How you can access my offerings

Medicare: The Better Access Mental Health Care Plan 

Under this plan, your GP is required to complete an assessment (80150, 80155, 80160, 80165, 80170) and to give you a referral letter for me, with a copy of the plan attached.

The GP indicates how many sessions we are to have. I charge you $100 per session upfront and you can claim back $74.80 from Medicare, for a maximum of 20 sessions per calendar year. Once you have the referral and copy of the plan in your hand, contact me to make an appointment.
Please note, if you come with a Medicare plan, it is your responsibility to pay me in full and then make the Medicare claim for your rebate.

I offer very select bulk-billing sessions under Medicare for individuals experiencing severe financial hardship. Please discuss it with me, if you’d like to access it.

NSW Justice: Victims Service Counselling

If you have been exposed to the effects of violent crime (including domestic violence) in the state of NSW, then there is a program through which I can provide free service (up to 22 hours a year). Once a referral is approved, the team sends both you and me a letter stating the number of approved sessions. I will not receive your contact details, so you will need to call me to make our first appointment.

The application is just a short form which can be completed online and can be accessed here.
I write a report together with you at the beginning and end of the allocated sessions.

If you experienced violent crime but were living in another state or territory when this happened, ring NSW Victims Services and Support Victims Access Line on 1800 633 063 and ask for the contact details for the appropriate service for that state or territory.

 Chronic Disease Management program (Enhanced Primary Care)

The Medicare Allied Health and Dental Care initiative (previously known as ‘Enhanced Primary Care’) commenced in July 2004 to provide Medicare rebates for allied health services delivered for the management of chronic disease. Accredited Mental Health Social Workers are eligible to provide these services under the category ‘mental health worker’.

The Medicare items can only be provided to people with chronic conditions and complex care needs who are being managed by a GP. The GP is required to develop a GP Management Plan and a written Team Care Arrangements in conjunction with at least two other allied health professionals and then provide referrals to those allied health services the team believes would most benefit the patient/client. A person with a complex and/or chronic medical illness can claim up to 5 visits (in total) to relevant allied health professionals within a calendar year.

Eating Disorder Plan

In 1 November 2019, a suite of new ‘Eating Disorder’ items was introduced to support access to care for folks who struggle with distressed eating and body image concerns. To be eligible, one needs to be diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa or Binge Eating Disorder. The plan can include up to 20 Medicare-subsidised sessions with a dietitian and 40 sessions with a mental health clinician (such as a Social Worker) over a 12-month period.

You can learn more about it here

NDIS

While we are not currently a registered NDIS provider, our counselling, advocacy, training and support work services can be accessed by those whose plans are plan manager-managed and self-managed.