Dr Casey Ashby

 

Consultation Fees

The fee currently recommended by the Australian Psychological Society is $300 per consultation. I aim to charge below the recommended fee and my rate for an initial or subsequent appointment is charged at the reasonable rate of $240 for adults and $260 for children and teens. Fees are payable via cash or EFTPOS on the day of the appointment.
 

Cancellation Fee

A 50% cancellation fee will be payable if less than 24 hours notice is given prior to cancelling an appointment or full fee in the case of non-attendance.
 

Rebates Available

Medicare

A Mental Health Care Plan entitles access to a $136.35 rebate through Medicare for up to 10 appointments per calendar year or 40 sessions for Eating Disorder care plans. Eligibility for Medicare rebates involves the referring GP completing a Mental Health Care Plan to accompany the referral.  Your referring GP will schedule a return visit to review your progress after the first six psychological therapy sessions. At this point your GP will provide a referral for an additional four sessions, if required.  Medicare rebates can be claimed using the Medicare Express Plus app or onsite using your Medicare card.

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Private health insurance

A referral is not usually required when utilising private health care cover for clinical psychology services, however eligibility for services needs to be ascertained with each insurer. Rebates cannot be claimed from Medicare and private health care cover concurrently. Private health care cover can be utilised in the event that therapy extends for more than the 10 allocated Medicare sessions

 

 

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