Individual Counselling

Availability of individual counselling

Jo Cotterill mostly provides group support counselling to new clients now. 

She only provides a limited number of individual counselling sessions to support existing and previous clients of her service.

Jo Cotterill can assist you finding individual counsellors that are suited to you if they need/ want ongoing support.    

She will focus on finding counsellors who are experienced, available and affordable and suit your particular needs.

Individual Counselling Fees:

Jo charges $289 for a one-hour individual counselling session as per the recommended rates from the Australian Association of Social Work 2025.

Joanne charges this rate and expects payment at the time of appointment.
*If you have a Mental Health Plan under Medicare or are with certain Private Health Providers you may be able to claim some of this money back.

No-Cost Counselling options:

To make sure that everyone in the community can access counselling regardless of their income Jo provides a set number of counselling sessions each week for free* to the clients under the following funding programs.

• NDIS

• Victims Services (NSW & QLD)

• BUPA (Open Arms) 

 *Please note that there is now an extensive wait list for counselling with Jo under all of these programs and the waitlist is now closed.   Jo may, however, be able to direct you to counsellors who are still taking clients under these programs via telehealth.   Please email counselling@chooseyourfuture.me for more inforamtion.

Other things to note

Cancellations:

Any cancellations with less than 24 hours notice will also result in a fee as per your initial service agreement with Jo. 

Additional Costs:

Additional costs may be charged if you request Joanne to travel to you, attend court with you or write a report for you.