FEES & REBATES

Fees

Cancellation Policy

At Advantage Psychology, we offer a range of different services and programs. Fees and rebates are dependent on the type of services required, and the type of program you are attending under.

Fees can be reduced or offset by Medicare rebates and private Health Insurance rebates. Fees can be paid by credit card, EFTPOS or cash. We do not accept personal cheques.

Please contact us to discuss fees for your particular circumstances. Please ensure you arrive on time as we are unable to extend sessions past the pre-booked hour.

Fee Structure 2024

Provisional Psychologist:

Initial: $120
Subsequent: $120

Registered Psychologist:

Initial: $290
Subsequent: $225

Clinical Psychologist:

Initial: $290
Subsequent: $290

We value your time as much as ours, and our policy requires clients to reschedule or cancel 2 working days in advance of your appointment. This allows us time to offer your appointment to someone else who may be waiting for an appointment. Please be mindful that weekends are not classified as working days.

Appointments cancelled with less than 2 working days notice will result in a cancellation fee, the amount of fee will be depends on the type of service you were originally booked for. Please see our FAQs for more information.

Rebates

MEDICARE
You may be eligible for ten counselling sessions with an instant rebate from Medicare. If you have a current GP Mental Health Care Plan (provided by your GP, a Psychiatrist or a Paediatrician) you may be eligible to to claim back up to 10 sessions in the calendar year. If you are seeing a Registered Psychologist you are able to claim back $96.65 per session. If you are seeing a Clinical Psychologist you are able to claim back $141.85 per session.

After six sessions, Medicare requires you to see your referring doctor for a review appointment. After the review, you are eligible for four further sessions with your psychologist. This would total 10 sessions in one calendar year.

We are able to process your Medicare rebate at the practice so that it is paid into your bank account, or you are able to lodge a Medicare claim online.

Speak to your doctor regarding your eligibility to receive a Mental Health Care Plan referral. Please mention Item 2710 for this specific rebate.

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE
If you have private health insurance cover, you may be able to make a claim from your health fund. In many cases, this can significantly reduce the cost of sessions. We provide HICAPS services to help process your claim onsite.