We use Healthdirect software to provide our video therapy services. Healthdirect is endorsed by the Australian government and meets the highest levels of security, privacy and stability. We are able to provide quality face-to-face psychological therapy with one of our highly trained Clinical Psychologists.
If you are in Australia please call 1300 73 72 51 for more information and to book an appointment. If you are overseas, click here for more information about our Expat service.
If you have already made an appointment for Telehealth, you can access the online waiting room below.
Important Information: In clicking on the Telehealth Waiting Room link, you are consenting to our Telehealth/Videohealth terms of service and Privacy Policy. Please refer to these pages on our website before entering the Waiting Room.
Our practice is committed to best practice in relation to the management of information we collect. Elementa Psychology Pty Ltd has developed a policy to protect patient privacy in compliance with privacy legislation including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (‘the Privacy Act’). This Privacy Policy describes generally how we manage personal information and safeguard privacy, and is designed to inform you of:
The type of information we may collect and hold includes:
We will generally collect personal information:
In general, we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information for the following purposes:
Your personal information will not be used, sold, rented or disclosed for any other purpose.
You have a right to seek access to, and correction of the personal information which we hold about you. An administration fee of $75 will be charged for providing access
For details on how to access and correct your health record, please contact our practice as noted below under ‘Contact Details’.
We will normally respond to your request within 30 days.
Our staff are trained and required to respect and protect your privacy. We take reasonable steps to protect information held from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. This includes:
If you have any questions about privacy-related issues or wish to complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles or the handling of your personal information by us, you may lodge your complaint in writing to (see ‘Contact details’ below for details). We will normally respond to your request within 30 days.
If you are dissatisfied with our response, you may refer the matter to the OAIC:
Phone: 1300 363 992
Email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au
Fax: +61 2 9284 9666
Post: GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 2001
Website: https://www.oaic.gov.au/individuals/how-do-i-make-a-privacy-complaint
The Privacy Act provides that individuals must have the option of not identifying themselves, or of using a pseudonym, when dealing with our practice, except in certain circumstances, such as where it is impracticable for us to deal with you if you have not identified yourself.
We have determined that it is largely impracticable for our practice to deal with patients anonymously or via a pseudonym. The provision of medical services is likely to be impacted, and billing via Medicare or a health insurer where applicable is likely to be impracticable. Therefore, generally we require that you use your name and not a pseudonym.
Please reach out to us on the telephone if you are concerned about identifying yourself, for more information on our normal operating practices.
We may disclose your personal information to the following overseas recipients:
This Policy will be reviewed from time-to-time to take account of new laws and technology, changes to our operations and other necessary developments. Updates will be publicised on the practice's website.
Our website uses "cookies" to help personalise your online experience.
A cookie is a text file or a packet of information that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server to identify and interact more effectively with your computer. There are two types of cookies that may be used at our website: a persistent cookie and a session cookie. A persistent cookie is entered by your web browser into the "Cookies" folder on your computer and remains in that folder after you close your browser, and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to Our website. A session cookie is held temporarily in your computer’s memory and disappears after you close your browser or shut down your computer. Cookies cannot be used to run programs.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. In some cases, cookies may collect and store personal information about you. The Company extends the same privacy protection to your personal information, whether gathered via cookies or from other sources.
You can configure your internet browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is sent. Please refer to your internet browser’s instructions to learn more about these functions. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of Our website.
Our website uses cookies in order to:
Many of these cookies are removed or cleared when you log out but some may remain so that your preferences are remembered for future sessions.
In some cases, third parties may place cookies through Our website. For example:
We may use the Google AdWords and/or Facebook re-marketing services to advertise on third party websites to previous visitors to this site based upon their activity on this site. This allows us to tailor our marketing to better suit your needs and to only display advertisements that are relevant to you. Such advertising may be displayed on a Google search results page or a website in the Google Display Network or inside Facebook. Google and Facebook may use cookies and/or pixel tags to achieve this. Any data so collected by Google and/or Facebook will be used in accordance with their own respective privacy policies. None of your personal Google and/or Facebook information is reported to us.
You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ads Settings page (https://www.google.com/settings/ads). Facebook has enabled an AdChoices link that enables you to opt out of targeted advertising.
Subject to the exceptions set out in the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997 and the Privacy Act 1988, you may access your personal information and seek the correction of that information by contacting us in writing by:
Emailing us on info@elementapsychology.com.au
Writing to us via post at Elementa Psychology Pty Ltd, 5/91 Darebin Street, HEIDELBERG. VIC. 3084
Our [Practice Administrator] or psychologist may discuss the contents, subject to the exceptions of the aforementioned Acts. If satisfied that personal information is inaccurate, out of date or incomplete, reasonable steps will be taken in the circumstances to ensure that this information is corrected. An appointment will need to be made and fees charged (if necessary) for clarification purposes. In other cases our practice will respond within a reasonable time (within 30 days and an administration cost of $75 will be charged for providing this information).
We note that Psychologists also have the right to refuse access to clinical records if they believe the request is malicious and vexatious, or if it could result in serious harm to the patient.
We may also require you to provide identification or validation, or require you to attend our office(s) in person to verify your identity or provide you with certain records. We may also (in our absolute discretion) decline to provide information over the phone, or via email, or post for information security purposes. You acknowledge and agree that the transmission of information over the internet (including email) is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
From time-to-time, we will ask you to verify that your personal information held by our practice is correct and up-to-date. You may also request that we correct or update your information, and you should make such requests in writing to our [Practice Administrator ] via [EMAIL] at info@elementapsychology.com.au
If you become aware that the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date, irrelevant or misleading, then you should contact us. We will correct our records of your personal information. If we disagree with you about the accuracy of the personal information we hold about you, we will keep a record that there is a difference of opinion about that information.
