Red Nose provides specialised bereavement support free of charge to any person affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or child during pregnancy, birth, infancy or childhood. Services include counselling and support for miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal death, SIDS and sleeping accidents, and any other sudden death of a child up to 18 years. Red Nose is a national charity working to save little lives and support families impacted by the death of a baby or child.

Youth Off The Streets helps young people access the mental health support services they need to recover and thrive. Mental health issues are different for every young person who experiences them. YOTS listens, provides information and connects young people with expert mental health support. YOTS provides caseworkers who help young people access the mental health services that will best support their recovery and counselling and psychological support services for enrolled students in our independent high schools.

Uniting’s team of therapists and mediators (Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners) are ready to support you from our office located between Museum and Town Hall stations. Services available from this office include: Individual, couple and family counselling ,Property mediation, Separation counselling , Child and youth counselling, and Groups supporting children and youth through the difficulties of separation.

The Older Persons Mental Health Service provides time limited care for older people who may require specialist mental health support, in collaboration with their GP. This includes people with severe behavioural problems associated with dementia. Usually this service is for people over 65 years of age. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may come to the service at a younger age.

‍13YARN is an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line funded by the Australian Government with the support of Lifeline and developed in collaboration with Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia. It is run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
First national support line for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in crisis.
They listen without judgment, Confidential, and anonymously. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporters
Available 24/7 across the country and accessible by any phone in Australia
Culturally Safe Space, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led service management team.

Medicare Mental Health Centres provide a welcoming place where everyone can access free mental health information, services and supports.

You don’t need a referral, appointment or Medicare card to access services. The centres offer support for people in distress, including their family and carers.

The Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drugs Worker provides psychosocial and holistic case management to individuals with mental health issues. She will often focus on encouraging individuals to maintain self care and general health and well being, to empower individuals to make steps towards independence and integration into the community. She also focuses on co-morbid drug and alcohol and mental health issues.

This project aims to answer two key questions: Does restricting how often we do these activities trigger poor mental health? Following a period of restriction, does increasing how often people do these activities subsequently trigger a recovery in mental health? The results of this project could help: Support people to better self-manage their mental health by demonstrating how our actions affect our mental health and help health professionals, such as general practitioners, recommend effective actions that people can take before they are referred to a mental health professional or start taking medication.

SWCC Counselling Program provides prevention, early intervention, therapeutic treatment, and support for the maintenance of long-term recovery for clients with complex co-occurring mental health, addiction, and trauma presentations through short, medium, and long-term counseling.

A dedicated First Responder Program aims to reduce stresses at home and ease the mental burden, helping to promote a harmonious and secure home environment. This First Responder Program is designed to support the unique needs of children of first responders.
First Responders program is designed to assist participants to understand not only their own mental health and wellbeing, but the mental health implications their parents may face just going to work and serving their community. Participants are educated on mental health literacy in a fun, safe and supported way. We know that mental health burdens are cumulative. By offering support to First Responders, families are supported and the home environment is more harmonious. This dramatically increases capacity to deal with work stresses and demands.

Army, in conjunction with Mental Health, Defence Publishing Service and Singer Songwriter Mr John Schumann have produced a DVD designed to address stigma, offer support and raise awareness of the issues surrounding PTSD for Army personnel and their families. Featuring Army members who share their own experiences with PTSD, the DVD supports the important message of look after yourself, your mates and your family.

Centre 350 works in schools delivering our group programs as well as individual counselling.
STRIVE Group Program: Anxiety, depression, academic stress, low self-esteem and family breakdown can overwhelm. STRIVE was developed in response to schools reporting an increase in mental health issues affecting students. The STRIVE program is a preventative program. It works with school teachers and student welfare staff to identify students who are at-risk of experiencing mental-health issues and who may be at-risk of disengaging from education. The program is facilitated with identified students in school. It works to give students the coping strategies and emotional regulation skills they need to overcome obstacles.
Peer Support Groups: provides a therapeutic space for students to discuss issues they are struggling with, share ideas on how to work through these issues and build social connections. Students will be taught emotional regulation and coping skills as well as psycho-education around mental health, relationships, and healthy lifestyle.
School Based Individual Counselling: provides students with a creative, flexible, holistic therapeutic space to ensure that students can access the mental health support they need. Our counselling in schools is trauma-informed providing support for a range of experiences such as trauma and loss, abuse and neglect, family struggles, mental health struggles, substance dependencies, school issues, homelessness, and anxiety.

The Psychology Clinic is a student-led clinic, staffed by postgraduate students who work under the supervision of clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists.

STARTTS’ counsellors work together with clients from a refugee or refugee like backgrounds, or seeking asylum, to help them develop ways to better manage their reactions to new situations, address and resolve problems, and work through thoughts and feelings. Counselling helps clients cope more effectively and regain control over their lives. STARTTS provides counselling face-to-face and via telehealth. Services are free and confidential.

Are you feeling low, stressed or anxious? MindSpot Teletherapy is here to help. With this personalised service, you can speak directly with a qualified MindSpot therapist who are registered psychologists, accredited social workers, registered nurses, registered occupational therapists, or counsellors.

