No. You do not require a referral to attend a psychology appointment.

You can discuss receiving a Medicare Mental Health Care Plan through your GP or psychiatrist.

During your appointment, your doctor will determine the right care options for you.

The Mental Health Care Plan allows you to subsidise the cost of some psychological therapy services (outlined above) for up to 10 sessions per calendar year.

You can find more information about Mental Health Care Plans from Services Australia.

After your initial appointment has been scheduled you will receive an email with a link to online forms and a questionnaire. Please complete the paperwork prior to the first session.

During our first session, the focus will be on getting to know each other. We will go through an assessment of what brought you to therapy. You will have the opportunity to ask more about me too including my approach as a psychologist. From here, we will develop collaborative therapy goals and a tailored treatment plan.

The Australian Psychological Society recommended rate for seeing a psychologist is $300.

At Life Balance Clinical Psychology a standard appointment fee is $250.

Unfortunately, as a boutique psychology practice we are unable to bulk bill.

If you are attending under a mental health care plan, please ensure you provide your referral to the clinic via email prior to your appointment or ensure you bring the referral to the appointment. The full session fee of $250 is payable at the time of your appointment. Medicare rebates are processed online by 6pm on the day of appointments. Following Medicare processing times, Medicare will deposit the rebate amount to the account registered with Medicare.

Life Balance Clinical Psychology has a 24 hour cancellation policy. Cancellations within 24 hours of the session time, or non-attendance on the day, will incur the full session fee. Please note, Medicare rebates are not available on cancellation fees. If you are no longer able to attend your appointment in-person however, appointments can be changed to telehealth at any time with no additional fee.

If you have private health insurance, you may be able to claim back part of your session fee.

Contact your private health fund for information on eligibility and for specific rebate amounts.

You will receive an invoice by 6pm on the day of your appointment, which you can submit to your health fund.

Existing clients can also access their invoices online through the client portal.

Life Balance ClinIcal Psychology is not a NDIS registered provider. Therefore, we are only able to accept self-managed NDIS clients who will be required to pay the full appointment and independently follow up with their NDIS management with a copy of their receipt in order to be reimbursed.

If you are experiencing difficulties with something not listed in the Conditions and Concerns section, please contact us at hello@lifebalanceclinicalpsychology.com.au as we would welcome the opportunity to discuss suitability for working together.

Please note, Life Balance Clinical Psychology is not able to offer services to forensic/ legal cases, Department of Veteran Affairs clients, Workcover or Insurance clients, family/ parenting/ couples counselling, or individuals with NDIA managed funding. Life Balance Clinical Psychology is not able to offer services to new clients under 16 years of age.

There is free street parking available outside the clinic and on the surrounding side streets. Find out more about the New Farm Location.