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Xenia Demetriou

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Lisa Barrett

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Lucy Barrett

Lucy supports clients in understanding and exploring their inner world, relationships, loss and grief, and navigating life transitions and change....

Cassandra Mallos

Cassandra supports clients, couples and parents through relationship challenges and life transitions, specialising in parenting adjustments, couple dynamics, and strengthening...

Kimberley Lee

Kimberley supports singles, couples, LGBTQIAPK+ individuals, and sex industry workers. She addresses addictive behaviours, life transitions, career issues, depression, and...

Vanessa Harnischmacher

Vanessa supports individuals and couples with relationships, separation, parenting, illness, grief, career issues, and life changes. She provides compassionate guidance...

Kylie Andersen

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Laurel Walter

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Rachel Roberts

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Xenia Demetriou

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Lisa Barrett

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Catherine Robinson

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Julia Ellis

Julia supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, responding to marginalisation, navigating life transitions, relationship issues, healing from diet culture, and...

Lucy Barrett

Lucy supports clients in understanding and exploring their inner world, relationships, loss and grief, and navigating life transitions and change....

Cassandra Mallos

Cassandra supports clients, couples and parents through relationship challenges and life transitions, specialising in parenting adjustments, couple dynamics, and strengthening...

Vanessa Harnischmacher

Vanessa supports individuals and couples with relationships, separation, parenting, illness, grief, career issues, and life changes. She provides compassionate guidance...

Xenia Demetriou

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Lisa Barrett

Lisa helps with self-acceptance, life changes, compulsive behaviours, spirituality integration, finding direction, and addressing patterns impacting relationships. She guides clients...

Cassandra Mallos

Cassandra supports clients, couples and parents through relationship challenges and life transitions, specialising in parenting adjustments, couple dynamics, and strengthening...

Kylie Andersen

Kylie works with adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, self-worth issues, relationship challenges, body image concerns, and disordered eating. She also...

Laurel Walter

Laurel helps adults with depression, relationships, life transitions, ageing, illness, disability, and loss. She specialises in supporting LGBTQIA+ and gender-questioning...

Rachel Roberts

Rachel supports adults (18+) with body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, identity, and body dysphoria. She specialises in helping LGBTQIAPK+ individuals...

Catherine Robinson

Catherine helps people understand anxiety, identity, personal boundaries, and values. She focuses on identifying unhelpful behaviour patterns and healing from...

Julia Ellis

Julia supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, responding to marginalisation, navigating life transitions, relationship issues, healing from diet culture, and...

Lucy Barrett

Lucy supports clients in understanding and exploring their inner world, relationships, loss and grief, and navigating life transitions and change....

Kimberley Lee

Kimberley supports singles, couples, LGBTQIAPK+ individuals, and sex industry workers. She addresses addictive behaviours, life transitions, career issues, depression, and...

Kylie Andersen

Kylie works with adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, self-worth issues, relationship challenges, body image concerns, and disordered eating. She also...

Rachel Roberts

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Julia Ellis

Julia supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, responding to marginalisation, navigating life transitions, relationship issues, healing from diet culture, and...

Kylie Andersen

Kylie works with adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, self-worth issues, relationship challenges, body image concerns, and disordered eating. She also...

Rachel Roberts

Rachel supports adults (18+) with body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, identity, and body dysphoria. She specialises in helping LGBTQIAPK+ individuals...

Julia Ellis

Julia supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, responding to marginalisation, navigating life transitions, relationship issues, healing from diet culture, and...

Vanessa Harnischmacher

Vanessa supports individuals and couples with relationships, separation, parenting, illness, grief, career issues, and life changes. She provides compassionate guidance...

Kylie Andersen

Kylie works with adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, self-worth issues, relationship challenges, body image concerns, and disordered eating. She also...

Laurel Walter

Laurel helps adults with depression, relationships, life transitions, ageing, illness, disability, and loss. She specialises in supporting LGBTQIA+ and gender-questioning...

Rachel Roberts

Rachel supports adults (18+) with body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, identity, and body dysphoria. She specialises in helping LGBTQIAPK+ individuals...

Julia Ellis

Julia supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, responding to marginalisation, navigating life transitions, relationship issues, healing from diet culture, and...

Lucy Barrett

Lucy supports clients in understanding and exploring their inner world, relationships, loss and grief, and navigating life transitions and change....

Cassandra Mallos

Cassandra supports clients, couples and parents through relationship challenges and life transitions, specialising in parenting adjustments, couple dynamics, and strengthening...

Jules Shore

Jules supports young adults and adults navigating cancer impacts, grief, life transitions, perinatal depression, anxiety, and depression. She specialises in...

Melissa Maclean

Melissa supports clients navigating complex life transitions, healing from trauma, and exploring challenging personal experiences. She works with sexual assault...

Kate Deakin

Kate supports adults navigating anxiety, depression, chronic pain, relationship challenges, and life transitions through somatic therapy, helping clients regulate their...

Vanessa Harnischmacher

Vanessa supports individuals and couples with relationships, separation, parenting, illness, grief, career issues, and life changes. She provides compassionate guidance...

