I aim to provide a warm, welcoming and safe environment for you to feel comfortable to talk and feel heard. Please visit the About Me page for more information about my counselling approach.
To make an appointment:
​You may make an appointment online by using our Client Portal. Alternatively, please phone/ text/ email me or send a 'Request Appointment' enquiry form. I will return your message within 24 hours on business days (or on Monday if your message arrives on the weekend).
Payment:
- Standard Appointment - Initial $145 (65 mins)
- Standard Appointment - Subsequent $125 (55 mins)
- Bloomhill Reg'd Client - Initial $125 (65 mins)
- Bloomhill Reg'd Client - Subsequent $110 (55 mins)
- Student / Concession - Initial $110 (65 mins)
- Student / Concession - Subsequent $90 (55 mins)
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Cancellation Fee
- $80 (if cancellation occurs the day before the scheduled appt)
- Full fee (if cancellation occurs on the same day as the scheduled appt)
* If you are experiencing genuine financial distress, please discuss this at time of booking
Sessions will be invoiced to you via email within 24 hours of your appointment. Payments can be made by bank transfer, or online by debit / credit card via the Client Portal.
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No referral or mental health care plan is required. Medicare rebates do not apply.
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Private Health Fund Rebates
Many private health funds provide rebates for counselling services.
You may be eligible for a rebate depending on your level of cover.
Please contact your health insurance provider to determine whether you are eligible.
I am an approved provider for the following health funds:
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HCF, Medibank Private, AHM, BUPA and ARHG (includes Police Health Fund, Emergency Services Health, Phoenix Health, St Luke’s Health, GMHBA, CUA Health – for telehealth only, TUH, AIA, Westfund)
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Accessing Counselling Services via your Aged Care Package
Julie Bolton Counselling is an approved provider for the following Aged Care Providers:
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Suncare, Just Better Care, Home Care Assistance, Dovida and Pearl
*Please contact us to discuss fees which include a small additional administration fee (for required progress notes) as well as travel expenses for home visits (if required).
Where and when are appointments available?
Online Appointments
Hours
Monday to Friday
Online appointments held on Zoom. Full instructions will be provided.
In-Person Appointments
Hours
Monday afternoons
Tuesday mornings
Wednesdays
Location
Bloomhill Wellness Centre
58 Ballinger Rd
Buderim, Qld. 4556
Cancellations:
We ask that you please give us at least 48 hours notice to cancel an appointment (via text, email or the client portal) as this allows us to offer your appointment to another client who may be waiting.
Appointments missed or rescheduled the day before the scheduled appt will incur an $80 cancellation fee. However, payment of the full fee is required if cancellation occurs on the day of the scheduled appointment.
All cancellation fees must be paid prior to your next scheduled appointment.
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Confidentiality:
Your confidentiality is of utmost importance to me. I adhere to the Australian Counselling Association's Code of Ethics and Practice with regards to managing confidentiality.
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Matters discussed during your appointments at Julie Bolton Counselling are confidential and private. This means we will not disclose the information you provide to us to third parties unless you consent for us to do so. However, It is important to note that there are limits to confidentiality in exceptional circumstances including when there is a risk of harm to you or others, or if we are responding to a subpoena or warrant. Your practitioner will discuss this with you during your first appointment and answer any questions you might have.
Further information about our approach to confidentiality, and the limits to this, may be found in our Privacy Policy.
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The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Qualifications & Accreditations
Bachelor of Education (B.H.M.S.Ed), Certificate of Gifted Education (C.O.G.E), Master of Counselling (M. Couns.)
Member of the Australian Counselling Association Membership Number: 15044
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