Neurodivergent-Affirming Psychologists
Therapy, Counselling, Mental Health Support & NDIS
100% Telehealth | Australia-Wide | Neurodivergent-Led Practice
You're not broken. You don't need to be fixed.
At Very Helpful Chats, we offer psychology services that honour your neurodivergence. We provide affirming, strengths-based support through therapy, counselling, and mental health treatment tailored for Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD, PDA, and other neurodivergent folks.
We work with:
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Adults, teens, kids and couples
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Neurodivergent people with or without a formal diagnosis
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Clients navigating burnout, shutdowns, trauma, masking stress, and executive dysfunction
Our Approach:
Psychology that works with your brain, not against it
You won’t find any "fixing" here. Our work focuses on:
1. Self-understanding & acceptance
Drop the internalised neurotypical goals. Start working towards what you actually want. We support you to unlearn shame, drop the "shoulds," and build your life on your own terms.
2. External support and scaffolding
This might include medication, workplace/school accommodations, or community support networks. It's about lightening the load so you don't have to carry everything alone.
3. Practical psychological strategies
We offer tips, tools, and real-life coping strategies tailored to neurodivergent brains — from sensory regulation to managing social hangovers to handling task paralysis.
We are a neurodivergent-majority team. That means:
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We’ve lived it. We get it.
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We work from the social model of disability.
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Our psychology services respect your capacity, energy, and communication style.
How to Work With Us
🧠 Appointments available Australia-wide via Telehealth
🗓️ No referral is needed to book an appointment
💸 You can pay privately, use NDIS (if plan-managed), or claim a Medicare rebate if you have a referral
💬 Important! You do not need a referral to book with us, but:
🧾 You do need a referral from your GP, psychiatrist, or paediatrician if you want to claim Medicare rebates
📜 The referral must include a mental health care plan to be eligible under Medicare
You’re always welcome to book without a referral and pay privately or use your private health insurance.
If you’re seeing one of our provisional psychologists, you do not need a referral (and Medicare rebates don’t apply).
Fees:
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Registered/Clinical Psychologists: $225–$270 (per standard 50 minute appointment)
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Provisional Psychologists: $170 (per standard 50 minute appointment)
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Medicare rebates may apply if you have a Mental Health Care Plan:
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Registered Psychologist: $92.90 rebate
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Clinical Psychologist: $136.35 rebate
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Note: No rebates for provisional psychologists, but fees are reduced.
What Makes Us Different
We:
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Are majority neurodivergent clinicians (ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, PDA, etc)
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Never pathologise your neurotype
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Don’t expect masking, compliance, or perfection
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Respect all forms of communication (scripting, info-dumping, writing instead of talking)
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Offer a phone-free service (if you want!)
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Won’t judge you for being late, rescheduling, or missing a session (cancellation policy still applies though!)
We believe:
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The mismatch between you and society is the problem — not you
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Therapy should reduce shame, not reinforce it
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Rest is productive
Ready to Start?
Whether you're newly confirmed ADHD or Autistic, you're in burnout, starting to unmask, or if you just want to build a more sustainable life — we're here.
You can email our admin team on admin@veryhelpfulchats.com.au, call them on (02) 7226 3543 or by completing our waitlist form here: