How does it work?

For most people, choosing a psychologist is a completely unfamiliar and, maybe, confusing experience. See below for some answers to your questions.

General Information

Therapy sessions last for about 50 minutes.
Janelle will usually want to have a 10-minute telephone chat with you to begin with, so she can work out whether she has the right experience for you (sometimes she doesn't, and this call will eliminate the possibility of you wasting your time and money) and for you to ask any questions you might have, before starting therapy.
At the moment, Janelle only works with adults (18 years+).
It is common to have to wait a few weeks before your first appointment. Once you have had your first appointment, it is beneficial then to have regularly-spaced appointments (which is usually fortnightly, to begin with, because this seems to be the right frequency if we want to create change).
You can choose to work with Janelle at her Mount Lawley practice, her Swanbourne practice or online (telehealth). Please be aware that Janelle only works in Mount Lawley one day per week (whereas she works three days per week at Swanbourne) so the wait for appointments at Mount Lawley can be a little longer.
You don't need a GP referral for therapy appointments UNLESS you want to get Medicare rebates for your sessions. Please make sure to make a longer appointment with your GP if you would like to claim Medicare rebates but have not yet discussed a Mental Health Treatment Plan (MHTP) with them.
In the lead-up to your first appointment with Janelle, you are likely to feel a bit nervous. This is very normal. Please be aware that this session will be spent in Janelle asking you a lot of questions, the answers to which you will definitely know! Janelle needs to develop enough of a 'map' in her mind about your experience in this world so far so that she can begin working out the way of working together that is most likely to be beneficial for you.
Janelle works with a lot of ADHDers but, for several reasons, does not do formal ADHD assessments and reports.

Payment of Fees

Payment is via EFTPOS on the day of your appointment for in-person appointments, whereas payments for telehealth sessions will be processed by Kate on the business day following your appointment.

Medicare & Private Health Insurance

With a MHTP and a referral from your GP, you are entitled to six Medicare-rebated sessions to begin with and then, after your GP does a review with you of your progress, they may re-refer you for an additional four sessions. This is a total of ten Medicare-rebated sessions per calendar year, however there is no limit to how many therapy sessions you can have per calendar year if you are privately funding the remainder (or all of your sessions).
Medicare rebates are currently approximately $96 per session. This means that there will be a gap payment.
Kate will be happy to process your Medicare rebate for you.
For various reasons, some people choose not to seek Medicare rebates for their sessions.
If you have private health insurance, you may be covered for psychology sessions. Please check with your insurer.
Kate is unable to submit your private health insurance claims - we ask that you submit these to your insurer yourself, using the receipt that Kate will send you after your payment has been received.