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SIRA approved psychologist

Psychology

in Leichhardt

Sessions with a registered psychologist for anxiety, low mood, stress and burnout, grief, sleep, and adjusting to injury or illness. Medicare rebates are available with a mental health treatment plan from your GP, and you can also book privately without one.
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Medicare rebates

With a GP plan

Or book privately

No plan required

Adults

Individual sessions

Leichhardt

Inner West Sydney

How we work

Therapy that fits what

you came in with.

Some people arrive knowing exactly what they want to work on. Others arrive knowing only that something has not been right for a while and they have run out of ways to explain it. Both are a perfectly reasonable place to begin, and neither requires you to have a diagnosis first. The first session is largely about understanding what has been happening and what you would like to be different. From there you and your psychologist agree on what to focus on, and the approach is chosen to suit that rather than applied from a template. Therapy here has a direction and a set of goals you can recognise, not an open ended appointment that continues indefinitely. We also say when something is outside our scope. If what you need is psychiatric care, a specialist service, or a different kind of support entirely, you will hear that early rather than after a dozen sessions.
  • Medicare rebates available
  • Private clients welcome
  • Confidential
  • Works alongside your GP

Common reasons people book

What people come to

psychology for.

Eight of the most common. You do not need to fit neatly into one of them, and most people do not. If you are unsure whether this is the right service, call (02) 7227 9893 and ask.

Anxiety and worry

Worry that runs constantly in the background, anxiety attached to specific situations, or a level of tension that has become your normal. Work often focuses on what keeps the anxiety going day to day, including the avoidance and checking that feel helpful in the moment and tend to make things harder over time.

Low mood and depression

Flatness, loss of interest in things that used to matter, or a heaviness that has settled in and not lifted. Sessions look at what has changed, what has dropped away, and how to rebuild in a way that is realistic rather than aspirational. If medication is worth discussing, that is a conversation for your GP and we will say so.

Stress and burnout

For people running at a pace that has stopped being sustainable, including those whose work does not allow much flexibility about it. Work often covers boundaries, recovery, workload and the thinking patterns that make stepping back feel impossible. Evening and weekend availability matters here, and we are open seven days.

Adjusting to injury, illness or chronic pain

A diagnosis, an injury that has not resolved, or pain that has become part of daily life changes more than the body. This is an area where being inside a clinic with physiotherapy and occupational therapy helps, because the psychological and the physical sides of a long recovery are rarely separate problems.

Grief and loss

After a death, a relationship ending, a job going, or any loss that has changed the shape of things. Grief is not a problem to be fixed on a schedule, and therapy here is not about moving on quickly. It is about having somewhere to put it, and support if it has become difficult to function alongside.

Perinatal and postnatal mental health

Support through pregnancy and the year after birth, including anxiety, low mood, birth experiences that were difficult, and the adjustment nobody quite prepares you for. We work alongside your GP, midwife or obstetrician, who continue to manage your medical care.

Sleep difficulties

Trouble falling asleep, waking through the night, or lying awake with a mind that will not slow down. Psychological approaches to insomnia are well established and practical. If your sleep problem points to something medical such as sleep apnoea, you will be referred back to your GP for investigation.

Difficult past experiences

Things that happened before and are still affecting now. This work moves at a pace you set, and nobody is pushed to talk about anything before they are ready. Early sessions usually focus on stability and coping first. If a more specialised trauma service is the better fit, we will tell you and help you find one.

Our standards

What good therapy

should feel like.

Four things you are entitled to expect, here or anywhere else you seek psychological support.

A fit that works

The relationship with your psychologist matters more than any technique. If it is not right, that is useful information and not a failure on your part.

Goals you set

You decide what is worth working on. Your psychologist brings the approach and the structure, not the agenda.

A plan with a shape

An idea of what you are doing and roughly for how long, reviewed as you go, rather than sessions continuing by default.

Honesty about scope

If what you need sits outside psychology, or outside this psychologist’s expertise, you should be told early and pointed somewhere better.

Getting started

From referral to

first session.

Two routes in. One gives you a Medicare rebate and needs a GP appointment first. The other is quicker and costs more.

Decide your route

For a Medicare rebate, book a longer appointment with your GP and ask about a mental health treatment plan. To start sooner, book privately with us. No referral is needed for that.

