Medicare
Fee: $230 (From 1 January 2026)
Rebate: $145.25
Co-payment: $84.75
Information about Medicare rebates for psychology treatment is available on the Australian Psychological Society (APS) website.
This rebate is available if you are referred by your GP or psychiatrist under a Mental Health Treatment Plan. The process is as follows:
Step 1: Your GP or psychiatrist prepares a Mental Health Treatment Plan for you and refers you for a course of treatment of up to 6 individual sessions with a psychologist (rebates/sessions 1-6).
Step 2: After you have completed the initial course of treatment, you can return to your GP or psychiatrist for a review of your Mental Health Treatment Plan and obtain up to 4 additional individual sessions (rebates/sessions 7-10).
For in-person appointments Medicare rebates can be processed instantly with the Medicare Easy Claim facility at the practice. For Telehealth appointments Medicare rebates can be processed online.
Private health
Fee: $230 (From 1 January 2026)
Rebate: (dependent on policy)
Co-payment: (dependent on policy)
Some private insurance policies provide rebates for treatment by a psychologist.
Please check with your health insurance provider for more information.
Your private health fund rebate can be processed instantly with the HICAPS facility at the practice. For Telehealth appointments, you can claim a private health rebate directly with your private health insurer.
DVA
DVA Health Cards (Gold and White) are accepted as payment upon a GP referral.
Co-payment: $0
Under DVA arrangements, a gap fee or co-payment cannot be charged for the provision of allied mental health care services to an entitled person.
This means there will be no co-payment applicable if you have a valid DVA referral.
NDIS
A limited number of NDIS referrals are accepted.
Co-payment: $0
No gap feel or co-payment is applicable for NDIS recipients.
This means there will be no co-payment applicable if you have services approved under your NDIS plan.