Therapy and Counselling
Your therapy journey will begin with a thorough assessment conducted by your psychologist to ensure that we have a clear understanding of your life and your concerns. Using a collaborative approach, we work with you to identify your goals and develop an individualised Evidence-Based treatment plan.
The fee to see a Psychologist ranges from $190 to $250 for a 50 minute session, with an additional charge of $20 for the first session, and an additional $20 for sessions 4pm onwards and on Saturdays. With a GP referral or if you have private health insurance, you may be eligible for a rebate for your session.
Anxiety
Young people can often feel overwhelmed with worry or fears of negative things happening around them and in the future. These fears are irrational but still provoke strong emotional reactions for individuals. Younger clients can often feel confused if they haven’t had much exposure to information about anxiety and greatly benefit from our evidence based treatment approaches to help them better understand their worries and fears and develop resilience.
Mood problems
Significant changes in our moods can often occur in the context of situational stressors including familial conflict, friendship problems, negative experiences. Often young people can experience periods of depression where they have difficulty experience joy and participating in their normal activities. Therapy can be very helpful in addressing the activities that young people engage in as well as looking at changing the unhelpful ways of thinking.
Peer & relationship problems
Given the stage of life adolescents are going through, their social world is extremely significant to them. This can lead to them having both positive and negative experiences as they explore their sense of self within their social world leading to different kinds of relationships and potential conflicts. The tensions and conflicts can be really challenging for a young person to navigate through. The therapy space provides a safe and non-judgemental space to help the young person navigate their way through such challenges and develop resilience and a solid sense of self.
Difficulties with body image & eating
Given the current social platforms that young people have to participate in and the varying standards that are set for them, we see lots of young people struggling developing and maintaining a positive body image.
Trauma
Most young people will have been exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lives, while some will experience prolonged exposure to trauma. When a young person opens up about trauma, the way that others around them respond can have a significant effect on the young person’s ability to understand and cope with what has happened. We support young people and their families to overcome the effects of trauma.
Diagnostic Assessments
Youth Psych Hub provides comprehensive assessments that allow for a better understanding of a young person’s cognitive, learning, social, emotional and behavioural functioning.
We offer the diagnostic assessments and comprehensive reports for the following:
- Attention Deficit Disorders (ADHD/ ADD)
- Intellectual Disability (ID)
- Specific Learning Disorders; Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia
- Intellectual Giftedness
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Anxiety & Depression
What is involved?
Assessments usually involve the collection of comprehensive information using multiple assessments from multiple informants and may include an initial assessment with parents, an assessment with the young person, a teacher interviews, and the use of questionnaires and screening tools where appropriate. There can also be the use of standardised testing to evaluate the young person’s intellectual abilities and learning profile, as well as measures of attention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The assessing clinician will outline and discuss the necessary assessments that will be needed for the young person.
Group Therapy
Youth Psych Hub offers a number of group therapy programs to support mental and emotional wellbeing. Group therapy can either be used as a stand alone treatment, or integrated into a comprehensive treatment plan that also includes individual therapy and other supports.
Frequently asked questions
What does a psychologist do?
Psychologists and Clinical Psychologists are university trained clinicians who specialise in the assessment and treatment of mental health problems and disorders. Psychologists can assess patterns of thought, behaviour, and emotion to help understand the difficulties experienced by clients and therefore provide the right intervention to help alleviate the emotional burden experienced by the client.
Psychologists work together with their clients to help them overcome difficulties in all aspects of their life including experiences of anxiety and depression, social difficulties, eating disorders, substance disorders, stress and harassment in the workplace, bullying, and relationship conflict.
You can find out more about how a psychologist could help you from the Australian Psychological Society https://psychology.org.au/psychology/about-psychology
What can I expect from a session?
To start off with, the initial assessment session will usually involve a comprehensive assessment where we aim to understand your personal circumstances and current concerns and difficulties. With this understanding your psychologist will develop a treatment plan which can look different for each individual. Our psychologists use evidence based approaches to ensure that you are receiving the right support.
What are the costs involved?
The fee to see a Psychologist ranges from $190 to $250 for a 50 minute session, with an additional charge of $20 for the first session, and an additional $20 for sessions 4pm onwards and on Saturdays. With a GP referral or if you have private health insurance, you may be eligible for a rebate for your session. Please call our friendly team to discuss our rates and the rebates you may be eligible for depending on your referral type. Generally with a Medicare referral you are entitled to a rebate for each session, for up to 10 sessions per calendar year.
You may also be eligible to claim through your Private Health Fund and it would be best if you contacted them directly to find out more.
If you have been referred through Worker’s Compensation or Third Party Insurance Services, then there are no out of pocket costs for you. We also can support people with a self-managed or plan-managed NDIS package.