Low Cost Postgradute Clinic

LCPC

Cygnet Clinic

Low Cost Postgraduate Clinic

Cygnet Clinic's partnership with graduates from Australian Universities to provide expert supervision for the next generation of clinicians dedicated to the profession. 

What is the LCPC?

Cygnet has a dedicated relationship with Universities to offer Masters and PhD students a practicum. These students are in their final stages of the degree prior to commencing as a Professional Registered Psychologist (MPsych, Prof) or Clinical Registrar (MPsych, Clin). This means that the students on practicum are in their 5th or 6th year of study and have already had considerable experience. Our LCPC practitioners are provisionally registered with AHPRA.

Requirements for Referral

The LCPC program can receive referrals from any appropriate channel, including self-referral. There are no session limits and clients who have used all 10 of their Medicare sessions are welcome to engage in the LCPC service. The intern is supervised by the Managing Director (Clinical Supervisor) and referrals are triaged to assess suitability for the LCPC program.

The LCPC Clinic is currently closed and will reopen early 2026.

For students in an accredited Masters program (MPP or MClin) please discuss this with your university placement co-ordinator. 

LCPC

Frequently Asked Questions about LCPC

The LCPC service runs in-line with university semesters with some scope outside of this for interns who have arrange practicums over the break.  Almost always, the LCPC runs from February to June & July to November.  Check updates by subscribing to our news.

$50 per 1 hour psychotherapy session (employed) or $20 with Health Care Card or Pensioners.

Full cognitive assessments (WAIS-IV) and reports are available. Due to overwhelming demand for cognitive assessments, referrals are limited and must be based on a valid clinical rationale. The cost of a full cognitive assessment is $450 including report.

No, unlike the Medicare Program, there are no session number limits. You do not require a referral from a GP nor do you require a Mental Health Care Plan. It does not matter whether you have used all your Medicare sessions for the calendar year or not.

Yes, we assess each referral and if it is deemed to be too complex or there are significant risk issues, Cygnet will refer elsewhere (including more senior members of our team). Only adults or mature minors (16 years) or older are accepted.

The practitioners have already completed their 4 year degree (BPsych with Hons or equivalent) and hold qualifications at the same level as the majority of practitioners currently in the Better Access to Mental Health (Medicare) system. The LCPC practitioners are enrolled in a Masters or Doctorate postgraduate course to qualify as a Psychologist and will receive intensive supervision whilst at Cygnet Clinic.

All LCPC clinicians will be supervised by the Managing Director of the Clinic - (Adjunct Associate Professor Brendon Dellar, Clinical Supervisor or Rachael Williams, Clinical Supervisor and Managing Director), which means that each case will be thoroughly reviewed and your patient will receive the highest level of professional care.

Yes, there may be incidences where your LCPC practitioner may ask your permission to audio or video tape the session for the purposes of intensive supervision. With your permission, your case may be selected for presentation at our Peer Supervision meetings where the most experienced Senior Clinical Psychologists can provide feedback and recommendations to the LCPC practitioner.

This is an advantage over typical private practice psychologists as the patient will receive expert advice when receiving therapy.

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