Our Psychology & Counselling Fees

A Medicare rebate of $87.45 per session for seeing a Registered Psychologist and a rebate of $128.40 per session is available for seeing a Clinical Psychologist and $77.10 for Registered Mental Health Social workers.

To be eligible to receive psychology services under Medicare, a person must be referred by their general practitioner (GP) and in some instances by another medical specialist. Follow the link to find out what a mental health treatment plan and how you can get one.

The first step could be the hardest: recognising and accepting that you need help for your mental health.

To be eligible to receive psychology services under Medicare, a person must be referred by their general practitioner (GP) and in some instances by another medical specialist.

Many people do not have a regular GP. Simply find your nearest medical centre that does bulk billing to see a general practitioner. Make sure that you bring your Medicare card so that you do not have to pay for the consultation.

Once you’re at your appointment, tell your GP about what you’re going through, and ask about a mental health treatment plan.

If you haven’t received a diagnosis for a mental illness before, your GP will need to assess whether you have a diagnosable mental illness.

Often the GP will want to make another appointment, because to do a quality plan they usually need longer than ten minutes.

If they think it’s the right decision, your GP will refer you to a psychologist or an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker for up to six Medicare rebatable sessions. A Medicare rebate is where Medicare will refund you part of the cost of your appointment with a doctor or specialist.

Check out our blog post on what a mental health treatment plan and how you can get one.

It is important that you feel comfortable with your psychologist so it is okay to change who you’re seeing if it’s not working.

Please note that every session you have counts toward your limit of rebatable sessions.

So even if you “start over” with a new psychologist, your rebatable sessions won’t be refreshed until the New Year.

Rebates are available for clients with a Medicare Mental Health Care Plan, or through client’s private health fund.

Rebates on psychological services are dependent on your health fund and your level of cover. Please enquire with your health fund for specific details.

Payment is made at the end of each session and is available via cash, eftpos and credit card.

Rebates can also be provided immediately via debit card.

For a number of psychology services, New Vision Psychology is able to offer online counselling support.