Fees

Our fees depend on the time needed and complexity, generally being billed by the time taken, with medicare rebates based on the MBS item codes. Our reception team is always available to discuss this further.

To obtain this rebate, you will need a valid referral from your General Practitioner or another Medical Specialist (valid for three months).

For those without access to Medicare benefits, such as international students, please contact our reception team to discuss this further.

Initial Assessments

These typically last 45 minutes to one hour. Fees start at $750 and you will receive a Medicare rebate of approximately $246.

You will be asked to complete various assessments prior to coming, and if you have had recent blood test, it is appreciated if you can bring them to these appointments, along with a list of current medications.

ADHD Assessments

We are happy to conduct assessments for ADHD, we will book multiple sessions, both for assessment but also to allow space for further treatment (if indicated). This means once we start seeing you we can won't have large gaps between appointments.The fees for these sessions are the same as any other follow up appointments (see below), with fees dependent on the time taken.

If you have previously seen a Psychiatrist for ADHD treatment, please contact our clinic, via email (or phone) to discuss this further. Previous specialist letters would be helpful.

Although we are privileged to collaborate with numerous Clinical Psychologists and Occupational Therapists, having a neuropsychology assessment is not required to make an appointment.

As part of the assessments, we will often need to identify and speak with those important in your life, such as your partner, parents or siblings.

If you are able to bring any school reports, or psychologist reports along, that will save time, and ultimately allow our time together to be more efficient.

The prescription of Stimulant medication is highly controlled, and patients will need to have a urinary drug screen before prescription and at regular times through-out treatment.

Follow Up appointments

Follow up appointment fees vary, depending on the time, varying from $300 (short appointments) to $600 (1 hour). These currently attract a Medicare rebate of $121.40 (shorter) or $167.55 (longer).

In order to claim your medicare rebate, you are required to pay the upfront cost for an appointment, you will then get your medicare rebate back.

Kindly note that our fees are subject to occasional adjustments, in line with AMA schedule of fee changes.

Detailed Management Plan Assessments

Sometimes your GP will ask me to prepare a detailed one-off assessment for this service (sometimes referred to as a “291 assessment) either for a general mental health condition or in order to apply for further eating disorder interventions, and you are rebated $412.85. However, this can only be completed once every 12 months.

Please note, we do not do one off ADHD assessments, believing in helping get medication stable, prior to discharge to your GP. If this is what you are looking for, please consider alternative clinics.

Workers Compensation Appointments

Patients seeking assistance under workers’ compensation are welcome to contact our reception team to discuss this further, as each case will be assessed individually. In all cases, our regular fee will be charged, with the information provided to the patient, who can then seek reimbursement from the relevant organisation.