Online & Telehealth Counselling Australia

Yes. Our online booking system allows you to view available times, and our practitioners are experienced in coordinating sessions for clients living in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. We ensure that the time difference between Perth (AWST) and the Eastern States is seamlessly managed during the booking process.

Online counselling is charged at the same rate as face to face. Please see fees schedule here

All of our staff at Breathe Counselling are fully qualified psychologists, counsellors or social workers.

All of our counsellors are members of and abide by the the ethical standards and codes of either the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or Christian Counsellors Association of Australia (CCAA)

Telehealth or Online Counselling is a viable and effective alternative to in-person counselling. Research has shown that the results of Online Counselling are comparable to face to face therapy.

For many people, the convenience of engaging in therapy in the comfort of your own home, coupled with the potential time and/ or financial benefit is a win-win. If you are living remotely, are geographically limited or find it less anxiety producing to do therapy online, Telehealth counselling may be just for you.

It is important to honour your preferences regarding whether you engage in online counselling or in person. There are various factors to consider. Some clients prefer online therapy, some prefer face to face, others are happy to do a mixture of both.

At Breathe Counselling we have been encouraged and excited about the emergence of Online Counselling. It has been effective, flexible and has radically improved accessibility of support for many people.

Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari support your Telehealth session. The video platform that we presently use at Breathe Counselling is Microsoft TEAMS. To download TEAMS click here

Yes you can use your smart phone or tablet for online counselling, as long as your connection to the internet is fast enough.

While we provide high-quality Telehealth services to clients in Sydney, Melbourne, and elsewhere, at this stage a MHCP gives you access to Medicare rebates for psychology sessions only, under the Australian rebate scheme. We have two psychologists at Breathe Counselling – Gannon Jones and Elizabeth Rodwell.

Some private health funds cover costs for some counsellors and psychologists. This depends on your private health cover policy. Please contact your health care fund to confirm that your online counselling session is covered.

Breathe Counselling has a 48hr notice of cancellation rule. If you don’t give 48hrs notice for cancellations, you will be charged 50% of the fee. If you fail to give notice of your cancellation within 24hrs, you will charged the full fee.

The video platform that we presently use at Breathe Counselling is Microsoft TEAMS. Our booking platform is Halaxy. This ensures a secure, encrypted Telehealth connection that meets Australian privacy standards for clients nationwide.