About Tracey
Tracey is a psychologist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and a member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi).
Tracey has experience in hospital, community, and private settings, and has had the opportunity to work with many different people and presentations. Upon graduating from university, she began working as an intern psychologist in the Tamworth Drug & Alcohol Service (DACS) within the Hunter New England Area Health Service. In that role, she worked closely with the Adult Mental Health (AMH) team, and received an excellent grounding in many areas of mental health including dual diagnosis, substance-related disorders, personality disorders, depressive and other mood disorders, anxiety disorders and phobias, suicidal risk management, adjustment disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, and drug related psychosis. She also worked with the crisis sexual assault team.
Tracey has been in private practice for over seventeen years.
The Office
After 17 years in Palm Beach, Affinity Psychological Services relocated in June 2024 and is now operating within Burleigh Heads Psychology & Relationship Clinic premises
Medicare Referrals
Better Access Initiative
You may be able to access up to 10 sessions per year that attract a Medicare rebate. If you have a current GP Mental Health Care Plan from your doctor, you may be entitled to an $96.65 Medicare rebate. Unfortunately, private health funds will not rebate the gap.
Pregnancy Support Service
You can access up to three sessions per year relating to a current or recent pregnancy with a GP referral. You will be able to receive a $70.85 rebate. Unfortunately, private health funds will not rebate the gap.
Eating Disorder Treatment
You can access up to 40 sessions per year if you have been diagnosed with an Eating Disorder and have created a care plan with your GP with a referral for psychological treatment. The fee at the initial session is $225 and the fee for followup sessions is $195. You will be eligible to receive a $96.65 rebate. Unfortunately, private health insurers will not rebate the gap.
Self-referral
You can access this service with no medical referral. If you do so, you may be able to claim the cost on your private health cover (please check with your fund).
NSW
You will need to provide us with confirmation that you have an approved claim lodged with a New South Wales WorkCover insurer in order for us to bill them directly for services. Alternatively, you can pay for appointment and claim the fee back from your insurer.
For more information about NSW WorkCover visit: http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/injuriesclaims/makingaclaim/Psychologicalinjuryclaims/Pages/default.aspx
QLD
Early access to psychological sessions is now available whilst you are awaiting the approval of your claim. http://www.workcoverqld.com.au/rehab-and-claims/injuries-at-work/what-happens-after-a-claim-is-made/psychological-or-psychiatric-injury
Insurance Claims
If you are experiencing psychological distress due to an accident or injury, your insurer, or the other parties' insurer, may approve psychological treatment sessions. Once these sessions have been approved, invoices can be directly forwarded to the insurer for payment, resulting in no out-of-pocket expenses for you.