Referrals and Fees

Adelaide Child Psychology accepts clients under Medicare, private health (depending on your insurer and level of cover), privately funded, and NDIS arrangements. We are currently able to accept NDIS clients who are either plan-managed or self-managed. At this time, we are not able to accept NDIA-managed clients.

Adelaide Child Psychology is a private clinic. This means that, unfortunately, we do not bulk bill any of our psychology or speech pathology services and there is an out-of-pocket cost for all appointments. Please see below and speak to our staff for more information regarding appointment costs.

Please contact us for price enquiries.

Medicare:

Health Care Plan and produced an appropriate referral from their General Practitioner, Paediatrician, or Psychiatrist. We ask that referrers please specify the number of sessions the client is being referred for (up to the maximum allowed on a referral, 6).

Under the Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Disability Services Initiative (previously Helping Children with Autism), clients may access up to 20 psychology appointments with an appropriate referral from their treating medical practitioner.

Other Medicare items for psychology may be available. Please speak with your GP to discuss eligibility requirements or see https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/medicare for details.

Speech Pathology There is a Medicare rebate available for appointments with a valid referral from a medical practitioner.

Private Health:

Many private health insurers provide a rebate for attendance at psychology and speech pathology appointments. Different insurers provide different rebates. Please contact your private health provider to discuss the rebates available. Please note that private health cover cannot be utilised to cover the ‘gap’ fee payable after claiming a Medicare rebate. Clients must decide which funding option they would like to utilise.

NDIS:

Clients with an NDIS plan with funding in the appropriate category may utilise this to access psychology and speech pathology appointments. We are able to accept clients with NDIS plans that are self-managed or plan-managed.

Privately Funded:

Clients may wish to not utilise Medicare or private health options and choose to pay in full.

Please note that our fees are lower than the APS National Schedule of Recommended Fees 2025 which has recommended the standard 46 to 60-minute consultation fee at $311.
- From the Australian Psychological Society.

Assessments:

Psychoeducational assessments include a 2-3 hour assessment block (additional testing/appointments may be necessary), a feedback session (in-clinic or over the telephone/online), and a detailed report.

Medicare rebates are not available for psychoeducational assessments.

Autism dual assessments (carried out by both a Psychologist and Speech Pathologist) are available. A Medicare rebate may be available for an Autism assessment with an appropriate referral from a Paediatrician or Psychiatrist (not a GP).

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments involve a cognitive assessment and compiling information gathered from parents/caregivers and the child’s school teacher (interviews and/or questionnaires). No rebate is available for ADHD assessments.

Cancellations:

Non-attendance at appointments is charged at 100% of the total fee. Cancellations on the day of, or the day before, a scheduled appointment will attract a cancellation fee of 100% of the total fee.

For assessments, we have a two day cancellation policy. Assessments cancelled on the day of, or one or two days before, will attract a cancellation fee.