Melbourne CBD Psychologist
Remember the reason you’re here – You’re worth it.
- Our locations are private practices and welcome clients without a GP referral but do not offer bulk billing.
- Our practitioners are career professionals who partner with their clients who are seeking exceptional outcomes.
- No one can put a value on obtaining clarity, peace of mind, reconnecting with yourself, or becoming the true you. It is essential for you to take that first step, then the next, and the next in order to work through the issues that have been holding you back.
- Our practitioners believe in providing an affordable service for clients with competitive fees which reflects our practitioner’s experience, professionalism, caring and respectful manner to help you regain your well-being.
CBD location and access
The office address is Suite 903, 9th Floor 530 Little Collins St, CBD. The building is called the Exchange Tower and is located on the corner of Little Collins St and Church St, in between King and William St, (opposite McCracken’s Lane).
Consultation hours
Business Hours: Mon to Fri: 10am – 8pm
Weekend: Sat: 10am – 2.00pm
Public transport
Tram Stop 3: William St/Collins St - 4-min walk
Tram Stop 5: William St/Bourke St - 3-min walk
Train to Southern Cross Station - 7-min walk
Parking
Street parking is available – please note car parking times & rules, as Parking Officers are highly visible in this area.
Off Street parking options:
ASIAN PACIFIC underground car parking at 530 Little Collins St
WILSON PARKING at 530 Little Collins (Entry via Little Collins St)
SECURE PARKING at St James Square, 555 Burke St
Fees & Rebates
- Standard fee - $190
- Your medicare rebate $89.65
Recommended Fee $267
(Individual 50-min session)
20 sessions now available
A concession fee may be applicable for health care card holders and pensioners: please inquire with your psychologist at the end of your first consultation.
- Standard fee - $230
- Your medicare rebate $131.65
Recommended Fee $267
(Individual 50-min session)
20 sessions now available
A concession fee may be applicable for health care card holders and pensioners: please inquire with your psychologist at the end of your first consultation.
Currently we have no clinical psychologist appointments available.
- Standard individual fee (50 min) - $176
- Gottman couple therapy fee (50 min) - $231
- Introductory EMDR therapy fee (50 min) - $176
- Introductory Hypnotherapy fee (50 min) - $176
- Couples | Marriage Counselling fee (50 min) - $231
- Listed fees are GST inclusive.
Medicare rebate
There is no Medicare rebate available for counsellors.
Couples/Marriage and Family Psychologists and Counsellors are mental health professionals who base their practice on developing a deep rapport with couples and individuals in order to develop insightfulness, self-awareness and compassion for their complex feelings, emotions and individual stories. This helps enable individuals to make lasting, positive, healthy changes in their lives.
The three main areas couples can explore and resolve involving counselling are issues related to interpersonal, intrapsychic and/or personal nature.
Your couples/marriage psaychologist or counsellor require in-depth addtional training and education to utilise a variety of therapeutic interventions, modalities, and theoretical orientations to support couples in need of counselling.
Medicare rebate
There is no Medicare rebate available for couples therapy unless your GP has recommended and provided one person in the relationship with a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP). Please discuss directly with your practitioner.
- Standard (Psychologists) fee - $210
- Introductory Gottman couples fee - $231 (inc. GST)
- Standard (Counselllor) fee - $231 (inc GST)
- Sessions are 50-min in duration
On your appointment confirmation and appointment reminder emails – Can you please click on the Intake Form link and fill out this form online. This will save you time and allows your psychologist to spend more time with you. Appointments are 50 minutes in duration
Information regarding your appointment will remain confidential unless there is risk of harm to you or others, as otherwise
required by law.
Counselling in Melbourne psychologists are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and have Medicare provider numbers, enabling you to claim a Medicare rebate for your counselling session.
By obtaining a GP, psychiatrist or paediatrician referral in the form of a Mental Health Care Plan, may be eligible to receive a Medicare rebate for up to 20 individual counselling sessions per calendar year.
Your referring doctor will assess your progress after the first ten sessions. To find out how to obtain a rebate download the Australian Psychological Society Ltd Medicare Fact Sheet.
If you have extras cover you will be able to claim a rebate from your health fund provider. As the rebate varies depending on your level of cover please call your Health Provider for more information.
Counselling in Melbourne can process your Medicare rebate for you at the time you settle your account. No filling in forms, no trips to Medicare, no waiting in line… OR Process your own Medicare rebate using the Express Plus Medicare mobile app Simply download the myGov app, log on with you myGov username and password. Set up your 4 digit PIN and accept terms and conditions Express Plus Medicare is available for Apple devices with iOS5+ and Android devices with version 2.3.3+.
Top 5 things you need to know about Counselling in Melbourne.
- Our locations are private practices & do not offer bulk billing
- Medicare rebates can be processed after your session
- Our locations are conveniently located for ease of access
- Our experienced practitioners have worked in the public & private sectors
- Our practitioners are focused on achieving long-lasting client outcomes
