Counselling
Fees differ for individual client session (50-60 mins) and Couple or Family session (1.5 hr).
Fee range $140 ~ $195 respectively. Extended sessions at pro-rata.
My services are not eligible for Medicare (Mental Health Plans), Private Health Fund or Concession rates. You do not need a GP or Specialist referral to see me. Please check with your NDIS, EAP Provider, EACH or Carer Gateway if they might provide some funding for your counselling with me.
You are required to complete and sign an Intake Form before we meet for your first session.
If my fees are completely outside your financial ability, we can discuss low to no-cost counselling from other community services.
What you need to know:
- Your counselling fee applies to in-session work only (individual or couple and family).
- Fee is payable before or by your appointment time.
- A late cancellation / no-show / late reschedule will incur a fee of $65 payable before next appointment.
- All appointments are confirmed on a first-come first served basis and your cooperation is appreciated.
- Longer sessions are available when pre-booked and fees are charged accordingly.
- A fee is charged for any request to provide a support letter / document / unscheduled consultations outside of your session.
The counselling fee is an important consideration.
However, finding a therapist and therapeutic relationship for your counselling process and goals will save you time and money in the end. Your internal experience and interpersonal process with me are crucial factors for a respectful, safe, ethical and collaborative process. It opens the way for your internal shifts and the change process you want. It is therefore strongly recommended that you are willing to commit to a consistent and predictable counselling schedule to build trust and to move along your process.
That being said, how often we meet will become clearer once assess your situation and needs together. Clients feedback is that they discover the costs are more manageable than they first expected. What seems more challenging is making time and space for themselves in therapy!
Supervision
Your individual and group supervision with me will meet the requirements of ARCAP, ACA, CCAA and PACFA for registration and membership renewal.
Individual fee $140 (50-60 mins). If this is prohibitive due to your circumstances, please contact me to discuss further.
Group A great option for learning and support with other professionals, and more affordable for many. We all need to experience support and creative challenge to grow. A safe and well facilitated group process will encourage our clinical skills and coach our development. Numbers are limited to 5 - 8 supervisees who meet regularly usually monthly during the school term. Please contact me for details and rates.
Supervision is a commitment and collaborative process between supervisor and therapist to reflect on practice informed by developmental, contextual and systemic processes that impact on the therapist-client alliance. We provide feedback to each other and from clients to improve our effectiveness in our work with them.
The supervision process recognises the primacy of interaction between client and therapist. It is the space where change and growth can happen. This space is interactional and dynamic and stirs up things not only for the client but for therapist as well! Through supervision we can be open and curious, learn together, learn from our mistakes and celebrate what we do well. Please contact me to discuss your supervision goals and needs.
