- I aim to make counselling and psychotherapy accessible, comfortable, and affordable.
- All sessions are strictly confidential, ensuring a safe space for you to explore and grow.
Free 20-Minute Phone Call
- A chance for you to ask questions about therapy and my approach
- Learn more about the methods and services I offer
- Share a little of your story and current challenges
- Decide if I am the right therapist for you and your situation
- Please note: This call is not therapy and is strictly confidential
Individual Therapy
- 1 hr: $130 | 1.5 hr: $160
- Concession: 1 hr: $100 | 1.5 hr: $130
(Health Care Card, Pension Card, Student Card)
Couples Therapy
- 1 hr: $160 | 1.5 hr: $190
- Couples Sessions often Include: 1 initial couples session + 1 individual session per person (individual fee) + follow-up couples sessions
- Relationship struggles often come from unresolved individual triggers, not one partner being “the problem.”
- Therefore, we work on both the relationship together and each partner individually, so deeper wounds can be explored safely and openly.
- By understanding your own triggers and each other’s, you can strengthen communication, attunement, and connection.
- On average is takes 13-20 regular (fortnightly) sessions to see change in the relationship.
NeuroAffective Touch®
- 1 hr: $130 | 1.5 hr: $160
- Concession: 1 hr $100 I 1.5 hr: $130
(Health Care Card, Pension Card, Student Card)
- NeuroAffective Touch is: a body-oriented therapeutic approach integrating safe, attuned touch to support emotional regulation, trauma healing and deeper connection between body and mind.
- Conducted on a massage table in a fully clothed, safe, and respectful setting.
- Compliments talk therapy by accessing nonverbal layers of experience.
- Supports clients in reconnecting with safety, boundaries, and embodied presence.
Individual Supervision
Online Group Supervision
- 1 hr: $130 | 1.5 hr: $160
Online Group Supervision
- $80per person
- Max 8 participants,
- 2 hr session:
Report, Letter, or Character Reference Writing
- $130/hr
- Must be booked in advance
Mental Health Care Plans
- Counsellors and psychotherapists do not have access to Medicare rebates, so MHCPs are not required.
- You do not need a referral from your GP for counselling and psychotherapy.
- I encourage you to check and compare with psychologists regarding any out-of-pocket costs, as not all bulk bill and waiting times can be long.
- My fees are designed to mimic typical out-of-pocket costs for psychologists, ensuring affordability and accessibility.
Private Health Rebates
Private Health Funds
ARHG Participating Funds
As an Australian Regional Health Group (ARHG) registered counselling provider, rebates may also be available to eligible members of:
Please advise us of your health fund when booking and check directly with your fund to confirm your individual eligibility and rebate amount, as benefits vary according to your policy.
- Members of some private health funds may be eligible to claim a rebate for counselling or psychotherapy, depending on their level of cover.
Private Health Funds
- Bupa · Medibank · ahm · HCF
ARHG Participating Funds
As an Australian Regional Health Group (ARHG) registered counselling provider, rebates may also be available to eligible members of:
- St Luke’s Health · Police Health · GMHBA · Emergency Services Health · Phoenix Health · See-u by HBF · AIA Health · Mildura Health · Teachers Union Health · Westfund · Teachers Health · Nurses & Midwives Health · UniHealth · Doctors’ Health Fund · HBF · Defence Health · Australian Defence Force Family Program · Peoplecare
Please advise us of your health fund when booking and check directly with your fund to confirm your individual eligibility and rebate amount, as benefits vary according to your policy.
Payment
Intake Forms
Cancellation Policy
- You can book and pay in advance or on the day of your appointment.
- For your first appointment, you will be sent a payment request via email 24 hrs prior.
- This will capture credit card details safely for future appointments.
- For future appointments, payment can be processed by Metta Counselling + Psychotherapy, with your consent.
- Payment can also be made in cash or processed by the client via emailed payment request, if you opt out of me processing payments.
- Please ensure you have enough finds in your account for Metta Counselling + Psychotherapy to process payments.
Intake Forms
- Within 24 hours prior of your first appointment, you will be sent a link via SMS with a client intake form, confidentiality agreement and instructions on parking and where to go on the day.
- Supervision clients will be sent a Supervision Contract prior to their first appointment.
- All intake forms and contracts will need to be submitted prior to your first appointment.
Cancellation Policy
- Clients are informed of the policy at booking and acknowledge late cancellation fees.
- Appointment reminders are sent via text to allow time to cancel or reschedule.
- Aim of the policy:
- Reduce disruptions to clinic practices.
- Ensure other clients on the waiting list can access therapy.
- Minimise income loss from late cancellations or missed appointments.
- Encourage timely communication.
- Notice requirements:
- Minimum 48 business hours notice via text or email for cancellations or reschedules
- Late cancellation fees:
- Less than 48 hours: 50% of session fee
- Less than 24 hours / no-show: 100% of session fee
