Doctors

Ms Megan Smoak

Megan Smoak is a Clinical Psychologist who works primarily with Children and Adolescents. Megan has a special interest in working with children with all forms of anxiety & phobias and also interest and experience working with transgender children and adolescents.

Megan also has extensive experience working with children having difficulties with; depression, self esteem, sexuality, social skills, adjustment to illness, grief and loss, trauma, and school difficulties.

To make an appointment with Megan, please call 0363888115

Fees

Mental health assessment and treatment with Megan Smoak, (a clinical psychologist), is $200 per 50 minute session
A concession rate of $160 available to current HCC or Pension Card holders.

This may attract a Medicare rebate of $124.50 with a current referral and mental health care plan.

Private health fund rebates vary. Please contact your private health fund who can provide further details.

Medicare rebates under the Better Access initiative are provided for an identified mental health problem. The assessment component under this initiative, as specified in the Medicare Benefits Schedule, is for assessment and therapy for a mental disorder. Unfortunately, even though there may be benefits to determining a client’s cognitive abilities as a way to identify a treatment approach suitable for the client, an intellectual assessment does not fall into the category of assessment services that are allowable and a Medicare rebate under the Better Access initiative cannot be claimed for this service.

Psychological or intellectual assessment, (also called psychometric testing).

Psychometric testing and assessment of cognitive and learning abilities and difficulties is available at the Launceston Medical Centre.

For example specific learning disorders can be identified and diagnosed including suspected Dyslexia or Dyscalculia and all general cognitive and scholastic functioning queries. (please link to a further information page)

Pathway: there is no Medicare rebate available for psychometric testing but you may be eligible for a rebate through your private health fund. No referral is needed but it is helpful to have as much information as possible about the concerns prior to the first appointment. School reports and any previous assessments should be brought to the initial session.

Fee: $200 per hour (no Medicare rebate available).

NDIS

Megan Smoak is currently waiting for NDIS approval in Tasmania so anyone who is Agency managed cannot be treated by Megan.

However any client that is Plan managed or Self managed is able to be treated by Megan at her standard session fees of $200 per 50min session which is following the NDIS set treatment rates (of price cap $230).

Megan does not provide diagnostic assessments for Autism (ASD) or ADHD.

ASD

Parents are advised to contact Autism Tasmania for further information on services and providers in Tasmania https://www.autismtas.org.au/

Please note there is currently some Medicare funding available to families who are following the pathway of a private ASD diagnosis. The fist step is to see a paediatrician as the referral to the psychologist/OT/Speech Pathologist must come from a paediatrician or a psychiatrist, not a GP.

The following website details the funding available https://www.autismawareness.com.au/financial-support/medicare/

ADHD

A diagnosis of ADHD is usually made by a specialist paediatrician or child psychiatrist after referral from a doctor.

Megan Smoak can do a thorough screening and assessment for ADHD if requested by a specialist paediatrician or child psychiatrist. Megan’s report will provide a detailed assessment of the child’s behaviour, including interviews with parents or carers and the school. This can be an expensive process as it requires specialist test batteries, school visits and interviews. The total cost is likely to be around $400-500 just for the psychological report.