Our Services

First time booking? Please phone us on 0407 716 178 and we will send you out more information and intake forms.

  • The most common feature of all depressive disorders is the presence of sad, empty, or irritable mood, accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly affect the individual’s capacity to function.

  • Anxiety disorders differ from one another in the types of objects or situations that induce fear, anxiety, or avoidance behaviour, and the associated thoughts and beliefs.

  • OCD is characterized by the presence of obsessions and or compulsions. Obsessions are the recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges or mages that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted, whereas compulsions are the repetitive behaviours or mental acts that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.

  • Psychological distress following exposure to a traumatic or stressful event. The most prominent clinical characteristics are anhedonia and dysphoria symptoms, externalizing angry and aggressive symptoms, or dissociative symptoms.

  • Intellectual disabilities

    Communication disorders

    Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder

    Specific learning disorders

    Motor disorders

  • Childbirth

    Unemployment and financial hardship

    Relationship breakdown

Therapeutic approaches

    • Behavioural interventions

    • Behavioural modification

    • Exposure techniques

    • Activity scheduling

    • Cognitive intervention

  • (including motivational interviewing)

    • Problem solving skills and training

    • Anger management

    • Social skills training

    • Stress management

    • Parent management training

    • Sand play therapy

    • Play therapy

    • Art and Music therapy

    • Dance movement therapy (group) 

Fee’s and Rebates

Individuals with a Mental Health Treatment Plan from their GPs (or in some instances, Psychiatrists or Paediatricians) are able to receive a Medicare rebate (Rebate information in link below). Eligible clients are entitled to up to 10 individual sessions with a psychologist per calendar year (Jan-Dec). You will need to have your Mental Health Treatment Plan before you come to the first session in order for your rebate to be processed. Your Medicare rebate will be processed electronically at the end of your consultation and credited directly to your nominated account.

​Individual Psychological Therapy Fees 

​Individual session:

  • Full Fee: $200

    Medicare Rebate : $141.85

    Out-of-pocket: $58.15

  • Plan Managed or Self-Managed (not NDIA Managed).

    Fee: As per current NDIS Schedule of Fees $222.88 per session

  • Registered as an eligible Clinical Psychologist​.

    Fee: Funded by WorkCover

Private Health Insurance Rebate:

Each insurance company differs and rebates depend on 'extras' cover schemes that can change over time. We recommend that you check your 'extras' coverage and eligibility with your private health fund to confirm if rebates apply to your psychological service. 

Psychological Assessment Fees for Cognitive Assessments (ages 6 and above), ADHD Assessment, Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment, can be provided on enquiry.

NDIS - NDIS Registered Provider

Thoughts Western Downs is a registered NDIS provider specialising in working with Children, Teens, and Adults with developmental and psychosocial disabilities.

We support NDIS participants who are plan managed, agency managed, or self-managed.

What we offer:-

> Psychometric Assessments - Cognitive, neurodevelopmental, functional capacity and psychosocial disabilities.

We offer NDIS services under the following support categories:

Improved daily living skills - Early childhood intervention supports for clients under 7 years

> 15_001 : Capacity building supports for early childhood interventions - Psychology

Therapeutic supports - Client over 7 years

> 15_043 : Counselling

> 15_054 : Assessment, Recommendation, Therapy or Training - Psychology