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Psychology guides

Plain-English guides to seeing a psychologist online in Australia: session costs, how Medicare rebates work, and what to expect from a video session. Written for real life and clinically reviewed.

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Concentration, Memory & Focus

ADHD: how a psychologist can help

Trouble focusing, restlessness and a mind that won't slow down are not character flaws. This is how psychology fits into ADHD assessment and support in Australia, and where the lines are around diagnosis and medication.

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Autism

Autism assessment and support

Understanding that you or your child is autistic can be a profound relief, a new lens that finally makes things make sense. This is how psychology fits into assessment and support.

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Self-Esteem & Confidence

Building self-esteem and confidence

The harsh inner voice that says you're not enough isn't telling the truth, it's a habit. A psychologist can help you build steadier, more genuine confidence from the inside out.

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Addictions

Coping with addiction

Whether it's alcohol, other drugs, gambling or another behaviour that's taken on a life of its own, addiction responds to compassionate, evidence-based support, not shame.

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Grief & Loss

Coping with grief and loss

Grief is the price of love, and it doesn't follow a schedule. There's no right way to grieve, but you don't have to do it without support.

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Life Changes

Coping with life changes

A new job, a move, a separation, a baby, retirement, even good changes ask a lot of us. If a transition has left you unsteady, that's worth talking through.

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Family Conflicts

Easing family conflict

When home stops feeling like a refuge, everyone feels it. A psychologist can help your family understand what's driving the conflict and find a calmer way through.

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Professional Coaching

Executive and professional coaching

Coaching is for people who are doing well and want to do better. It's forward-looking, performance-focused work on leadership, goals and the way you operate.

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Funding & Rebates

Funding mental health support for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people

There is no single mental health payment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but several Medicare pathways stack together to make seeing a psychologist far more affordable. Here is how they actually work.

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Eating Disorders

Getting support for an eating disorder

Eating disorders are serious, they affect people of every body type and background, and they are treatable. Reaching out early makes a real difference, and you don't have to have it all worked out first.

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Trauma & Abuse

Healing from trauma and abuse

Trauma changes how safe the world feels. Whether it's recent or from long ago, a psychologist can help you process what happened and rebuild, safely, and on your terms.

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Sleep

Help with sleeping problems

Lying awake at 3am, dreading the alarm, poor sleep wrecks your days and feeds anxiety. The good news: the most effective treatment for chronic insomnia is psychological, not a pill.

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LGBTQ+ Support

LGBTQIA+ affirming psychology

Everyone deserves a therapist who gets it. Affirming psychological support means being met as your whole self, never having to explain or defend who you are.

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Bipolar Disorder

Living well with bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder involves real shifts in mood and energy, and with the right combination of medical care and psychological support, people live full, stable lives.

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Stress & Anxiety

Managing stress and anxiety

A racing mind, a tight chest, the sense you're always braced for the next thing, stress and anxiety are exhausting, common, and very responsive to the right support.

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Counselling

Online counselling and therapy

You don't need a diagnosis or a crisis to talk to someone. Counselling is simply structured support to help you think, feel and cope better, and it's never been easier to access.

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Intimacy

Rebuilding intimacy and closeness

Closeness can fade for all sorts of reasons, stress, hurt, disconnection, life stages. A psychologist offers a safe, respectful space to understand what's changed and rebuild it.

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Compassion Fatigue

Recovering from compassion fatigue

The people who care for others, in health, support, emergency and helping roles, are often the last to care for themselves. Compassion fatigue is real, and recovery is possible.

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Depression & Anxiety

Seeing a psychologist for depression and anxiety

Depression and anxiety are among the most common, and most treatable, reasons people see a psychologist. You don't have to be in crisis to be worth helping.

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Borderline Personality Disorder

Support for borderline personality disorder

BPD is one of the most misunderstood and stigmatised diagnoses, and also one of the most treatable. With the right therapy, people recover and build lives they value.

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Parenting

Support for parenting challenges

No one hands you a manual. Whether it's tantrums, teen tension, or just feeling stretched too thin, a psychologist can help you parent with more confidence and less exhaustion.

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PTSD

Support for PTSD

After a frightening or overwhelming experience, the mind can stay stuck in survival mode. That's PTSD, and with the right, trauma-informed support, recovery is possible.

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Anger Management

Understanding and managing anger

Anger itself isn't the problem, it's a signal. The problem is when it controls you instead of informing you. A psychologist can help you change that.

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Career Difficulties

Working through career difficulties

Work takes up a huge share of our lives, so when it goes wrong it touches everything. A psychologist can help with the stress, the stuckness and the big decisions.

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Relationship Issues

Working through relationship issues

Every relationship hits friction. A psychologist can help you understand the patterns underneath it and reconnect, whether you come together or on your own.

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Information for general practitioners on fees, Medicare Better Access rebates, and how to refer patients to Updoc Psychology.

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