CONTACT

My preference is for initial contact to be via email from this contact form. But if you phone and have to leave a message I will get back to you as soon as possible. For the initial interview I now charge $50 and my usual fee which has not changed since 2017 is $150 per 50 minute session. These days I rarely veer from that but if that is far too difficult for you we can discuss a fee not less than $100 per session. I work from a detached room at my home in Pakenham in Cardinia Shire. My times there can be more flexible and so long as we arrange a time that avoids peak traffic it is an attractive option.

The initial session is for us to learn what it is you need and decide whether or not we can work together or if a referral to another professional is the best option. Sometimes I may simply suggest that on the phone or by email which will save you telling your story twice. As a general rule I do not offer counselling or therapy over the internet or telephone to people I do not already know.

Lower cost therapy is a problematic issue for those of us in private practice. Regretfully, my source in previous years of some low cost options with new or learning therapists is now lost so that the only options are usually Public agencies or through the Medicare Rebate. Although, as a social worker I am eligible to be considered for Medicare rebates, I have not wanted to be part of that system as I have certain reservations about both the red tape involved and also about rebated fees for psychotherapy.

Please click here if you wish to make a booking enquiry or telephone me, Alison, on 0430 621 787.