Therapeutic process and fees

Initial parent consultation:

To help me understand how the current situation is for you and your family and how you would like it to be

To unpack what is working well for you and where you feel you’re getting stuck

To start to understand what might be happening for your child, and the pathway to better behaviour and a more connected relationship

Play-based therapy for children:

Session 1 will be about getting to know your child and building a safe sense of connection from which to explore more vulnerable feelings

Sessions 2 and 3 will be about exploring the emotions your child is experiencing

I will use play, e.g., art, music, storytelling, to help your child take up a relationship with their emotions and learn how to manage them

“It is in playing, and only in playing, that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self.” – D. W. Winnicott

Follow up parent session:

To understand how the insights and practices discussed in the initial consultation are working for you at home

To share feedback from the child sessions and ongoing focus areas for home

Parent consultation block (4 sessions):

These sessions are a dedicated space for you – to slow down, make sense of your child’s world, and feel more confident and connected in your relationship with them. Over four sessions we explore what your child needs, what’s getting in the way, and how you can support them through whatever they’re navigating right now.

Fees

  • Initial parent consultation
    • 60 minutes (includes review of intake form and previous reports)
    • $255 (incl GST)
  • Play-based child therapy or parent follow up
    • 55 minutes
    • $225 (incl GST)
  • Parent consultation block (4 sessions)
    • 1x Initial + 3x parent follow up
    • $840 (incl GST) instead of $930
  • Liaison with other professionals (e.g., school teachers)
    • charged at my hourly rate, proportionate to time spent
    • $225 (incl GST)



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