Yes. While A Good Conversation has a particular focus on relationships, I have extensive experience working across a broad range of psychological concerns, including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, disability, adjustment to illness and injury, and major life transitions. I also work with self-worth, identity and personal development. If you’re unsure whether what’s bringing you to therapy fits, you’re welcome to get in touch before booking.

Individual therapy sessions are 50 minutes and cost $260 on weekdays and $285 on Saturdays. Payment is processed automatically after your appointment using the card securely held on file.

You don’t need a referral to see me. However, if you would like to claim a Medicare rebate, you’ll need a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan and referral from your GP. Please ask your GP clinic to send these to A Good Conversation before your first appointment.

The current Medicare rebate for a 50-minute session with a registered psychologist is $101.55, making the out-of-pocket cost $158.45 on weekdays or $183.45 on Saturdays.

If you have private health insurance, you may be able to claim a rebate instead, depending on your fund and level of cover. Please check directly with your insurer.

Cancellations or rescheduling with less than 24 hours’ notice incur a $100 cancellation fee.

Couples therapy begins with a 50-minute session together ($320 weekdays; $350 Saturdays), followed by a 50-minute individual session with each partner ($260 weekdays; $285 Saturdays). After this, you can choose between 50-minute couples sessions ($320 weekdays; $350 Saturdays) or extended 80-minute sessions ($425 weekdays; $465 Saturdays).

The optional Gottman Relationship Checkup is a one-off additional fee of $150.

Both partners are expected to attend scheduled couples sessions unless an individual session has been agreed in advance. If one partner cannot attend, the appointment cannot simply proceed with the other partner individually. Cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice incur a $100 cancellation fee.

Payment is processed automatically after your appointment using the card securely held on file.

Medicare rebates are not available for couples therapy. Private health insurance rebates may be available, depending on your fund and level of cover. Please check directly with your insurer.

Yes. If you have a valid Medicare referral for psychology services, you can generally use it with another eligible psychologist, even if the referral names a different psychologist or clinic. If you've already used some sessions under that referral, you can generally use any remaining eligible sessions with your new psychologist without needing a new referral simply because you've changed providers.

Yes. I offer online psychology appointments Australia-wide, as well as in-person appointments at the clinic. Individual and couples therapy are both available via secure video, and individual therapy can also be provided by phone. Phone appointments are not available for couples therapy.

For couples therapy, both partners can join online together from the same location. If you’re planning to join from separate locations, please let me know beforehand so we can make sure the session is set up appropriately.

Yes. Sometimes it can be helpful for your partner to join you for a session, particularly when their involvement supports something you’re working on in individual therapy.

If the appointment remains part of your individual psychological treatment, rather than becoming a couples therapy session, you may still be able to claim a Medicare rebate under a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan and referral.

If you’re looking for ongoing therapy focused on the relationship itself, this would be considered couples therapy and Medicare rebates do not apply.

That’s okay. You can still come on your own. Individual therapy can be a useful place to explore what’s happening in your relationship, understand your own patterns and responses, and think about what you might want to do differently – even if your partner isn’t involved in the therapy.

Generally speaking, no. However, there can be some exceptions.

Psychologists practise within professional and ethical standards designed to protect clients and maintain clear, objective therapeutic relationships.

For this reason, if I have an established individual therapeutic relationship with one person, I would not usually become the couple's psychologist.

There can be exceptions where my previous involvement has been very limited — for example, where someone attends an initial individual session and it becomes clear that couples therapy would be a more appropriate fit.

Any change is considered on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the nature and extent of the previous therapeutic relationship, what has already been discussed or disclosed, confidentiality, potential conflicts of interest, and whether I can provide the new service objectively and appropriately.

If changing the type of therapy isn't appropriate, I can discuss other options with you, including referral to another psychologist.

Yes. I work with couples in all kinds of relationships and at all stages.

Yes. Relationship therapy isn’t only for romantic partners. I work with adults who want to attend therapy together to work on an important relationship, including parents and adult children, siblings and friends.

Sessions can provide a space to better understand what’s happening between you, work through conflict or hurt, improve communication, and have conversations that may have become difficult to have on your own.

These sessions are billed in the same way as couples therapy and are not eligible for Medicare rebates. The exception may be a one-off session with a family member or partner where their involvement forms part of your individual psychological treatment.

Private health insurance rebates may be available, depending on your level of cover. Please check with your insurer directly.

The Gottman Relationship Checkup is an in-depth online assessment of 300+ questions, completed separately by each partner at home and in their own time. It takes around an hour each and looks across key areas of your relationship, including friendship, communication, conflict, intimacy and shared goals.

I review and interpret your results alongside what I learn about each of you during your individual sessions, giving us a detailed picture of where your relationship is working well, where you may be getting stuck and what might be most useful to focus on.

The assessment is optional, but it can help us get beneath the surface more quickly and make our work together more targeted from the outset.

A Good Conversation is a private psychology service and does not accept NDIS, WorkCover, TAC, DVA or EAP referrals.

All three can play an important role in supporting mental health and wellbeing, but their training, professional requirements and scope of practice are different.

Psychologists are nationally registered health practitioners with extensive university training in the science of psychology. They are trained to assess and diagnose psychological conditions and provide psychological treatment, drawing on research and evidence-based approaches to understanding thoughts, emotions, behaviour and relationships. Psychologists must meet ongoing requirements for professional development, ethical practice and professional competence to maintain their registration. Psychologists do not prescribe medication.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have completed specialist training in psychiatry. Like psychologists, they can assess and diagnose mental health conditions, but as medical practitioners they can also prescribe medication and provide medical management. Some psychiatrists also provide psychotherapy.

Counsellors provide support for a range of emotional, personal and relationship concerns. Counselling follows a different training and professional pathway to psychology, with practitioners bringing different qualifications and areas of expertise to their work.

The right choice depends on what you’re looking for, and sometimes these practitioners work alongside each other as part of someone’s care.