Frequently Asked Questions about Therapy and Clinical Psychology

I offer adults in the Moonee Ponds area clinical psychology services to help address mental health issues and other difficulties in life.

I offer the therapy and clinical psychology services out of two locations:

• The Consulting Rooms Melbourne in Fitzroy North on Mondays from 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM
• R2R Health in Moonee Ponds on Tuesdays-Fridays from 9 AM to 6:20 PM

If you need to cancel your psychology appointment, I urge you to do it at least 48 hours ahead of your appointment. After 24 hours, I will charge a cancellation fee equal to the full session fee. Please note that Medicare and other funding bodies do not cover the cancellation fee.

Also, note that this cancellation policy and minimum of 24 hour notice is based on when I receive the notification that you need to cancel or reschedule, and not when you send the notification.

While I don’t offer couples therapy currently, I can see you individually to help with relationship issues and other mental health issues that could be affecting the relationship.

The fees to see a psychologist in Moonee Ponds does vary a lot. For my services, the fee depends on the funding body you use (paying yourself in full, using a mental health care plan, TAC, NDIS, Worksafe or OpenArms) and your situation. We will discuss more about fees in your initial call.

Rebates are available with a mental health care plan. These rebates can give you access to $141.85 for up to 10 sessions per year with a clinical psychologist. See your GP to completed a mental health care plan.

Yes, I do offer psychology and therapy services to people with OpenArms, NDIS, TAC and Worksafe funding.

Everything we discuss during the appointment is confidential between you and me. However, in the following circumstances I may be obligated to disclose information to other people: 

• If I am subpoenaed by a court.
• If I learn of harm or risk of harm to a child.
• If I have serious concerns about your safety or the safety of other people.
• If you report information that another health practitioner you are seeing needs to know in order to provide care to you.
• If you are using a funding source (Medicare, Worksafe, TAC or OpenArms) that requires me to submit a report to them in order for you to access the funding.
• In addition, all psychologists in Australia are required to engage in ongoing training and supervision (supervision is a 1 on 1 consultation with another psychologist or mental health professional for the purpose of reviewing and improving therapy/clinical psychology skills). As part of the process of supervision  work with clients may be discussed. 

I am not a crisis service and I can typically only offer very limited support between appointments. If you are experiencing an emergency or crisis, I encourage you to engage with crisis service (for example, calling 000, attending an ED or calling Triage). I have more information on emergency/crisis support in the ‘If it is an emergency’ section of my page on Depression.