A referral can give you a medicare rebate of $98.95, however, it is not essential that you have a referral to book; you can pay privately. If you have private health insurance they might cover some of the cost (please check with your insurer).

Non-attendance/Same Day Cancellation: $100 *

*plus merchant fee

Arriving to session more than 20 minutes late will be considered a same-day cancellation.

Arriving less than 20 minutes late will result in a shortened session.

When booking, you will need to provide credit card details so that this cancellation fee can be automatically processed.

Fees may be waived at the psychologists discretion.

New Clients:

• You will firstly need to submit an enquiry through the ‘Contact Us’ page on this site, or via email at hello@slkpsychology.com to ensure that SLK Psychology is the right fit for you.

• Once approved, you will be sent intake forms and a booking link via email.

• When you receive your booking link, I recommend that you book at least 4 sessions in advance to ensure you will have ongoing sessions at times suitable to you.

Existing Clients:

• clients who followed me over from my previous practice should have received an email with Intake Forms and a Booking Link. If you did not receive this, please email me.

Although I am registered with Victims of Services, my books are currently closed to taking on new clients under this funding type.

Alternatively, you can use their directory to find an approved counsellor who might have availability.

Yes, Sophie currently offers autism assessments for adults (19+ years) via Telehealth.

See the Services page for more information.

Unfortunately, Sophie no longer offers child assessments as she has decided to step away from this space to focus on supporting adults.

Absolutely! Sessions can be either in-person or Telehealth

The brief report includes:

• identifying client information (i.e., name, DOB, date of assessment etc)

• the diagnosis provided

• a list of the tools used for assessment

• recommendations

The full report includes all of this information, as well as:

• full client background history

• questionnaire results + summaries

• assessment results mapped onto relevant DSM-V-TR criteria

- use of non-pathologising language during assessment as well as in the report

- use of non-pathologising language during assessment as well as in the report

- I take the approach that a diagnosis is a tool for people to better understand themselves and their differences, and to access available supports, rather than viewing autism as inherently ‘disordered’ or something that needs to be ‘fixed’.

- informed by lived experience of being a high-masking autistic woman, alongside extensive formal training in assessing this type of presentation.

- completed extensive neuroaffirming assessment training with other neurodiverse clinicians

- awareness of intersectional factors (e.g., gender, culture, trauma) influencing presentation and assessment validity

- use of affirming tools such as the MIGDAS-2 and the CAT-Q. (Note: the design of these tools are not inherently neuroaffirming by design, however, are more sensitive to internalised and highly-masked presentations of autism).

- use of clinical judgement to contextualise and integrate results of standardised tools, rather than over-reliance on numerical outcomes of questionnaires, as well as an awareness of how not all autism assessment tools/questionnaires are suitable for every presentation of autism.

- flexible options for assessment delivery i.e., client can choose to attend assessment via Telehealth from their place of comfort, or in person.

- ‘Come as you are’ policy where clients are welcome to show up authentically, whether this means bringing along any sensory tools with them (or using the fidgets available in office), no expectation to perform neurotypical communication (e.g., eye contact, small talk, hand shakes, tone, etc), or however else you choose to show up!

- conducted by an assessor with lived experience of being a high-masking autistic woman, as well as training in assessing this type of population

- completed extensive neuroaffirming assessment training with other neurodiverse clinicians

- use of affirming tools such as the MIGDAS-2 and the CAT-Q

- an emphasis on clinical judgement rather than over-reliance on numerical outcomes of questionnaires

- flexible options for assessment delivery i.e., client can choose to attend assessment via Telehealth from their place of comfort, or in person.

- ‘Come as you are’ policy where clients are welcome to show up authentically, whether this means bringing along any sensory tools with them (or using the fidgets available in office), no eye contact or masking required, no need for social niceties (e.g., small talk, hand shakes etc.), or however else you choose to show up!

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Damn, I thought I had it all covered… not to worry! If you have any other questions please reach out using our contact form or by sending an email to hello@slkpsychology.com