Payment subsidies for therapy
Depending on your situation, therapy costs can become more manageable through full or partial subsidies.
Channels such as the Ministry of Social Development, insurance providers, or the ACC may provide assistance in covering costs related to your therapy.
Ministry of Social Development
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) provides partial or full subsidies for therapy if you fulfill their income threshold requirements.
You can assess your eligibility and obtain an application to bring to your GP by referring to the information below.
Health Insurance
You have the option to examine your health insurance policy to determine if it includes coverage for funding clinical psychology services. For a quick overview of potential benefits under your existing policy, please see the following summary.
Please note:
The below information is not an endorsement for health insurance with these providers. It is purely to provide a brief outline about what financial assistance may be available for our services.
Please read your policy documents before booking a service with us to check for any exclusions or limitations as we are not liable for issues relating to health insurance payments.-
ULTRACARE POLICY
Provides $1500 per year for clinical psychology in-person consultations.
The Wellbeing One and Two policies with the Keeping Well module added provide $100 per year for clinical psychology services. -
PREMIUM EVERYDAY POLICY
Provides $500 per year for clinical psychology consultations.
STANDARD EVERYDAY POLICY
Provides $350 per year for clinical psychology consultations.
As such, these policies can be used to cover ADHD assessments but not therapy (as they only cover consultations).
Clients must have held their policy for 6 months to be eligible.
ACC Sensitive Claims
The ACC Sensitive Claims is a partial or full subsidy of therapy costs for those who have experienced sexual abuse.
To check eligibility for the ACC ISSC subsidy, or to learn more please visit the links below.