The first session

Mostly listening and questions. What has been happening, how long for, what you have already tried, and what you would like to be different. You will not be asked to relive anything you are not ready to talk about.

Deciding together

You and your psychologist agree on what to focus on, roughly how many sessions that might take, and how often to meet. That gets reviewed as you go rather than fixed at the start.

Why here

Psychology beside the rest of

your health care.

Mental health rarely arrives on its own. Pain, sleep, injury, recovery and what you eat all sit close to it, and here those practitioners are in the same building rather than scattered across the Inner West.
  • Medicare rebates available with a mental health treatment plan from your GP
  • Private appointments without a referral if you would rather start sooner
  • The same psychologist each session, not whoever is rostered on
  • Goals agreed with you and reviewed, rather than open ended sessions
  • Physiotherapy and occupational therapy in house for injury and pain adjustment
  • Discreet ground floor rooms in a general health clinic, not a dedicated mental health front door
  • Open seven days at 1/47-49 Flood Street, Leichhardt, weekend mornings included

What people say

Reviews from our

Psychology clients.

“From my very first session, I felt comfortable opening up. The sessions gave me a safe space to understand what I was feeling and learn healthier ways to manage it. I’m genuinely grateful for the support and guidance.”
Eliana Brooks
“I came in feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to begin. The thoughtful approach and practical guidance helped me make sense of things and move forward with greater confidence. Every session felt purposeful.”
Marcus Bennett
“I appreciated how comfortable and understood I felt throughout the process. Nothing ever felt rushed or judgmental. I’ve learned so much about myself and now have tools I can actually use in everyday life.”
Naomi Carter

Common questions

Psychology

FAQs.

Still stuck? Call (02) 7227 9893 and ask for the OT team.
Do I need a referral to see a psychologist?
Not to book. You can see a psychologist privately without any referral at all. You do need a referral if you want a Medicare rebate, which means a mental health treatment plan prepared by your GP. Plenty of people book privately for the first session and organise a plan afterwards.
Your GP prepares a mental health treatment plan, which entitles you to a rebate on a set number of individual psychology sessions per calendar year. You pay the full fee at the appointment and Medicare refunds part of it. The rebate amount differs depending on whether you see a registered psychologist or one with clinical endorsement, and the figures are updated annually, so check the current amounts on the Services Australia website or ask your GP.
Call (02) 7227 9893 for current fees and the out of pocket amount after a Medicare rebate. Reception can also explain our cancellation policy, which matters more in psychology than in other services because appointments are held for you specifically.

Yes, with limits that every psychologist has, and you deserve to know them before your first session rather than after.

Information may be shared without your consent if there is a serious risk to your safety or someone else’s, where there is a legal obligation such as mandatory reporting of risk to a child, or if records are subpoenaed by a court. If you are using a Medicare mental health treatment plan, your psychologist writes brief progress letters to your referring GP. Outside of those situations, what you say stays in the room. Your psychologist will go through this properly at the start.

It varies a great deal. Some difficulties respond within a handful of sessions, others take longer. A Medicare plan covers a set number per calendar year, which is a reasonable starting frame. You and your psychologist will review how things are going rather than continuing by default, and you can stop whenever you choose.
Mostly conversation. Your psychologist asks about what has been happening, how long it has been going on, what you have already tried, and what you would like to be different. They will explain confidentiality and how sessions work. You will not be pushed to talk about anything you are not ready to discuss.
Say so. Fit matters more than almost anything else in therapy, and it is not rude or unusual to raise it. We would much rather help you find someone better suited than have you quietly stop coming.
Ask reception when you book. Telehealth suits some people and some presentations better than others, and Medicare rebate eligibility for video sessions has its own rules, so it is worth checking before you assume either way.
No. Psychologists do not prescribe. If medication is worth considering, that is a conversation with your GP or a psychiatrist, and your psychologist can work alongside whatever they decide with you.
We are not a crisis service and cannot respond outside clinic hours. If you are in immediate danger, call 000. For free confidential support at any hour, Lifeline is 13 11 14, Beyond Blue is 1300 22 4636, 13YARN is 13 92 76, and Kids Helpline is 1800 55 1800. Your GP can also arrange urgent mental health support.

Ready when you are

Booking is usually

the hard part.

You do not need a referral, a diagnosis, or a clear explanation of what is wrong. Book online, or call and reception will talk you through the options without asking you to explain anything.
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