Fees & Rebates

Appointment Fees 

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• Appointment fees vary between psychologists. Please contact the practice for further info.

• ​Appointments from 4pm onwards, and on Saturdays, are more expensive.

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• Medicare or private health rebates may reduce out of pocket costs (see below)

• Fees are charged on the day of each appointment. 

• South Yarra Psychology does not offer bulk billing or reduced appointment fees for students or concession card holders.​

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Medicare Rebates

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If you have a Medicare card, and you obtain a GP referral (that meets Medicare's referral requirements), you can receive Medicare rebates for up to 10 appointments per calendar year. See below for further details.

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The following psychologists offer Medicare rebates of $141.85 per standard appointment (50 minutes):​

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• Carina Purdea

• Dr Carla Smyth

• Dr Terence Bartholomew

• Linel Franck

• Rachel Burchell

• Rebecca Cole

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The following psychologists offer Medicare rebates of $96.65 per standard appointment (50 minutes):

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• Dr Joanne Dennison

• Sarah Levings

 

Private Health Rebates

 

Some private health insurance policies include psychological/ counselling services. The rebate amount varies between companies and policies. You should check your policy inclusions with your health insurance provider, and determine whether they will provide rebates for the services offered.

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TAC, WorkSafe, ComCare, NDIS & VOCAT

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South Yarra Psychology does not typically bill third party organisations who have agreed to fund a client's appointments. In the event you have been granted funding by an external body, you may seek the external organisation's consent to claim fees for appointments you attend at South Yarra Psychology. In such instances, payment needs to be paid by the client (in full) on the day of the appointment. It is then the responsibility of the client to seek reimbursement from the external organisation. ​

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Concessions/ Reduced Fees

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South Yarra Psychology does not offer bulk billing or reduced appointment fees.

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Psychological Assessments/ Reports

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South Yarra Psychology is primarily a therapeutic practice. When a formal assessment and/or a report is provided to a current client, South Yarra Psychology charges the fees recommended by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) for the writing of psychological reports (this includes those required for legal matters). Psychologists at South Yarra Psychology will consider requests for an assessment/ report, but do not guarantee accepting such requests.   

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Cancellation Policy​

 

If, for some reason you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please provide more than 48 hours notice. Fees apply for cancellations made within the 48 hours prior to an appointment (see below for details). 

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• 0 – 24 hours notice: Full fee charged

• 24 hours – 48 hours notice: 50% of fee charged

• More than 48 hours notice: No fee charged