Chronic-illness psychologists • Medicare rebates available • Phone & video sessions
What your therapy sessions focus on
Therapy provides deeper clinical support from psychologists trained in chronic and long-term, often invisible conditions. Sessions help you understand your symptoms, emotional patterns, triggers, and how chronic illness shapes daily life.
Therapy can help with:
Identity loss, grief, and adjusting to long-term illness
Not feeling believed or understood
Pain-related distress, fatigue cycles, and uncertainty
Relationship strain and boundaries
Building confidence, hope, and evidence-based coping strategies
Chronic pain (e.g. fibromyalgia, back or joint pain)
When the pain never stops, it wears down your mind too. We help with the anxiety, exhaustion, and isolation that come from living in constant discomfort, so you can feel supported, not stuck.
Autoimmune flare-ups are unpredictable and so is how they make you feel. We support the emotional side of living with uncertainty, inflammation, and a body that sometimes turns against you.
Long COVID & chronic fatigue
When your energy disappears but the world keeps moving, it’s easy to feel left behind. We help you manage the mental fatigue, brain fog, and emotional weight of recovery that doesn’t follow a timeline.
IBS & gut health issues
Gut issues affect more than your stomach, they impact confidence, social life, and mental health. We support the anxiety and unpredictability that come with IBS.
Migraines & neurological conditions
Pain that hijacks your brain can take over your life. We understand the fear of the next episode and the fog that follows.
Diabetes
Managing diabetes is relentless and that pressure can take a toll on your mental health. We help with the burnout, food anxiety, and constant decision fatigue.
We don’t just believe you. We’ve been you.
Don’t wait for things to get worse
Mental health challenges can build quietly over time. Starting therapy early gives you space to understand what’s happening, build coping tools, and stay steady when symptoms flare.
Note: Clea doesn’t replace medical care or crisis services. If you’re in crisis or need urgent support, please contact medical services or call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For emergencies, call 000.
Transparent pricing, no surprises
Therapy Add-On
optional - add it anytime alongside your counselling membership.
Therapy sessions are billed individually:
$160 per session (before rebates) Standard 45-minute session
~$50–$85 per session after Medicare rebates* With a Mental Health Care Plan
Phone or video sessions
Psychologists experienced in chronic illness Registered clinicians with experience in long-term and complex health conditions
Sessions booked individually - no lock-in Add therapy only when you need it
“Living with health challenges can be exhausting, and you can’t carry it all by yourself forever. That’s why I signed up for the Clea waitlist.”
Belinda
41, Manly, living with chronic fatigue
“Clea makes support simple. It’s flexible, on-going, and feels like it’s designed to work around real life, not the other way around. That’s why I joined the waitlist.”
Alice
30, St Kilda, living with chronic migraines
“It’s rare to find a service that feels built for you. Clea’s approach just makes sense, and I wanted to be part of it from the start, so I signed up to the waitlist.”
Isabelle
33, Neutral Bay, living with IBS
“I signed up to Clea, it’s flexible, affordable and just makes sense.”
Benji
41, Sydney, living with chronic illness
Talk it out, go deeper, get support that fits your life
Clea therapy sessions help you feel more supported, understood, in control and give you deeper clinical support - especially during tough seasons.
