Individual counselling
One-to-one counselling support allows people explore their individual issues in a safe, comfortable and confidential environment.
Isis offers a range of options for face-to-face counselling, including:
- Free individual counselling
- Affordable individual counselling using our income-based sliding scale fee
- Medicare rebate options with our eligible psychologist and social worker
- Referral information for off-site counselling services (including those eligible under the Medicare rebate scheme)
How do I arrange counselling at Isis?
Isis can arrange an appointment with you (called an ‘Intake’) to discuss with you the different options for individual counselling.
Intakes help us to understand the issues you are facing and enable us to better inform you about what’s available in order to help you to decide on the type of supports that fits best for you.
We understand what a big step starting counselling can be, so we do what we can to provide the support and information you need in a supportive environment.
An intake at Isis is free from fees and obligations. We understand that it can be important to ‘shop around’ for the services and workers you feel will be most useful for you in your recovery journey.
At Isis, intakes and counselling sessions generally run for approximately one hour.
Free individual counselling
Isis offers free confidential counselling, provided by:
- Isis’ Eating Issues Counsellor
- Our eating issues student counsellors
Affordable individual counselling
At Isis, professional counselling sessions are available from a selection of psychologists and counsellors.
Our fees are based on your current gross income and circumstances (and are only a percentage of the market rate).
Net weekly Gross yearly 2009 fees
$0- $399 Up to $25 000 $40 per session
$400- $699 $25,000- $48,000 $60 per session
$700 + $48 000 + $80 per session
Cancellation policy
If you are unable to attend your session we need to be notified 24 hours prior to the appointment, otherwise a cancellation fee may apply.
For Paid sessions, the first time an appointment is missed without adequate notice a reminder of the cancellation fees will be given as a warning only, for the second missed appointment a $20 fee will apply and missed appointments after this will incur the cost of half of the session fee (if 24hrs notice has not been given).
For Free sessions that are missed without notice a restart fee may apply if more than two appointments are missed without 24 hrs notice to counsellors.
Medicare Rebates for Counselling
Medicare will give you rebates for 12 counselling sessions if you have a diagnosable disorder under the ICD10 Primary Health Care Classification (including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders).
You may be referred by a GP under a mental health plan to an occupational therapist, psychiatrist, social worker or psychologist. Isis has both a psychologist and registered social worker eligible to practice under this Medicare rebate scheme. We can also refer you to other professionals who are registered for this initiative. See our referral service.
At Isis, sessions currently cost $80 – a $76.85 rebate applies.
Please note: availability of individual counselling can at times be limited.
For more information
Go to our counsellors page, or contact us.
