Referrals & Fees
While we commonly receive referrals from General Practitioners (GPs), Paediatricians and school counsellors a referral is not always necessary. Contact us via email at admin@thechildanxietyclinic.com.au for further information.
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FEES
Psychology Therapy 50 mins
/ $295 per sessionThe Australian Psychological Society recommended fee for psychologists until 30 June 2025 is $311 for a 46-60 minute consultation. My standard fee is $295 per consultation.
Consult sessions are 50 minutes in duration.
A referral from your GP may enable you to claim a rebate of $96.65 per session for up to 10 sessions each calendar year.
See further below for costs associated with additional clinical services.
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REBATES
Medicare Rebates
Medicare rebates are available for psychological treatment delivered by registered Psychologists. By visiting your GP you can obtain a referral under Medicare’s Better Access to Mental Health Care program. This involves your GP preparing a Mental Health Treatment Plan which you will require before seeing a psychologist for treatment.
Under the Better Access initiative those eligible are entitled up to 10 individual sessions in a calendar year (1 January to 31 December) but your GP referral will only cover the first 6 sessions. After 6 sessions your referring doctor will make an assessment to determine whether further sessions are required.
Additional Clinical Services
From the 1st January 2025 additional fees will apply for:
liaison with schools and teachers
letters of support and input into Individual Education Planning
These fees are in keeping with those recommended by the Australian Psychological Society.
The following are included in the consultation fee:
communications with your general practitioner/referrer
responses to short emails and calls (less than 10 minutes)
scoring and interpretation of clinical measures