AHPRA-registered psychology, Sandy Bay
The thoughts can knock. This is still your house.
Fifty-minute sessions in Sandy Bay and by telehealth, with a psychologist who works out what's actually going on before deciding what to do about it.
or call (03) 5550 0090
01Start here
What's actually going on for you
Not sure which service fits? Start with what you're carrying, not with a technique's name.
- Overthinking that won’t sit down Worry loops, constant checking, a running commentary over everything else.
- Running on empty Flat, exhausted, or bracing against everything at once.
- A life that changed shape A move, a job loss, a diagnosis, a relationship ending.
- Mornings that take more than they used to Low mood, flat motivation, the stretch after a hard stretch.
- A pattern that keeps tripping you up Boundaries, over-explaining, or a relationship you keep circling back to.
- Not sure yet, just know something is off Start with the fifty-minute first session and work it out together.
02How it works
Your thoughts get a seat at the table. They don't get to run it.
Even Keel Psychology is a small AHPRA-registered practice in Sandy Bay where a fifty-minute session is the whole appointment, not forty minutes once the intake chat and the paperwork are counted, and where a telehealth client anywhere in Tasmania sees the same clinician at the same fee as anyone who walks in off Regatta Point Lane.
- The booked time is the used time
- Plain language before a technique gets a name
- You're the only client in the room
- No outcome is ever guaranteed, and we won't pretend otherwise
03How a session moves
Overwhelmed, held, steadier
Overwhelmed. The session starts wherever the week actually left you, not where a form assumes you should be.
Steadier. A plain-language plan, a technique explained before it's used, and a proper fifty minutes to get there.
04The first session
What actually happens, step by step
Four stages, the same order every time, taken straight from an initial consultation.
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Before you arrive
A short online intake form before you arrive: name, contact details and what you'd like to talk about
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When you arrive
Arrive five minutes early to a quiet waiting area with two chairs, not an open room
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The fifty minutes
Fifty minutes face to face or by video, with no notes taken in front of you
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Before you leave
A plan and, if you want one, a next appointment agreed together at the end
05Ten years of this
600+
Individual clients seen since 2016, across three psychologists.
- Under 2 weeks Average wait for a first appointment, outside of January
- About 1 in 3 Sessions delivered by telehealth, clients calling in from right across Tasmania
- 7 years Years on Regatta Point Lane, moved from the original Sandy Bay Road room in 2019
Alison Marsh Founder and principal psychologist
06The practice
The ten minutes between clients was where most of the actual thinking about a client's week was supposed to happen, and mostly didn't. So the fifty minutes booked became the fifty minutes used.
From the practice's own story, 2016 to now
A proper fifty minutes, a plan you actually understand, and a psychologist who read your file before you sat down.
- A fifty-minute session timed from when you sit down, not from your appointment slot
- Medicare rebate claims processed on the spot for eligible clients so you only pay the gap
- Telehealth sessions at the same fee and with the same clinician as an in-person appointment
- A provisional psychologist under supervision on staff, for a lower fee while you wait for a vacancy with a fully registered clinician
07What clients say
Six of fourteen, from across greater Hobart
The rest, with a filter by service, are on the reviews page.
- Marcus T., Sandy Bay May 2025
Booked an initial consultation after putting it off for about a year. Alison didn't make me fill out a form about my whole life history before we'd even said hello, we just talked. Left with an actual plan, which I wasn't expecting.
Initial consultation
- Renee K., Battery Point Nov 2025
Been seeing Daniel fortnightly since winter. The Tuesday evening slot means I don't have to take time off work, and the rebate gets processed while I'm still standing at reception, so there's no chasing Medicare later.
Individual therapy session
- Josh P., South Hobart Jan 2026
My brain runs a full committee meeting most mornings before I've had breakfast. Working with Alison on the overthinking hasn't switched it off, but I can tell the difference between a thought worth acting on and one that just wants attention.
Anxiety and overthinking
- Fiona D., West Hobart Aug 2025
Went in fried after a bad year at work. Tessa was upfront that she's provisional and still under supervision, which honestly made me trust her more, not less. The ACT stuff about what's actually mine to control has stuck.
Stress and burnout support
- Callum W., North Hobart Jun 2025
Moved back to Hobart after a divorce and needed help figuring out what my week even looked like now. Daniel was practical about it rather than precious, which is what I needed.
Life adjustment and change
- Priya S., Hobart CBD Mar 2026
Telehealth from my lunch break at work has meant I've actually kept every appointment this year, which never happened when I had to drive anywhere. Same fee, same psychologist, no faffing about with a different login each fund.
Telehealth sessions
- 3kmSandy Bay and next door
- Sandy Bay, Battery Point, South Hobart, West Hobart
- 8kmA short drive
- North Hobart, Hobart CBD, Dynnyrne, Mount Nelson, Taroona, Bonnet Hill, Kingston, Kingston Beach
- 20kmAcross greater Hobart
- Blackmans Bay, Howrah, Bellerive, Lindisfarne, New Town, Glebe
- AllTelehealth
- Anywhere in Tasmania, same fee, same clinician.
08In person, or by telehealth
20km in person, all of Tasmania by telehealth
Most clients come from greater Hobart in person; telehealth is available anywhere in Tasmania; a telehealth session is the same fifty minutes, the same clinician and the same fee for anyone further out.
Booking
Choose a psychologist, or leave it to us
Every clinician books a full fifty minutes and works from the same plain-language approach. Picking one is about who you'd rather sit with, not who tries harder.
Thanks, that is everything we need
Demonstration only. Nothing was sent and nothing was stored. On a live site this would reach hello@evenkeelpsychology.com.au and a booking would be confirmed by phone.