How can we help you?

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Psychologists in Australia generally hold an undergraduate degree, honours and postgraduate masters degree (approximately 6 - 8 years of study). Psychologists are registered and qualified to provide therapeutic and counselling services, diagnosis as well as assessments. Psychiatrists hold a medical degree and are trained to diagnose and treat mental health disorders with medications.

Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is a type of therapy that focuses on changing negative patterns of thinking and behaviour. At Encompass Psychology and Supervision, we offer CBT as one of our many therapeutic approaches. However, we also utilise ACT, DBT and EMDR as some of our other therapeutic modalities. 

If you'd like to claim the Medicare rebate associated with engaging in psychological services, it is recommended you obtain a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) and referral from your treating General Practitioner. Alternatively, you can engage with us privately, however please note you will not be able to claim a rebate through Medicare and the session will incur the full fee. We also see those under NDIS, provided you are self or plan managed. 

Sessions run for approximately 50 minutes and cost $200. If you have a valid MHCP and referral, you are entitled to a rebate of $98.97 with an out of pocket cost of approximately $102. With a valid MHCP and referral, you are entitled to 10 rebated psychology sessions per calendar year. 

We understand that life can get in the way of scheduled appointments. We ask that you please provide us with at least 48 hours' notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. This allows us to book in others who may be waiting for an appointment. Failure to notify us of your reschedule/cancellation will result in the full session fee being charged. 

We sure do! Please let us know your preference when scheduling with us. We are happy to engage with you via telehealth (secure video link) or in person at our Mornington address. 

That is entirely up to you. After we have established your therapeutic needs, we will come up with a plan regarding your sessions. Usually, clients tend to engage fortnightly to monthly, but again, this is highly dependent on the needs of the individual and individual preferences. 

We are sorry to hear this! At the moment, our practice is only available for on site sessions every 2nd Thursday. Our session hours are from 9:30am - 2:30pm on Thursdays. On the alternating fortnight, we provide telehealth sessions. Please rest assured we are continuously reviewing our schedule and there may be opportunity for additional days/hours down the track. We will keep you posted!

Payment is required upon completion of your appointment. 

For late cancellations (of less than 48 hours), clients will be charged the full session fee. For non attendance the same charge applies. Medicare rebates are not available for late cancellations or non attendance.

For Medicare clients, following receiving payment, a receipt will be sent to you for which you can proceed to claim the Medicare rebate. At this stage, we are unable to process the rebate for you.

Please be advised that we do not bulk bill for appointments.