Counselling

Your psychologist will conduct an intake to gather background information to understand your problem. This will help determine your goals for treatment and plan for subsequent sessions. Expect to be asked questions about your family, educational, social, medical, and psychological history. The intake process will take 1-2 sessions.

Once the psychologist has gathered all the necessary information during the initial sessions, they will take time to review and understand the patterns in your experiences, thoughts, and feelings. This is called a formulation, and it helps us create a clear picture of the challenges you're facing and their underlying causes.

We’ll share this formulation with you, explaining it in a way that's easy to follow and collaborative. From there, we’ll use it as the foundation to design a personalised treatment plan that addresses your specific needs and goals.

This will depend on your goal for treatment. Therapy is a collaborative process between you and the psychologist, but your psychologist will guide you on the frequency and number of sessions required, and provide feedback on your progress.

Some individuals require a few sessions, while others are in therapy for a number of years. Typically, frequent attendance to therapy will lead to better outcomes sooner (eg. weekly or fortnightly sessions). The ultimate goal of therapy is to develop skills and strategies so that you can self-manage your problem and no longer need to attend therapy.

Length of sessions: 50 minutes

We make it easy to book your first session at Mind Lift Psychology. You can reach out to us via email at admin@mindliftpsych.com or conveniently schedule your appointment through our online booking system here.

If you have a referral from your GP under a Mental Health Care Plan, please email it to us at admin@mindliftpsych.com prior to your session.

Once you've booked your first appointment, we'll send you an online intake form via email. This form helps us get started by collecting essential details, such as your date of birth, emergency contact, payment details and consent for therapy. As psychologists, we're required to obtain informed consent before beginning sessions. This ensures you’re fully aware of the process and comfortable moving forward.

We recommend completing the intake form ahead of your session so that we can focus on your needs during the first appointment, rather than spending time on paperwork.

At Mind Lift Psychology, we securely store your payment details and, if applicable, your Medicare information on file. Payments and medicare rebates are processed online for your convenience, and we’ll email you an invoice once the transaction is complete.