Therapy for adults
Our therapists never see more than 5 clients per day, ensuring they have time to plan their sessions with you. We take the time to get to know our clients and collaborate with them to make meaningful therapy goals and practical plans. Your initial session is a 90-minute appointment, with 50-minute sessions thereafter.
Your therapy journey is designed to be supportive, collaborative, and tailored to your needs. While everyone’s path is unique, it often includes:
- An intake session where we take the time to understand who you are, what you’re experiencing, and what your goals are.
- Baseline psychometric testing using best-practice tools to get a clear picture of where you’re starting from. This might be a quick questionnaire or a series of interview questions.
- Setting goals so we can track your progress in meaningful ways, whether that’s helping to understand who you are, reducing symptomology, or overcoming an obstacle.
- Intermittent psychometric testing to measure your progress and adjust our approach as needed.
- Planning how to move forward safely while reducing or ceasing regular therapy. Our ultimate aim is for you to feel empowered to step forward with confidence. Planning for this may include maintenance sessions, group sessions, or deepening your connections with your family and community. We want you to know how to identify when you might need extra support and where to find them.
90-minute intake (initial) session: $373.42*
50-minute therapy session: $248.95*
*With a referral and a plan from an eligible practitioner, a Medicare rebate is available.
NDIS rates as stated in the current NDIS Price Guide.
Therapy for children
Supporting your child is a team effort and you’re an important part of that team. Research shows that when parents are included in therapy, children experience better and longer lasting outcomes. We take the time to get to know your child and tailor therapy to their interests, strengths, and preferences. We also keep you included during the process, so you feel confident to support them at home.
Your initial session is a 90-minute appointment, with 50-minute sessions thereafter.
What your child’s therapy journey will look like:
- An intake session where we learn about you and your child and what you’re hoping to achieve together. For children under 12, we ask that parents attend this session without their child so we can speak openly and gather the information we need.
- The aim of the child’s first session is getting to know them, assessing what might be happening for them, and beginning to build the foundations of a safe, trusting therapeutic relationship.
- By the end of session two, we have set goals so we can track your progress in a meaningful way. Your child’s goals might include understanding themselves better, reducing symptomology, or overcoming a particular obstacle.
- Depending on your child’s needs, you may join sessions with them or encourage them to attend independently. If they attend sessions independently, we will schedule regular parent catch ups to keep you updated so you feel confident to support them at home.
- Where appropriate, we will use intermittent psychometric testing to measure your child’s progress toward their goals.
- Thoughtful planning for the future as we aim to wind down regular sessions. This may include maintenance sessions, group sessions, or deepening your child’s connections with your family and community. Our ultimate aim is for you and your child to feel empowered to step forward with confidence and to know when and how to seek extra support if needed.
90-minute intake (initial) session: $373.42*
50-minute therapy session: $248.95*
*With a referral and a plan from an eligible practitioner, a Medicare rebate is available.
NDIS rates as stated in the current NDIS Price Guide.
Parent support training
At The Village Commons, we believe that it truly takes a village and that people and families thrive when they have access to resources and support within their communities. We offer sessions for parents to attend alone or together with their children. These sessions create a collaborative space to explore what might be happening for your family, strengthening connections and navigating challenging behaviours with confidence and compassion.
90-minute intake (initial) session parents alone: $373.42
90-minute intake (initial) session with parents and child/ren: $473.42
50-minute therapy session parents alone: $248.95
50-minute therapy session with parents and children: $348.95