Sprout Child and Family Psychology does not offer a bulk-billed service. Referrals including those under a Mental Health Care Plan from you GP or Specialist mean that you can access a rebate, however there is still an out of pocket cost.
Please note that we do not offer services for families whom are involved with active Family Court matters.
Payments are expected on the day of service. Delays in payment will result in delays to the release of reports.
50 minute clinic appointments, delivered in person (priced per session).
Mental Health Care Plan referrals from your GP, Paediatrician or Psychiatrist MAY attract a Medicare rebate of $96.65 for 10 sessions per calendar year. Alternatively you may be able to access rebates from private health.
We offer services to Self and Plan Managed individuals under NDIS. You will be fully covered for therapy appointments, however fees may apply for additional services, such as report writing.
50 minute appointments delivered via telehealth (priced per session),
These sessions are delivered either via a video platform or via telephone call. These sessions can be offered as above under either a Mental Health Care Plan referral, NDIS or privately.
Under Medicare, telehealth appointments may attract a rebate of up to $96.65.
Assessments may require a number of appointments.
Some assessments MAY attract a Medicare rebate, provided there has been an appropriate referral received from your Specialist
Our assessments include recommendations and strategies to guide intervention in order to best support your child.
Please note assessments require an initial consultation to ensure that we have the right assessment plan in place.
50 minute clinic appointment, consisting of an initial clinical interview with yourself and your child in order to:
The initial session MAY attract a Medicare rebate of up to $96.65
An Attention and Hyperactivity (ADHD) or Executive Functioning assessment aims to answer questions about a child's behavioural or executive functioning difficulties.
These assessments involve:
Cognitive assessment involves identifying strengths and difficulties in reasoning skills. This is a critical step in determining underlying intellectual giftedness, or intellectual impairment.
These assessments involve:
Educational assessment includes a cognitive assessment as well as an assessment of reading, writing, and mathematics. This assessment assists in identifying underlying learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia.
These assessments involve:
Autism assessment involves the use of standardised tools to investigate behavioural markers for the presence of Autism Spectrum Conditions.
Components of the assessment may attract a Medicare rebate of up to $96.65.
Cost includes:
Given the varied nature of presenting difficulties for children, we can customise assessments in order to investigate particular differences, including using nonverbal assessment tools.
Please contact us to discuss tailoring your assessment.
About other miscellaneous fees. These fees are likely to attract GST.
Report writing and preparation, priced per hour.
Legal matter attendance and associated costs, priced per hour.
Review of files for court based / subpoena purposes, priced per hour.
Out of clinic visits and off-site appointments, priced per hour. Sessions will be billed to include both time for travel and time in session.
If, for some reason you need to cancel or postpone your appointment, we require 2 clear business days (48 hours) notice. Consideration will be taken into account for illnesses. or emergencies. If notice has not been given, or you fail to attend an appointment, you will be charged a cancellation fee. . Failure to confirm an appointment may also result in that appointment time being cancelled and offered to another party. Multiple cancellations will trigger a review of the booked appointments.
These fees apply to service provided at our Ipswich site and are current as of July 2024