MS counselling for plan-managed and self-managed NDIS participants

I'm Em. I've lived with MS for nearly 20 years, and I counsel adults with MS online, anywhere in Australia.

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Can I use my NDIS funding for MS counselling?

If your NDIS plan is plan-managed or self-managed, you may be able to use your funding for MS counselling with me. Check with your plan manager or support coordinator before you book.

Who can book NDIS sessions with me?

Plan-managed - YES

I invoice your plan manager after each session, with my ABN.

Self-managed- YES

I invoice you. You claim it back, up to the NDIS price limit.

Agency-Managed- NO

I'm not a registered provider. You can book privately.

What does NDIS MS counselling cost?

Fees for online MS counselling sessions on Zoom
Session Length NDIS fee Private fee
Initial consultation 40 minutes $126 $89
Single session 50 minutes $156 $109
3-session package 3 x 50 minutes Not available $297

How do I get started?

1
Check your plan
Ask your plan manager or support coordinator.
2
Book an initial consultation
40 minutes online. I'll be honest about whether working together makes sense.
3
I send the invoice
To your plan manager, or to you if you self-manage.
4
We decide what's next
Together, after the first session.
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Questions about NDIS and MS counselling

  • Take these to them before you book:

    • Does my plan have funding for counselling, and which budget would it come from?

    • Am I plan-managed or self-managed? (If you're not sure, ask.)

    • Can my plan manager pay an unregistered provider who has an ABN?

    • What's the most they'll pay for a 40-minute and a 50-minute session?

    • How many sessions can I afford before my next plan review?

    • Do I need to ask for counselling to be added at my next plan review?

  • I counsel people with MS on the parts of it that don't show up in a neurology appointment: a new diagnosis, fear of progression, grief and identity, fatigue and brain fog at work, parenting and relationships with MS, support before, during and after AHSCT, and the emotional aftermath of a relapse.

    I'm a counsellor with a Bachelor of Public Health. I'm not a psychologist. I don't diagnose, provide clinical psychology, or give medical advice. Your neurologist treats the disease. I work with what it's doing to your life. Counselling helps people carry MS differently. It doesn't fix it or guarantee an end to fear or grief.

  • You can ask about adding it at your next plan review, or book privately. A private initial consultation is $89 and there's no referral needed. If you're deciding between a counsellor and a psychologist, I've written about the difference. For Medicare and NDIS options side by side, see Does Medicare or NDIS cover MS counselling in Australia?.

  • No. I work with plan-managed and self-managed participants. I can't see agency-managed participants.

  • No. You can book directly. If you have a support coordinator, they're welcome to refer you (see for referrers).

  • Only with your consent, and only if you ask me to.

  • No. If you're in crisis or thinking about ending your life, please reach out now: Lifeline 13 11 14, or 000 in an emergency.