Rates

Orchid Tree Psychology provides in-person consultation in Surry Hills, NSW (3 mins walk from Exit 6, Chalmers Street, Central Station). Currently, in-person consultations are only offered on Mondays —clinic address will be provided upon booking. Online consultations are available on Tuesdays 9 AM to 7 PM and after-hours on Wednesdays to Fridays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM.

  • Individual Counselling: $250 per 50 minutes (after the $145.25 rebate from Medicare, this results in about $104.75 out-of-pocket for the ten sessions each calendar year which Medicare covers). Individual counselling is GST-free.

  • Relationship Counseling (couple or group): $289.5 per 50 minutes (+10% GST). (Medicare does not offer rebates for relationship counseling.)*

  • Worker’s compensation claim: Jonny Chan is a SIRA accredited clinical psychologist in Sydney, NSW.

*Please note: For new couples, there will be an additional out-of-pocket fee of USD $39.00 per couple between the first and second sessions, as I will invite the couple to use the “Gottman Relationship Checkup,” which they will need to pay directly on the website. The checkup contains questionnaires covering various relationship areas, which will be explored in the second session and used for treatment planning. A report will be generated and discussed with the couple during the feedback session.

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 FAQs

  • No, even if you don’t meet a formal mental health diagnosis, seeing a psychologist can still be beneficial, and any concerns are valid as long as they bother you. For therapy to work, we aim to understand how a problem is maintained by examining the vicious cycle and influencing factors. The only difference is that, depending on your strengths and resources, we may recommend varying levels of treatment. For example, someone with emerging symptoms who is highly motivated might have spaced-out sessions and be prescribed self-help resources, such as reading materials or podcasts, instead of weekly therapy.

  • The duration of therapy varies depending on the concerns. For mild to moderate levels of anxiety and mood problems, treatment can typically take around 10 sessions. Sometimes, a break is recommended so clients can build their autonomy using the tools gained from therapy and return for troubleshooting or advanced intervention as needed. Work with clients recovering from trauma or complex trauma may take longer, but we prefer to have more frequent sessions initially (e.g., 1-2 sessions every fortnight) with the hope of spacing them out as we go (e.g., mostly sessions with occasional phone check-ins) to help clients build their autonomy.