Make An Appointment

Referrals from your general practitioner, although welcome, are not required. Appointments are available Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Phone: (02) 9772 6686

Email: psychclinic@uws.edu.au

Office hours 9:00am to 4:00pm. 

When you speak to our reception staff you will be asked to provide some basic details, including a brief description of the reason you are seeking an appointment at the UWS Psychology Clinic. As we are a centre for Postgraduate training we do not accept referrals from people who are currently suicidal, seriously self harming, or psychotic.  We firmly believe that such problems are best treated by fully qualified and experienced practitioners. We would be happy to recommend more appropriate alternative services under these circumstances.

Once an appointment has been made, you will be sent an information pack that includes directions to our clinic.

Due to a conflict of interest, we are unable to treat UWS staff and students.

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 What to bring

For therapy referrals please bring any previous documentation or reports written by other mental health professionals.

In the case of specialist psychometric assessments please bring any previous assessment reports or general documentation that you feel may be relevant to your situation.

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Your First Appointment

Before we decide on a program of treatment for you, psychological assessments are conducted in order to clearly understand your individual presenting problems. 

A full assessment often covers 2-4 appointments and a range of strategies are employed, including clinical interview, structured interviews, and client self-report measures.  A picture emerges of the factors responsible for the development and maintenance of the client’s psychological problems, and a treatment plan is derived from this formulation.

For child therapy clients, behavioural assessments may also be conducted. These gather information from parents and care givers, teachers and the child about possible cognitive and psychological problems that may be impacting on the child’s behaviour.

Following the initial assessment, problem formulation and treatment recommendations, should we believe that your needs are better met by an alternative service, contact details for that service will be provided to you and we will help facilitate your introduction to that service.

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Fees

The UWS Psychology Clinic offers a free treatment service. Following the first assessment appointments, a course of treatment typically lasts for 10-15 sessions, although additional sessions are available if required. The assessment appointments to assess your presenting problem prior to a program of treatment are included in our free service.

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Confidentiality

Matters discussed between yourself and your treating provisional psychologists are confidential.  The nature of this confidentiality and any limits that might apply will be discussed with you during your first appointment.

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