Psychological Treatments

Fees for Psychological Treatments (from 01 March 2025)

Fee Type	Rate	Duration	Eligibility
Principal Psychologist	$280	50 min +	All clients (including Medicare, private, and agency funded)
Standard Consultation: Psychologist	$240	50 min +	All clients (including Medicare, private, and agency funded)
Reduced Rate: Psychologist	$175	50 min +	Services Australia healthcare and concession card holders under a Medicare Mental Health Care Plan referred by GP. Limited availability at off peak times only.
Initial Appointment Surcharge	$25	N/A	All individual client appointments (including Medicare, private, and agency funded)
After Hours/Saturday Surcharge	$25	N/A	All individual client appointments (including Medicare, private, and agency funded)
Group Therapy (Start-up fee)	$330	N/A	Medicare and privately funded clients.
Group Therapy (Per session)	$75	90 min +	Medicare and privately funded clients.

Note: Payment is required the day of your consultation.

Medicare Rebates for Psychological Treatments

Rebate	Rebate	Duration	Eligibility
Medicare – 80110 (Individual Sessions with a Psychologist Mental Health Care Plan)	$98.95	50 min +	Assessment and referral from GP in the form of a mental health care plan; specific mental health conditions (i.e. depression, anxiety)
Medicare – 80122 (Group sessions with a Psychologist)	$34.40	90 min +	Assessment and referral for group therapy from GP in the form of a mental health care plan; specific mental health conditions (i.e. depression, anxiety)
Medicare – 10968 (Individual Sessions with a Psychologist under Care Plan)	$61.80	50 mn +	Assessment and referral from GP in the form of a mental health care plan; specific mental health conditions (i.e. depression, anxiety)

Private Health Rebates for Psychological and Counselling Treatments

You may be eligible for rebates for psychology or counselling depending on your cover and remaining annual limit. Check with your private health insurer (i.e. Medibank, Bupa etc.) for claims information.

Psychological Assessments and Reports

Individual Assessment Item Fees (from 01 January 2024)

Initial Interview (51-60 min)	$280
Testing Block 1 (up to 120 min)	$560
Testing Block 2, if required (up to 120 min)	$560
Scoring, interpretation, reporting, incl. verbal feedback session (3 hrs)	$840
Scoring, interpretation, reporting, incl. verbal feedback session (3.5 hrs)	$980
Scoring, interpretation, reporting, incl. verbal feedback session (4 hrs)	$1120

Fee Guideline for Complete Assessments

Brief (i.e. 6 hours of psychologists time)	$1680
Standard (i.e. 8 hrs)	$2240
Complex (i.e. 9 hrs)	$2520

Note: SQPsych is not a provider of Medico-Legal services i.e. court reports & letters.

NDIS Funding (from 01 March 2024)

After careful consideration of market rates and relevant legislation, SQPsych will no longer offer a separate rate for NDIS clients. Fees will be payable by you the day of your consultation, and we understand that you will be able to make a claim from the NDIS (through your plan manager if you are a plan managed client).

• Please refer to the NDIS, your support coordinator, or plan manager to understand the NDIS funds available to support your psychological treatments.

Cancellation Policy

Important – Cancellation Policy

Every effort is made to schedule an appointment time convenient to you. On the rare occasion that you cannot keep your appointment time, we ask that you provide at least 24 to 48 hours notice (1 – 2 business days) directly to reception staff. In line with recommendations from the Australian Psychological Society, staff will attempt to re-fill your appointment time so that any financial loss can be minimised.

Non-attendance or cancellations received by staff within 24 hours incur a fee equal to 100% (incl. GST) of your usual consultation. Any future appointments will be cancelled until outstanding payment is settled. Unfortunately, (1) Rebates cannot be claimed by either the client or Psychologist for appointments where clients have not attended, (2) On most occasions, appointments cannot be re-filled within 24 hours.

Last reviewed 4 July 2025