Appointments

Sessions are 50 minutes in length and are billed at $180 per session. With a Mental Health Care Plan a rebate of $96.65 applies. 

Couples counselling does not attract  a Medicare rebate. The full fee of $180 per 50 minutes, per couple applies. Private Health Insurance may offer a rebate, please check with your individual insurer to see if this applies to you.

Gottman Couples therapy requires ; 

• 1st Session - 2 hours (1 hour 40 minutes intake, 20 minutes for note taking). 

• Gottman Relationship Check-up Questionnaires - Allow approx. 1.5 hours ($65 per couple)

• 2nd Session - 1 hour Individual Sessions per person (50 minutes therapy, 10 minutes for note taking) 

• 3rd and subsequent Sessions -1 hour as a couple (50 minutes therapy, 10 minutes for note taking)

The initial session will take two hours and will involve gathering relevant background history and information regarding your reasons for seeking couples therapy so, that you and your psychologist have a chance to get to know one another and establish your goals for therapy. Subsequent sessions will take a  more therapeutic approach.

This will be followed by one, one hour individual session each, before coming back to the 3rd session together as a couple. 

Following your initial session your Psychologist will send you each a link to The Gottman Relationship Checkup online questionnaires.  The assessments will take approximately 1.5 hours to complete and will cost $65 per couple.  These questionnaires provide your Psychologist with valuable information that will inform the treatment goals and must be completed at least 24 hours prior to your 3rd session as a couple to allow your psychologist time to review the results. 

A 50% payment needs to be settled prior to the first session, as confirmation of the initial session. 

Sessions are billed at $190 per hour. No  Mental Health Care Plan  rebate applies. 

Walk and talk sessions are billed at the standard therapy session rate of $180 per session. Sessions are 50 minutes in length and generally start at the clinic. With a Mental Health Care Plan, a rebate of $93.65 applies. If this is something that interests you, please discuss this with your clinician first to ensure suitability.