
Mehdi Abiyat (Psychologist)
Clinician
Mehdi is a registered psychologist with a child psychotherapy background. Mehdi works with adults in addition to younger clients. He speaks different languages of the Middle East including Arabic, Farsi, Dari and Pashtu. He works with diverse clientele in different settings such as therapy, psycho-legal, migration and cross-cultural interactions. Mehdi has been a psychologist in private practice (and Telehealth provider) for more than 20 years. He is trained in a number of evidence-based approaches including CBT, CPT, Mindfulness, ACT, EMDR and hypnotherapy.
Special Interests:
- Adult, child and adolescent psychotherapy
- Anxieties (including PTSD)
- Complex trauma
- Depression
- Grief and bereavement
- CBT, CPT, Mindfulness, ACT
- EMDR
- Hypnotherapy
- Return-To-Work (RTW)
- Motor vehicle accident (MVA)
- Cross cultural matters (migration and refugees)
- Psycho-legal matters
Mehdi is registered with most of the major Health Funds
Fees
- Individual rate ranges from $224.40 to $320.80 per each session (depending on the purpose of therapy)
- Medicare rebate applicable
- Medicare rebate with mental health care plan $96.65 (Out of pocket $127.75 to $224.15)
- RTWSA client – RTWSA fee schedule applies
- Motor vehicle accident (MVA) fee schedule applies
- NDIS clients – NDIS fee schedule applies