Professional Psychology Services
Practitioner Information
Cris Pirone has a professional background in Social Work and Psychology. She graduated from her degree in Psychology from ...Read More
LaTrobe University in 1994. She has been a fully registered Psychologist with the South Australian Psychological board since 1995 and is an Associate Member with the Australian Psychological Society.
Cris has been providing Psychological Counselling in the area of individual, Couple and family Therapy for over 17 years within a number of organisations in Melbourne and Adelaide.
Cris has a range of experience in providing Employee Assistance services, inclusive of Psychological Counselling, Clinical Hypnosis, Critical incident Debrief/Trauma Counselling and Workplace Mediations. She also offers clinical supervision to other counsellors in the field. Read Less
What is Psychological Counselling?
Psychological Counselling is a process that offers an opportunity for individuals to talk in private with a Psychologist about their ...Read More
concerns and difficulties and assists in exploration of strategies and development of new skills to manage those difficulties.
Pro Psychology practices with a commitment to professional quality care and achievement of best possible outcomes and goals for individuals, couples and families.
A professional, non judgemental and understanding approach is offered to all individuals utilising this service.
Psychological Counselling sessions are 50 minutes long. Read Less
Individual Counselling
Psychological Counselling can support an individual in a number of different ways. Some of these may be to help them build ...Read More
self confidence and self esteem, clarify issues of concern and work to resolving these, identify and resolve relationship issues, improve work performance, improve interpersonal communication skills, learn to resolve conflict, manage loss and grief and deal with depression, stress and anxiety in life.
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Relationship Counselling
Psychological Counselling can help people to understand their relationships and identify those areas where the relationship ...Read More
is working well and where it is not. It can provide an opportunity to discuss hopes and worries and to explore possibilities for strengthening and building more healthy relationships.
Psychological Counselling can also provide a supportive environment for people who are separating or for those who have already separated to deal with those changes involved as a result of the relationship ending.
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Family Counselling
Psychological Counselling can help families to understand how its members relate to each other and can help explore ways ...Read More
of promoting and enhancing cooperative and respectful relationships.
Psychological Counselling can also help children and their parents to understand and deal with their feelings, worries and difficulties in their lives. Read Less
Confidentiality
All counselling sessions are confidential, with the exception of individual safety concerns and abuse against children.
Referral Process
A General Practitioner or other Health Professional can refer an individual to Pro Psychology SA. ...Read More
An individual can also arrange and make an appointment time for themselves or for another person by contacting Pro Psychology SA.
Appointments for Psychological Counselling are available by request with our friendly reception staff. Read Less
Payment
Rebates for counselling may be available through Medicare and/or Private Health Insurance Funds....Read More
Medicare rebates are available for Psychological treatment by a registered Psychologist under the Australian Government’s Better Access to Mental health care Initiative. In order to access this, you will need a referral from your General Practitioner.
Your General Practitioner will need to complete a Mental Health Assessment and prepare a Mental Health Treatment Plan before referring you to a Psychologist for counselling. Read Less
Private Health Insurance
If eligible, a proportion of the consultation fee for counselling may be claimed through Private Health Funds....Read More
If you would like to know the amount of rebate you can receive prior to your first appointment, you will need to contact your Private Health Fund.
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