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ALEXIS GAKHAL
Meet Alexis Gakhal, a Tele-Psych Psychologist providing online counselling across Australia
Alexis Gakhal
Clinical Psychologist
Alexis Gakhal is a Clinical Psychologist at Tele-Psych, providing online counselling services across Australia. She has experience supporting clients with anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, and cultural dysphoria, and much more. Alexis brings a warm, empathic, and collaborative approach to therapy. She works alongside clients using solution-focused strategies to help them achieve meaningful goals, build resilience, and create lasting improvements in their wellbeing.
About Your Tele-Psych Psychologist
Alexis Gakhal is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked across diverse mental health settings, including complex case management, employment rehabilitation, and private practice.
Alexis is a kind and welcoming psychologist who is passionate about helping people make sense of what they’re going through and feel more like themselves again.
Alexis has experience in treating the following presentations:
Anxiety, phobias, and panic disorders
Depression and mood-related disorders
Emotional regulation and self-esteem challenges
Grief and loss counselling
Trauma and complex emotional experiences
Relationship and communication difficulties
Cultural dysphoria and identity-related concerns
Sexuality and gender identity exploration
Workplace and employment issues
Alexis values building open and collaborative therapeutic relationships and welcomes ongoing feedback to ensure therapy feels meaningful and helpful.
My therapeutic approach is guided by your individual experience and goals, drawing upon both your existing strengths and utilising evidence-based therapeutic strategies, such as integrating Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness-based approaches, to support you in making meaningful and sustainable change.
"It’s not about having all the answers - it’s about working together to figure things out and take meaningful steps forward."
Clinical Experience and Areas of Focus
Alexis has experience supporting people with anxiety, phobias, panic disorders, depression, mood-related concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, self-esteem challenges, grief and loss, trauma, complex emotional experiences, relationship and communication difficulties, cultural dysphoria, identity-related concerns, sexuality and gender identity exploration, and workplace or employment-related issues.
Book Your Telehealth Session
To book a session with Alexis Gakhal call
Online Psychologists Providing Telehealth Counselling Across Australia
At Tele-Psych, our team of registered psychologists deliver professional online counselling and therapy services to individuals and families Australia-wide. Through secure telehealth sessions, clients can access high-quality psychological care from the comfort of their own home, making support more flexible and accessible.
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We provide treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Each psychologist uses evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other proven methods to create personalised treatment plans.
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Whether you are seeking support for yourself, a child, or a loved one, Tele-Psych makes it easier to connect with an experienced online psychologist. Our goal is to help clients build resilience, improve emotional wellbeing, and develop strategies for long-term mental health.
Telehealth Booking Terms & Conditions
1. Appointment Reminders:
You will receive an SMS and email notification 3 days prior to your appointment. Please reply "YES" or "NO" to confirm your appointment.
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2. Cancellation and Rescheduling:
A minimum of 48 hours' notice is required for any cancellations or rescheduling of appointments. You can notify us via SMS, email, or telephone.
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3. Short-Notice Cancellations:
Cancellations made with less than 2 business days’ notice will incur a fee of 50% of the scheduled fee.
Please note, that Medicare does not provide rebates for canceled or missed appointments, so you will be responsible for the full cancellation fee.
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4. Same-Day Cancellations and No-Shows:
If you cancel on the day of your appointment or do not attend, you will be charged 70% of the scheduled fee.
Please note, that Medicare does not provide rebates for canceled or missed appointments, so you will be responsible for the full cancellation fee.
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5. Payment and Debt Collection:
Failure to pay the cancellation fee will result in an invoice with a 7-day due date.
If payment is not received by the due date, the invoice will be forwarded to debt collection services, which will attract additional administration fees.
Tele-Psych reserves the right to withhold further therapy sessions until all outstanding payments are received.​
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6. Medicare Rebate:
Rebated Medicare sessions will have an out of pocket expense or gap fee. Please be aware that you must pay the full fee (including transaction fee) from your nominated debit/credit card before we can process your Medicare rebate of (General Psychologist) $96.65 or $141.85 (Clinical Psychologist). Additionally, the client must attend their therapy session to claim the medicare rebate.
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7. Video Consultations:
Tele-Psych uses COVIU for all online consultations. To avoid delays please attempt to join your appointment at least 5 minutes before your appointment time. We recommend you perform a pre-test call to test your device. This will ensure that your video, audio and connection is working correctly. You can complete a pre-call by clicking on this link: https://tools.coviu.com/precall/.
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8. Halaxy:
We use Halaxy for all of our bookings, financial transactions, and Medicare rebates processing.
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