Do retirees in Tallong need a GP referral for psychology?

Not to book an appointment, but a Medicare rebate requires a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP. DVA card holders often skip this step — ask us and we'll check what applies to you.

Is telehealth an option given the 40-kilometre drive from Tallong?

Yes. Given the 40-kilometre trip via the Hume Motorway, we often mix in-person visits with telehealth sessions for Tallong clients, so ongoing support doesn't depend on making the full drive every single week.

How do I get a Medicare rebate for psychology?

Your GP writes a Mental Health Treatment Plan, which covers up to ten rebated sessions a calendar year. Bring it to your first appointment and we bill Medicare directly where possible. You can also see a psychologist privately without a plan, or through NDIS, WorkCover, CTP, or DVA.

Is what I say confidential?

Yes. There are legal exceptions — risk to life, a court subpoena, and child-safety concerns — and the psychologist talks these through at the first session. Any contact with your GP, the person who referred you, or a family member needs your written consent.

32 minutes from Tallong

Psychology in Tallong.

Name: Goulburn Health Therapy
Address: 37 Ross Street, Goulburn, NSW, 2580, AU
Telephone: (02) 4822 0144
Price range: $$

We treat Tallong residents from our Goulburn clinic — about 32 minutes and 40 km away.

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Local care

Psychology for Tallong residents.

Retirees drawn to Tallong's rural blocks and bushland outlooks make up a good part of this north-east community, about 32 minutes and 40 kilometres from Goulburn via the Hume Motorway. Retirement and a tree change bring real adjustments — new routines, distance from old social networks, and sometimes grief for a life or a person left behind — and those adjustments can sit heavier than people expect.

Commuters and bushland-property owners share the same roads into town, often for very different reasons: one person managing work stress, another managing isolation on a quiet block. Our AHPRA-registered psychologists work with grief, adjustment, low mood, and anxiety using CBT, ACT, EMDR, and schema therapy, and we're upfront about what a 40-kilometre drive means for how often you can realistically come in. Medicare, private, and DVA funding are available.

Getting here

The drive in from Tallong.

Tallong sits north-east of Goulburn, about 40 km from the clinic and roughly 32 minutes away via the Hume Motorway. Our clinic is at 37 Ross Street in the centre of Goulburn, with parking on site — an easy trip for a first assessment or a standing block of appointments.

What we treat

What Tallong patients see us for.

Psychologists work with the mind — anxiety, low mood, trauma, grief, and the patterns that keep showing up. Ours are AHPRA-registered and trained in proven therapies like CBT, ACT, EMDR, and schema therapy, and they're the right people to talk to before you decide therapy isn't for you.

Anxietygeneral, social, panic, health worry
Low mood and depression
Stress and burnoutwork, study, caring
Traumasingle events or long-running
Grief, loss, and adjustment
Mental injury after a workplace or car accident

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Funding

Ways to pay.

Tallong residents can use any of these pathways for psychology, subject to eligibility and the right referral or plan.

Medicare
Private health
WorkCover
CTP
DVA
NDIS

Common questions

Questions we get asked a lot.

Do retirees in Tallong need a GP referral for psychology?
Not to book an appointment, but a Medicare rebate requires a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP. DVA card holders often skip this step — ask us and we'll check what applies to you.
Is telehealth an option given the 40-kilometre drive from Tallong?
Yes. Given the 40-kilometre trip via the Hume Motorway, we often mix in-person visits with telehealth sessions for Tallong clients, so ongoing support doesn't depend on making the full drive every single week.
How do I get a Medicare rebate for psychology?
Your GP writes a Mental Health Treatment Plan, which covers up to ten rebated sessions a calendar year. Bring it to your first appointment and we bill Medicare directly where possible. You can also see a psychologist privately without a plan, or through NDIS, WorkCover, CTP, or DVA.
Is what I say confidential?
Yes. There are legal exceptions — risk to life, a court subpoena, and child-safety concerns — and the psychologist talks these through at the first session. Any contact with your GP, the person who referred you, or a family member needs your written consent.