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Social Difficulties support in Mermaid Waters, QLD

Your child finds it hard to play with others, make friends, or read social cues.

Includes nearby providers within 10 km of Mermaid Waters.

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About Mermaid Waters

About 13,100 people live in Mermaid Waters, roughly 1,500 of them children under 10. The median personal income locally is $816 a week. Beyond English, the languages most often spoken at home are Mandarin, Portuguese and Japanese. Population, age and language data: ABS Census 2021.

Cost & funding

Fees depend on the service, the provider and the length of the session. Ask each provider for their fees before the first visit.

Medicare pays a rebate for some psychology sessions when your GP writes a Mental Health Treatment Plan and a referral first. For OT, your GP writes a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan instead. Some private health extras policies pay part of the cost of psychology and OT.

If your child has an NDIS plan that includes these supports, you can use it. If your plan is self-managed or plan-managed, you can also use providers that are not NDIS registered. If the NDIA manages your plan, you must use registered providers.

  • NDIS price limit

    $252.99 an hour

    Psychology, 2026–27. OT: $193.99.

  • Medicare rebate

    $101.55 a session

    Psychologist, up to 10 sessions a year with a Mental Health Treatment Plan. OT: $63.40 with a GP plan.

Note: NDIS price limits are the national maximums for NDIA-managed and plan-managed plans (NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026–27); remote areas have higher limits. Medicare rebates are from MBS Online, 1 July 2026. Providers can charge more than the rebate. Assessment fees come from provider websites in April 2026.

Work out what you might pay: cost calculatorWhere to start in QueenslandRead our guide to NDIS early intervention funding

What to expect at the start

  1. First conversation

    Most psychologists spend the first session on background: what led you to seek help, your family and your child's history. Some psychologists see parents alone first.

  2. Questionnaires

    You may fill in questionnaires. The psychologist may ask to contact your child's school or kindergarten.

  3. A plan for sessions

    The psychologist explains how treatment could work. With a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan, Medicare pays part of the cost: 6 sessions to start, then up to 10 a year.

Sources: Australian Psychological Society; Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne; Medicare Benefits Schedule.

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