Consultation Fees
Individual Sessions: Clinical Psychologists Fees
The first session with a clinical psychologist runs for seventy five minutes, and the charge is $200. After the first session,the fee for a standard 50-55 minute individual session is $190.Individual Sessions: Psychologists Fees
The first session with a psychologist runs for seventy five minutes, and the charge is $165. After the first session, the fee for a standard 50-55 minute individual session is $155.Couple Session Fees
Couple session fees are $240 for a ninety minute session and $210 for a sixty minute session.Payment is by cash, cheque, credit card or eftpos.
Health Fund Rebates
If you belong to a private health fund, you may be able to claim a rebate for psychological services. The exact amount of the rebate will depend upon your level of cover, and the rebate varies between health funds. It is best to check with your fund for an exact per session rebate figure.
Medicare Rebates for Psychology Services
Under Medicare you can receive a substantial rebate for psychological treatment, which makes seeing a psychologist much more affordable.
All Self Essentials psychologists and clinical psychologists have a Medicare Provider number, which means they are eligible to participate in the Medicare initiative. Under this you can receive a substantial rebate for psychological treatment ($83.25 per session for a psychologist and $122.15 per session for a clinical psychologist), which makes seeing a psychologist or clinical psychologist much more affordable.
If you wish to claim a rebate through Medicare,you will need a referral from your GP to see a psychologist. Make an appointment with your GP to discuss the issues you have been facing. Your GP will then raise a Mental Health Care plan with Medicare. At that point you will be eligible for up to 12 psychology sessions per calendar year under the Care plan.
Please note, you are entitled to choose the psychologist or clinical psychologist you want to treat you. For more information about Medicare rebates and psychology services click on the link below:
www.psychology.org.au/medicare/fact_sheet/