Our practice is committed to best practice in relation to the management of information we collect. Elementa Psychology Pty Ltd has developed a policy to protect patient privacy in compliance with privacy legislation including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (‘the Privacy Act’). This Privacy Policy describes generally how we manage personal information and safeguard privacy, and is designed to inform you of:
The type of information we may collect and hold includes:
We will generally collect personal information:
In general, we collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information for the following purposes:
Your personal information will not be used, sold, rented or disclosed for any other purpose.
You have a right to seek access to, and correction of the personal information which we hold about you. An administration fee of $75 will be charged for providing access
For details on how to access and correct your health record, please contact our practice as noted below under ‘Contact Details’.
We will normally respond to your request within 30 days.
Our staff are trained and required to respect and protect your privacy. We take reasonable steps to protect information held from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. This includes:
If you have any questions about privacy-related issues or wish to complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles or the handling of your personal information by us, you may lodge your complaint in writing to (see ‘Contact details’ below for details). We will normally respond to your request within 30 days.
If you are dissatisfied with our response, you may refer the matter to the OAIC:
Phone: 1300 363 992
Email: enquiries@oaic.gov.au
Fax: +61 2 9284 9666
Post: GPO Box 5218
Sydney NSW 2001
Website: https://www.oaic.gov.au/individuals/how-do-i-make-a-privacy-complaint
The Privacy Act provides that individuals must have the option of not identifying themselves, or of using a pseudonym, when dealing with our practice, except in certain circumstances, such as where it is impracticable for us to deal with you if you have not identified yourself.
We have determined that it is largely impracticable for our practice to deal with patients anonymously or via a pseudonym. The provision of medical services is likely to be impacted, and billing via Medicare or a health insurer where applicable is likely to be impracticable. Therefore, generally we require that you use your name and not a pseudonym.
Please reach out to us on the telephone if you are concerned about identifying yourself, for more information on our normal operating practices.
We may disclose your personal information to the following overseas recipients:
This Policy will be reviewed from time-to-time to take account of new laws and technology, changes to our operations and other necessary developments. Updates will be publicised on the practice's website.
Our website uses "cookies" to help personalise your online experience.
A cookie is a text file or a packet of information that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server to identify and interact more effectively with your computer. There are two types of cookies that may be used at our website: a persistent cookie and a session cookie. A persistent cookie is entered by your web browser into the "Cookies" folder on your computer and remains in that folder after you close your browser, and may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to Our website. A session cookie is held temporarily in your computer’s memory and disappears after you close your browser or shut down your computer. Cookies cannot be used to run programs.
Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. In some cases, cookies may collect and store personal information about you. The Company extends the same privacy protection to your personal information, whether gathered via cookies or from other sources.
You can configure your internet browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies or notify you when a cookie is sent. Please refer to your internet browser’s instructions to learn more about these functions. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of Our website.
Our website uses cookies in order to:
Many of these cookies are removed or cleared when you log out but some may remain so that your preferences are remembered for future sessions.
In some cases, third parties may place cookies through Our website. For example:
We may use the Google AdWords and/or Facebook re-marketing services to advertise on third party websites to previous visitors to this site based upon their activity on this site. This allows us to tailor our marketing to better suit your needs and to only display advertisements that are relevant to you. Such advertising may be displayed on a Google search results page or a website in the Google Display Network or inside Facebook. Google and Facebook may use cookies and/or pixel tags to achieve this. Any data so collected by Google and/or Facebook will be used in accordance with their own respective privacy policies. None of your personal Google and/or Facebook information is reported to us.
You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ads Settings page (https://www.google.com/settings/ads). Facebook has enabled an AdChoices link that enables you to opt out of targeted advertising.
Subject to the exceptions set out in the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997 and the Privacy Act 1988, you may access your personal information and seek the correction of that information by contacting us in writing by:
Emailing us on info@elementapsychology.com.au
Writing to us via post at Elementa Psychology Pty Ltd, 5/91 Darebin Street, HEIDELBERG. VIC. 3084
Our [Practice Administrator] or psychologist may discuss the contents, subject to the exceptions of the aforementioned Acts. If satisfied that personal information is inaccurate, out of date or incomplete, reasonable steps will be taken in the circumstances to ensure that this information is corrected. An appointment will need to be made and fees charged (if necessary) for clarification purposes. In other cases our practice will respond within a reasonable time (within 30 days and an administration cost of $75 will be charged for providing this information).
We note that Psychologists also have the right to refuse access to clinical records if they believe the request is malicious and vexatious, or if it could result in serious harm to the patient.
We may also require you to provide identification or validation, or require you to attend our office(s) in person to verify your identity or provide you with certain records. We may also (in our absolute discretion) decline to provide information over the phone, or via email, or post for information security purposes. You acknowledge and agree that the transmission of information over the internet (including email) is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
From time-to-time, we will ask you to verify that your personal information held by our practice is correct and up-to-date. You may also request that we correct or update your information, and you should make such requests in writing to our [Practice Administrator ] via [EMAIL] at info@elementapsychology.com.au
If you become aware that the personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date, irrelevant or misleading, then you should contact us. We will correct our records of your personal information. If we disagree with you about the accuracy of the personal information we hold about you, we will keep a record that there is a difference of opinion about that information.
For more information on what technology you need to be able to access telehealth, please refer to the page, How Does Online Therapy Work?.