Mind Meets Heart

Although counselling and psychotherapy can overlap, there are also differences.

Counselling focuses on helping people to cope with specific life challenges, helping them to resolve crises, reduce distress, develop goals for change and improve their wellbeing.

Psychotherapy is typically longer term and focuses to a greater extent on achieving change in the personality or self. Psychotherapy helps people achieve better self-understanding and change long-standing patterns of behaviour that may be disrupting relationships, work and study.

Individual sessions (1 hour) are $165
Group Therapy sessions (weekly, 1.5 hours) are $70.

At present, unlike for services provided by psychologists, Medicare rebates are not available for services provided by counsellors and psychotherapists. Counsellors’ and psychotherapists’ fees however, are typically lower than psychologists’ fees.

That depends on what you are seeking from therapy and what is practical for you. Some people seek help with a specific difficulty in their life, while others are seeking ongoing support or deeper transformational change. This will be discussed in your first session, and will always be based on what you feel is right for you.

Group therapy is held weekly and new members will often an join existing group. New members are asked to commit to attending every week for 12 weeks in order to integrate into the group and make an informed decision regarding whether it is right for them. People generally attend group therapy for at least 12 months and often for longer.

For this one, read my blog post.