Services

Therapy fees not only cover the time spent face-to-face with a client, they also cover time spent on case notes, treatment/session planning, admin, case conceptualisation, business overheads, registration requirements, and more - and this is before tax and superannuation are deducted. Below is a list of a number of the behind the scenes expenses psychologists are accounting for.

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• Session preparation

• Post-session notes and file management

• Researching, preparing, and providing resources

• Care conceptualisation, research reflection, and planning

• Writing GP and other required letters

• Care coordination

• Mandatory continuing education, learning, and professional development

• Attending conferences and courses

• Professional registration and memberships

• Professional indemnity insurance

• Professional supervision

• Peer Supervision (as mandated for psychologists)

• Allowance for sick leave, annual leave, and professional development leave

• HECS/HELP repayments, superannuation contributions, and tax (the session is prior to tax and business expenses being deducted and other business expenses

• Professional services (accountant, legal, etc)

• Regulatory compliance

• Office / telehealth equipment

• Software subscriptions

• Secure IT infrastructure and storage of records

• Practice management and telehealth platforms

• Phone and internet

• Utilities and workspace costs (even if working from home)

• Website hosting, development, and maintenance

• Marketing and communication

• And other business expenses

If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, this must be done two business days prior to the appointment to avoid the full late cancelation fee (equivalent to the fee for the appointment slot).

Late cancellation fees are not intended to be a punishment, however they are enforced to help uphold sustainable practice.

A late cancellation fee may be void under the following circumstances:

• Where the client reschedules to another appointment time during the same business week (please note that failure to attend a rescheduled appointment within the same business week will incur the full late cancellation fee regardless of whether two days notice was provided