Our Services

Vera creates a treatment plan with you, drawing from evidence-based therapeutic approaches.

She works with you in a gentle, compassionate, and collaborative way towards the goals you set. Vera works with children (from age 8), adolescents, adults and older adults who need help with:

  • Low Mood and Depression

  • Stress Management

  • Panic Attacks

  • Self-Esteem Issues

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Grief and Loss

Please note: Vera does not provide legal reports.

  • All Anxiety Disorders

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Complex Trauma (C-PTSD)

  • Eating Disorders

  • Life Transitions and Adjustment Difficulties

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

    Helps you understand the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.

    It offers practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns and build more balanced ways of thinking.

  • Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)

    A well-researched therapy that helps the brain process and heal from traumatic or distressing experiences.

    Using eye movements, EMDR supports natural recovery. Originally developed for PTSD, it’s also effective for anxiety, phobias, compulsions, and OCD.

    With children, Vera integrates play, sandplay and art to make EMDR engaging.

  • Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-E)

    A structured, evidence-based treatment for all types of eating disorders. It focuses on the thoughts, behaviours, and patterns that maintain disordered eating, as well as your relationship with food and body image.

    Vera uses a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach, supporting well-being and self-acceptance whatever your weight.

  • Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM)

    An evidence-based therapy for eating disorders.

    It blends practical support for eating habits with a compassionate focus on your overall well-being, helping you improve your relationship with food, weight, and body while addressing related emotional and psychological challenges.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    A gentle, evidence-based therapy that helps you explore the different ‘parts’ of yourself—like those that feel anxious, angry, or avoidant.

    By connecting with these parts with curiosity and compassion, IFS supports a sense of wholeness.

    Hurt parts from childhood are called exiles, while coping parts, such as those influencing behaviours like restrictive eating, OCD, etc. are called protectors.

  • Sandplay Therapy

    A creative, playful approach using sandbox and mini figurines to tell stories. Those stories can express deep thoughts and feelings that are hard to put into words.

    It’s a safe, non-verbal way to explore emotions, process experiences, and promote healing.

    Kids especially enjoy it because it’s fun and engaging.

  • Art Therapy

    Using drawing, painting, clay, collage, and other creative means, to express feelings and experiences that are hard to put into words.

    You do not need to be an artist at all! It is about the process, not the result.

    Art therapy offers a safe, non-judgmental space to explore emotions and gain new insights.

FEES & REBATES

Vera is committed to providing high-quality psychological care at rates that are accessible and fair. (Vera’s fees are set below the current Australian Psychological Society (APS) recommended rate of $318 per session for clinical psychologists).

Initial Consultation: $270 for 50 minutes.

Subsequent Consultations: $250 for 50 minutes

MEDICARE REBATES

If you have a valid Mental Health Care Plan from your GP, you may be eligible for a Medicare rebate of $145.25 per session (for up to 10 sessions per calendar year with a clinical psychologist).

If you have a valid Eating Disorder Management Plan from your GP, you may be eligible for rebates for up to 40 sessions within one year from the plan’s creation date.

Your out-of-pocket costs would be: $104.75 ($124.75 for your first session)

We can handle Medicare rebate claims for you after each session to keep the process simple and hassle-free.

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

If you have private health insurance, you might be eligible for additional rebates. Please check with your health fund as rebates vary by provider and level of cover.

"You don’t have to relive the trauma to heal from it. You just have to release its hold on your nervous system."

— Unknown

If you have any further questions about fees, rebates, or how to access a Mental Health Care or Eating Disorder Management Plan, we’re here to help.

Contact our friendly admin team at admin@calmmindspsych.com.au to discuss.

Still have questions?

For more information, please visit our appointments page and read our FAQs.