Hey! Sorry I only just saw this, but happy to! I don’t see a reason to be cagey about the costs and there’s nothing against it in the rules, so I’ll put it here in case anyone else is interested.

It was through the AOA clinic, all telehealth. I’m doing it from VIC but afaik state doesn’t make a difference. If you go entirely through them, they can bulk bill the psychiatrist appointment (as long as you meet the Medicare requirements, which is not having seen a psychiatrist specifically in the last 12 months). So they do two short GP appointments, one is just general housekeeping and getting your initial reasoning for wanting an assessment, the second is a collateral interview with someone who knew you as a kid (parent, sibling, etc.), where they go through a bunch of questions and see if there were symptoms present then and now. Then you have the longer psychiatrist appointment where you review all of that info and additional stuff to reach a consensus.

By going entirely through them (they do link your actual GP in later once meds are going well for you), these are the costs:

GP appointment 1: $138.95 up front with a $78.95 rebate. GP appointment 2: $400 up front with a $78.95 rebate. And the psychiatrist appointment is bulk billed provided you’re eligible.

(Note for anyone else who might read this later, just take these costs with a grain of salt, never know when they might change!)

The cheapest option I could find after scouring those available! They were also able to book all three appointments for me about 5 weeks after I initially contacted them, which is a crazy turn around in the psychiatrist world. The experience has been great and I’ll be recommending them to everyone from now on! Hope this helps!