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Fees

What Online Speech Therapy Costs With Dr Lauren

Every child starts with an assessment: $590, $890 or $1,290. After that, each session is $193, which is one hour of service: 45 minutes of therapy by video, and 15 minutes of preparation and notes.

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The Fees

Assessment First, Then Sessions

Two fees, both published. The assessment is the first cost; the session fee applies if therapy follows.

Therapy

Therapy Session

One hour of service: 45 minutes of therapy by video, and 15 minutes of preparation and notes

$193

First, an initial assessment

  • $590

    Short Assessment

    Usually for late talkers, stuttering and speech clarity

  • $890

    Mid-Length Assessment

    Usually for school-age language, literacy or social communication

  • $1,290

    Long Assessment

    Usually for both language and literacy in a school-age child

Fees are for sessions by video with Dr Lauren Crumlish (PhD), Certified Practising Speech Pathologist. More on the first step: what an online assessment involves .

What You Are Paying For

What Each Fee Covers

  • The assessment comes first

    The first cost is an assessment, not a session. Dr Lauren assesses your child by video, then talks you through what she found and the plan. Which length applies depends on what needs to be looked at.

  • What the $193 covers

    One hour of Dr Lauren's time for each session: 45 minutes of therapy with your child by video, and 15 minutes of preparation and notes.

  • One session fee

    A therapy session is $193 whichever area your child is working on, from speech sounds to literacy.

  • How many sessions

    Nobody can say how many sessions a child will need before they have been assessed. Dr Lauren gives her recommendation once she has assessed your child.

Funding

Medicare, Private Health And The NDIS

One line on each. The rules, the referral you need and how to claim are set out in the funding guide.

  • Medicare

    Medicare rebates are available with a doctor's referral. A rebate covers part of a session fee, not all of it.

  • Private health

    Private health cover may apply, depending on your fund and your extras cover. Ask your fund whether it pays for speech pathology by video.

  • The NDIS

    Online Speech Therapy is not a registered NDIS provider. Self-managed and plan-managed participants are welcome; NDIA-managed funding cannot be used. It is not a Thriving Kids provider.

How Medicare, the NDIS and private health apply to video sessions

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Questions

Questions About Fees For Online Speech Therapy

What is the first thing we pay for?

The initial assessment. Every child starts with one, at $590, $890 or $1,290 depending on what needs to be looked at. Therapy sessions, at $193 each, follow only if therapy is recommended and your family decides to go ahead.

Which assessment will my child need?

The Short Assessment ($590) is usually for late talkers, stuttering and speech clarity. The Mid-Length Assessment ($890) is usually for school-age language, literacy or social communication. The Long Assessment ($1,290) is usually for both language and literacy in a school-age child.

Can I claim a Medicare rebate for a video session?

Medicare rebates are available with a doctor's referral, and every session at Online Speech Therapy is by video. The guide to Medicare, the NDIS and private health explains which referral is needed and how a claim works.

Can I use NDIS funding?

Self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants are welcome. Online Speech Therapy is not a registered NDIS provider, so NDIA-managed funding cannot be used.

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Dr Lauren works with a small number of families and has limited availability. Tell us about your child, and our team will review your application.

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  • Online, Australia Wide
  • One Clinician, Every Session
  • Children And Teenagers Up To 18
  • Fees Published
Online Speech Therapy

Your child Who would Dr Lauren be working with?

This takes about three minutes. Online Speech Therapy is online only, Australia wide, for children and teenagers up to 18. It starts with an assessment from $590; sessions are $193.