Erin operates a small private practice psychology clinic in Geelong (address provided upon booking) for clients aged 16 years and and older delivering comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments and brief psychological therapy.

Erin offers:

• Brief psychological therapy (6-10 sessions)

• Comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments (e.g., autism, ADHD, Specific Learning Disorders)

• Neurodiversity-, strengths-based, trauma- and culturally aware approach (see Approach below)

Erin is:

• Registered Psychologist (PSY0002412703), Psychological Board of Australia, AHPRA

• Educational and Developmental Psychologist Registrar

• Member, Australian Association of Psychologists Inc.

Geelong (address provided upon booking) and Telehealth, where appropriate. A traveling assessment service (i.e., client’s school, University or workplace) is available with additional fees. Please contact hello@erinhoare.com directly if travel required.

Therapy

• Erin is committed to ethical psychological service provision. She is only able to provide brief (i.e., 6-10 sessions maximum) therapy supports due to her commitments to research, public engagements, and advisory roles.

• 50 minute consultation is charged at $260. This is guided by the 2025-2026 AAPi Recommended Fee Guide for Psychologists and adjusted to reduce barriers for accessing psychological services.

• Medicare rebates for psychological therapy is available, under a Mental Health Treatment Plan, when referral is made by treating GP, for up to 6 sessions initially, and a maximum 10 sessions per calendar year (Item 80110). Please note, an out of pocket fee remains (approx. $158.45) with Medicare rebate.

• Medicare rebates are available for under 25 years under Complex Neurodevelopmental Conditions, when a referral is made by the treating pediatrician/psychiatrist if the treatment and management plan allocates allied health treatment services (Item 82015).

Comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments

• Erin accepts referrals for comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments for ages 5 years and up, including:

  • Autism

  • ADHD

  • Specific Learning Disorders (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia)

• Self-referrals are accepted, however referrals are preferred in the context of multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., via GP, pediatrician, psychiatrist, allied health professionals), as aligned with the Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for ADHD, and the National Guideline for the assessment and diagnosis of autism in Australia.

• Please note, Erin - as a psychologist - cannot provide medical management nor prescribe medication. Therefore if clients should consider whether their assessment goals may be best supported by a pediatrician/psychiatrist.

• Assessments are typically charged at 4-6 sessions ($1,040-1,560). During the initial session, Erin will seek an understanding of presenting concerns, goals of an assessment, and a collaborative decision is made as to whether an assessment is appropriate to progress. This initial session is charged at $260, and is deducted from the total assessment fee.

• Medicare rebates for neurodevelopmental assessments are available for clients under 25 years, who are referred by the treating pediatrician or psychiatrist under Complex Neurodevelopmental Conditions for assessment (Item 82000, up to 4 sessions).

• Please note, an out of pocket fee remains with Medicare rebate (if 4 sessions are provided in referral, out of pocket fee is approx. $579-$1,153 for assessment.

Erin is committed to neurodiversity affirming, cultural- and trauma informed psychological practices, noting that as of December 2025 this now a mandated core competency for all Australian psychologists.

In practice, this means:

• Erin is deeply engaged with contemporary scholarship regarding neurodiversity approaches, including ensuring self-determination for neurodivergent people, and valuing, respecting and nurturing neurodevelopmental differences.

• Collaborative approach is adopted in practice, including seeking and adhering to client’s preferences regarding terminology, centring client’s perspectives, experiences, and goals throughout assessment processes, and respecting the diversity of views that shape individuals’ experiences. This includes adapting to communication preference of client in session (e.g., diversity of eye gaze preferences are respected)

• Focusing on environmental drivers of mental health, given environments are often inadequate in supporting neurodevelopmental differences. For example, environmental sensory adjustments may be an area of exploration in context of anxiety, alongside increasing individual management techniques.

• Erin recognizes the central role of cultural, societal, and historical experiences such as trauma, discrimination, and displacement have upon mental health and wellbeing. Erin ensures the focus of psychological approach is deeply respectful and responsive to such experiences.

• Erin is committed to ongoing learning from, and advocating alongside, neurodivergent people and communities, including revising psychological approaches relative to new evidence and guidance from lived experience and other expertise.

• Psychologists cannot prescribe medications, nor provide medical guidance for clients.

• Erin does not provide court reports.

• Unfortunately Erin does not provide NDIS services currently.

• Individual therapy is resource intensive, including financially. For low cost and free digital mental health services, see Medicare Mental Health.

• For phone support and online chat, please contact:

  • Lifeline 13 11 14 – 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention phone and chat counselling

  • Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 – 24/7 phone support and online chat

  • Kids Helpline 1800 283 147 – 24/7 phone support and online chat for 5-25-year-olds.

In an emergency or crisis, please call emergency services or attend a hospital.