Catherine Robinson

Catherine helps people understand anxiety, identity, personal boundaries, and values. She focuses on identifying unhelpful behaviour patterns and healing from...

Lucy Barrett

Lucy supports clients in understanding and exploring their inner world, relationships, loss and grief, and navigating life transitions and change....

Cassandra Mallos

Cassandra supports clients, couples and parents through relationship challenges and life transitions, specialising in parenting adjustments, couple dynamics, and strengthening...

Melissa Maclean

Melissa supports clients navigating complex life transitions, healing from trauma, and exploring challenging personal experiences. She works with sexual assault...

Laurel Walter

Laurel helps adults with depression, relationships, life transitions, ageing, illness, disability, and loss. She specialises in supporting LGBTQIA+ and gender-questioning...

Jules Shore

Jules supports young adults and adults navigating cancer impacts, grief, life transitions, perinatal depression, anxiety, and depression. She specialises in...

Kylie Andersen

Kylie works with adults experiencing anxiety, low mood, self-worth issues, relationship challenges, body image concerns, and disordered eating. She also...

Laurel Walter

Laurel helps adults with depression, relationships, life transitions, ageing, illness, disability, and loss. She specialises in supporting LGBTQIA+ and gender-questioning...

Jules Shore

Jules supports young adults and adults navigating cancer impacts, grief, life transitions, perinatal depression, anxiety, and depression. She specialises in...

Xenia Demetriou

Xenia addresses high-conflict relationships, work dissatisfaction, life changes, cultural identity, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, and addictive behaviours. She offers support...

Kimberley Lee

Kimberley supports singles, couples, LGBTQIAPK+ individuals, and sex industry workers. She addresses addictive behaviours, life transitions, career issues, depression, and...

Rachel Roberts

Rachel supports adults (18+) with body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, identity, and body dysphoria. She specialises in helping LGBTQIAPK+ individuals...

Catherine Robinson

Catherine helps people understand anxiety, identity, personal boundaries, and values. She focuses on identifying unhelpful behaviour patterns and healing from...

Julia Ellis

Julia supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, responding to marginalisation, navigating life transitions, relationship issues, healing from diet culture, and...

Kimberley Lee

Kimberley supports singles, couples, LGBTQIAPK+ individuals, and sex industry workers. She addresses addictive behaviours, life transitions, career issues, depression, and...

Important Notice

There are some people that our counsellors can’t work with – not because we don’t want to, but because we want you to have the best possible care.

If you currently experience domestic violence, are having a mental health crisis, are experiencing severe substance dependency issues, or other acute crises, we can’t provide you with the level of support you deserve. However, we will use your initial appointment to connect you with places that specialise in these issues, so you can get the best possible care.

All Rough Patch counsellors manage their own scheduling and administration. Click on a profile to read more and send an email enquiry. In the rare event you don’t hear from a counsellor within 24 hours, please call us on 02 7226 0809

All of our counsellors generously reduce their usual fees to provide affordable mental healthcare to our community. They do not receive government rebates or funding to provide their services.

How to Book

  • Think about your goals for counselling, and which counsellor might be a good match
  • Send an email to the counsellor you’d like to work with requesting an appointment
  • In the rare event you don’t hear from your counsellor within 24 hours, please call us
  • Not sure who might be the right fit for you? Call us and we’re happy to make a recommendation

Intake Process

  • Initial appointments are $70 for individuals, or $80 for couples
  • Due to our counsellor’s busy schedules, they cannot do intakes over the phone
  • Your intake session will include discussing what supports you need, your goals for counselling, and to decide whether your counsellor is a good match for you
  • If you decide that the fit isn’t right, you can ask to be referred to someone else – no offence will be taken!

Can I get a Medicare/health fund rebate?

Coming soon!

How it Works + Fees

Rough Patch exists to support people who can’t ordinarily afford the cost of counselling.

Our experienced, professional counsellors reduce their usual fees to provide clients with the counselling and support they need. In turn, Rough Patch provides room hire at a significantly lower rate than other clinics. This means counsellors can charge their clients less, making counselling more affordable.

To keep waitlists short, clients are able to access up to 30 sessions per 12 month period. If more sessions are needed, the counsellor will work with you to find longer-term supports. This guide is to help you decide your fee for counselling at Rough Patch. Each person’s situation is unique, so this is a guide only. Your counsellor will discuss fees with you during your first session.

Together, you decide the appropriate fee for your sessions based on your circumstances.

You may fit at the lower end of the scale if...

  • You frequently experiences barriers to paying for daily living costs, such as housing, food, healthcare, school or higher education, childcare, clothing and transportation
  • You have high daily living costs due to family responsibilities or single income family
  • You have casual or insecure employment, or no capacity to generate income
  • You qualify for Centrelink assistance such as JobSeeker, Aged Care Pension, Austudy

You may fit at the higher end of the scale if...

  • You live in a multiple-income household or have living arrangements which share financial burden
  • You have few or no dependents
  • You can consistently manage daily living costs
  • You have consistent income
  • You have little or no debt
  • You want to support the ongoing financial viability of Rough Patch