- Running your own practice costs you more than money. It costs you time you could be spending with patients.
- The average private practice psychologist spends 8–12 hours per week on admin, billing, Medicare claims, and chasing referrals. That’s one to one and a half full clinical days — unpaid.
- At Synapsea, that work is ours.
- You carry the clinical load.
We carry everything else.
- What you actually earn with us. Our registered psychologist session fee is $180. You keep 65% — $117 per session, paid to you.
- Sessions per week Weekly income Annual income (48 weeks)
10 sessions $1,170 $56,160
15 sessions $1,755 $84,240
20 sessions $2,340 $112,320
25 sessions $2,925 $140,400
- No invoice chasing. No software subscriptions. No room rental. No marketing spends. Those costs sit with us — not you.
What the role looks like –
- 100% telehealth — work from home or anywhere in Australia
- You set your own hours and your own schedule
- No minimum sessions. No patient quotas
- We manage all Medicare billing, admin, scheduling, and patient intake
- Consistent referral pipeline provided from day one
- Full clinical infrastructure in place before your first session
Who we’re looking for
- Registered Psychologists with current AHPRA registration
- Clinicians who want private practice income without private practice overhead
- Psychologists working in salaried roles earning below their market rate
- Early-career psychologists wanting a supported, flexible start with a consistent caseload
Who we are –
- Synapsea is a telehealth mental health clinic launching in Australia in 2026. We are building a small,
carefully selected founding clinical team — psychologists who want to do responsible clinical work without the administrative burden of running their own practice.
- We are not a large aggregator platform. We are a focused clinic with a clear model and a founding team that has direct input into how we operate.
- Founding team positions are limited.
What we cover — so you don’t have to
- ✔ Medicare billing and claiming
- ✔ Patient scheduling and reminders
- ✔ Intake assessments and referral management
- ✔ Clinical platform and telehealth infrastructure
- ✔ Professional indemnity insurance coverage
- ✔ Marketing and patient acquisition
- Before you apply — a straight answer to the obvious question
“Why take 65% when I could run my own practice at 100%?”
Running your own practice at 100% means you also absorb rent, software, insurance, billing time, no-show losses, and the months it takes to build a referral pipeline. Most solo practitioners net 55–70% of their gross billings after overhead — and spend significant unpaid hours getting there.
With Synapsea, 65% is your floor, not your ceiling after costs. And your time outside sessions is yours.
If you currently work for a clinic or hospital at a lower split or a fixed salary, the comparison is more direct.
- Apply
- Send your CV and current AHPRA registration details to
[email protected]
- Subject line: Psychologist Application — [Your Name]
- We respond to every application personally. If you have questions before applying, reach out directly — we’re happy to have an informal conversation first.
- Synapsea welcomes applications from psychologists of all backgrounds, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
📌 Psychologist (Sydney)
🏢 Synapsea
📍 Sydney