Appointments hours are as follows:
Monday – Friday: 7:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday: Closed
We offer a wide range of psychological services for:
- Individual Sessions
- Couples / Marriage Counselling
We use evidence-based and empirically supported approaches to support clients with relationship issues. We tailor our therapy sessions to effectively address client concerns. Our methodologies include Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT-C), Emotion-Focused Couple Therapy for Resolving Emotional Injuries (EFT-C-EI), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Approaches and more.
The psychologists at the centre have undertaken specific couples counselling training to specialise in this space. Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy has been shown to be highly effective in creating connections and changing a couple’s relationship in a positive and lasting way.
Some of the issues that the practitioners help couples with include: – Relationship repair following an emotional or physical affair – Helping couples resolve emotional injuries and let go of hurt, anger, and to forgive – Conflict and negative communication issues – Enhancing communication and deepening emotional connection – Pre-marital counselling – Difficulties in blended families – Problems with in-laws – Parenting stress
All psychologists at the centre work with adults on an individual basis. They each have expertise in supporting clients with a range of issues including depression, anxiety and trauma. Centre for Emotion Focused Practice provides a safe, caring, compassionate, and understanding environment. We want you to feel welcome and comfortable to talk to us and get the help and support you need.
We understand that everyone is different and we know that it’s about listening to your concerns and working with you to help to reduce and remove any stress you may be experiencing. We all adhere to the principles of integrity, respect, authenticity and genuineness.
You can see the psychologists’ profiles here.
If you are unsure which psychologist is best suited for you, please call us on (03)9820 5577 and we can recommend one of our team based on your specific needs.
The fee for an individual session is $200, and $220 for after hours sessions. (50-55 minutes).
The fee for couples sessions is $250 (50-55 minutes).
You may be eligible for partial rebates through Medicare (with a Mental Health Care Plan) or Private Health Insurance (Depending on your level of cover). Please contact reception if you would like to discuss this in greater detail.
Couples Therapy is not included under Medicare, only in some exceptions it van be uses
Our fees are significantly lower than the Australian Psychological Society’s recommended fee schedule.
Session costs can also be offset against Private Health Extras Cover and rebates vary according to your level of cover. We work with all private health funds.
To find out how much your health insurance will cover please contact them directly.
With a Mental Health Care Plan, you may be eligible for Medicare rebates which cover part of the session fee.
We are a private practice, which means there is a gap fee for clients to pay. We are unable to offer Bulk Bill sessions.
If you are covered by NDIS there is generally no out-of-pocket cost. Some of our psychologists accept funding through DVA and TAC.
Clients with other medical conditions may be eligible for a further 5 sessions at the end of the 10 initial sessions under the Chronic Disease Management Scheme with Medicare.