Fees, Times,
Private Health
Rebates & Medicare Billing
(require
a GP’s referral).
Appointment sessions
are
1 hour.
FEES:
$125 (working), $115 (part-time working) or $105 (non-working)
payment with Cash is preferred: add 5% for Credit cards.
.
Rebates back on your paid fees are available through Private Insurance cover or with a GP
referral (Mental Health Plan – GP referral):
Under the GP referral plan take your receipt (from me) to your local Medicare office
for your refund of $83.25 (Nov
2011).
The session cost to you is then: $41.75 (working)
$31.75 (Part-time) or
$21.75 (non
working).
[For an extra long appointment (up to 1:25 mins) - add $45 extra to the
above
For Private Health Insurance rebate amounts - please enquire to your
fund.
Medicare Billing scheme – with a doctor’s referral.
Under the Mental health care scheme any Australian Medicare card holder may ask their GP,
or other medical practitioner, for a referral to me as a Psychologist - for counselling services.
Your doctor will then give you a referral (under the Mental Health Care plan) which is valid for
10 sessions in a calendar year.
When the doctor makes the referral s(he) will go thru’ a standard form of questions like:
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Are you stressed, anxious?
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Do you feel depressed, down?
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How is your sleep? etc…
Typically clients come to talk to me about:
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Relationship issues/challenges.
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Work, career issues/challenges.
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Life changes, health challenges.
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Personal development issues.
What to bring along
(for the Medicare rebate)..
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Your GP's referral and your current Medicare Card.
You must see the doctor first - before your appointment,
for the referral (under the Medicare billing plan only)
email: email@HappinessCentre.com
phone: (61 +3) 9596 6772.
