What to expect

How to refer

You can contact me directly to self-refer. Or you may choose to go through your GP to obtain a Mental Health Care Plan – this will enable you to access the Medicare rebate of up to 10 sessions per calendar year.

I also accept NDIS clients that are plan or self-managed, primarily those with a psycho-social disability or complex health condition.

Certain private health funds are also covered by Accredited Mental Health Social Workers, including BUPA, Teachers Health Funds, St Lukes Health, HCF, Doctors Health.

Other referrals may be accepted by third parties – please call or email me to discuss.

Session time

The initial intake and assessment session goes for 60 minutes. Subsequent appointments run for approximately 50 minutes. For clients on the NDIS, 60–90 minutes are allowed per session.

Confidentiality and privacy

Ensuring that your information is kept confidential and secure is important to me. I ensure that I abide by privacy and confidentiality laws and requirements. This will be discussed further in the first session.

Fees

My aim is to provide a professional but affordable service to the North-West community.

Full fee $150

Concession: $110

Bulk-billing under Medicare is available to clients experiencing financial hardship.

If you have any queries, please call, text or email me to discuss them.

Cancellation

If you need to cancel or change your appointment time with me, please give at least 48 hours notice where possible, to enable the session to be offered to someone else.

If the appointment has been cancelled with less than 24 hours notice, a cancellation fee equivalent to the full session cost (100%) is payable. If cancelled with 24–48 hrs notice, then 50% of the session fee is payable.

Health and safety

Your health and mine are paramount. If you have any respiratory symptoms or are otherwise feeling unwell, please let me know so we can reschedule or change to a phone or telehealth appointment.