and relevant aspects of your history, while beginning to develop an understanding of what may be contributing to your difficulties.

    These sessions also give you time to get a sense of me, the therapeutic approach, and whether the relationship feels like a good fit. A good therapeutic relationship is an important part of therapy, and it is reasonable to take time to notice whether you feel comfortable, understood, and able to work together.

    From there, we can discuss what may be most helpful and how we might work together moving forward.

  • My approach is primarily depth-oriented and exploratory rather than structured around a set of strategies or techniques. We spend time understanding your experience more fully, including the feelings, patterns, relationships, and circumstances that may be contributing to what is difficult.

    Practical strategies may be woven into the work where needed, but they do not form the basis of my approach. If you are looking specifically for a structured or strategy-focused form of therapy, my approach may not be the best fit.

  • Weekly sessions are typically recommended. Regularity supports continuity and depth in the work.

    I am currently offering short- to medium-term therapy. The focus and duration of therapy will depend on the difficulties bringing you to therapy and what we identify as helpful to explore. We can discuss this together in the first few sessions.

    I do not offer monthly or ad hoc sessions for new clients.

  • Psychologists are bound by confidentiality obligations. Information discussed in therapy remains confidential except in limited circumstances where there are concerns about safety or where disclosure is otherwise required by law.

    Confidentiality and its limits are outlined during the consent process.

  • If you are running late, please let me know as soon as possible. Sessions remain scheduled for 50 minutes and will finish at the usual time, even if you arrive late.

    If you have not arrived or contacted me within 15 minutes of your scheduled appointment, the session will be considered a non-attendance and the full session fee will apply, in accordance with the cancellation policy.

  • If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, I ask for at least 48 hours’ notice via email.

    If you need to reschedule, I am happy to offer an alternative appointment within the same week, subject to my availability. If an alternative appointment is not available, or you are unable to attend at the offered time, the cancellation policy applies.

    Appointments cancelled with less than 48 hours’ notice incur 50% of the session fee. Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice, or missed appointments, incur the full session fee.