Our therapists are warm, engaging and passionate about supporting people to better cope with their symptoms and improve their overall wellbeing. They use proven therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT) to help you reach your therapy goals. Speak to your own MindSpot Therapist for personalised therapy at a time that suits you.

2Connect deliver accessible and culturally appropriate support to young people and their families through case management (practical support and assistance), counselling, group support, outreach, and advocacy.

headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds.
We support young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drug services, as well as work and study support. With a focus on early intervention, we work with young people to provide support at a crucial time in their lives – to help get them back on track and strengthen their ability to manage their mental health in the future.
In everything we do, we aim to meet the evolving and unique needs of young people and those who support them.

The Mary Aikenhead Clinic provides high quality psychological and counselling services to the community at a low cost. The Mary Aikenhead Clinic provides a range of formal psychological assessment packages for children, adolescents and adults. All assessments involve a comprehensive interview, psychometric testing, a report and a feedback session. Assessments can be offered in the following areas: Cognitive/intellectual and adaptive functioning, learning or educational difficulties, mental health and behavioural concerns and specialised assessments of developmental difficulties of childhood.

The National Resource Centre for Migrant Empowerment (NCRME) offer therapies to prevent youth self-harm, suicide, or strategies for coping with depression.

The  Anxiety and Worry Program is designed to help people understand the nature of anxiety and worry and to learn the skills and strategies that help manage anxiety and improve overall mental health and wellbeing.
This program is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and has been developed by psychologists and researchers from the National eTherapy Centre.

Caritas is an inpatient mental health unit that provides safe and inclusive care to adults who are require acute mental health care. Our team of nurses, doctors and allied health staff provide holistic and collaborative care during the acute phase of mental illness.

Provide services and treatment for a broad range of presentations including: Stress management, Depression, Anxiety including: PTSD and trauma-related disorders; phobias; social anxiety; obsessive-compulsive disorder and Grief and loss.

The psychiatric emergency care centre (PECC) provides person centred care to individuals that presents to our emergency department during a time of crisis, in need of support and care from our specialised mental health care team.

This multi-disciplinary team is made up of a wide variety of health care professionals including medical doctors, psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, homeless health supports, Aboriginal health and peer workers.

PECC is a 6 bedded ward, designed to support people in a short-term capacity who need urgent mental health care interventions with 24/7 specialised nursing care.

We work alongside family and carers to provide safe and non-judgemental care to promote recovery, and assist with each patient’s transition back to the community.

The Acute Inpatient Units provide multidisciplinary mental health assessment, treatment and care for people during an acute phase of mental illness. Admissions can be either voluntary or involuntary under the NSW Mental Health Act (2007). PMBC includes an specialised Statewide Eating Disorders Unit (Peter Beumont Inpatient Unit), and a Perinatal Parent and baby Unit (Naamuru).

Tresillian Nurses on the Parent’s Help Line offer trusted advice on concerns you may have around your baby, or your own emotional health, and they can advise on the best Tresillian service for your needs.

Tresillian also provides free confidential mental health assessment and support for parents with a child aged under 5 years. Counselling is available to families accessing one of Tresillian’s services in metropolitan Sydney, the ACT and regional sites across NSW.

The team will assist you to manage your emotional health and provide a safe reflective space to ensure a positive, secure relationship is developing between you and your infant.

The group treatment environment provides a safe and confidential space to work through common issues and to encourage others who may also be facing similar difficulties. Having a baby brings a wide array of emotions. Recognising this, Gidget Foundation Australia has developed the Gidget Village Group Treatment program supported by Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury and the Sydney North Primary Health Network.

Gidget Village is free and offers weekly two-hour sessions conducted over eight weeks, facilitated by Gidget Foundation Australia perinatal mental health clinicians. Each session has specific themes helping new parents manage symptoms associated with perinatal depression and anxiety using evidence-based therapy. The program also includes a session for partners only to attend and a further two sessions to which Mums and partners are invited to attend together.

Through the program, parents will increase their understanding of themselves and their baby and learn ways to cope with the changes, challenges and demands of parenthood. It also gives parents the opportunity to share their experiences with each other.

Lou’s Place provide Empowering services including Crisis intervention, referrals, innovative trauma-informed programs, free legal advice, supporting clients with court appearances or medical appointments and case management. Lou’s Place also offer a range of Heling activities and programs such as Art, sewing, music, yoga, creative writing, jewellery-making, and health workshops.

Our Acute Inpatient Units provide multidisciplinary mental health assessment, treatment and care for people during an acute phase of mental illness. Admissions can be either voluntary or involuntary under the NSW Mental Health Act (2007). CCMH includes an Older Persons unit.

Free phone based counselling service open to anyone aged 18 and over. This service is run by qualified counsellors experienced in areas such as trauma, drug and alcohol, relationship, men’s behavioural change and general mental health issues.

This Fact Sheet aims to provide general guidelines only, relating to grief and bereavement practices in both regional and urban communities. Workers are advised to always consult with the individuals and families they work with to obtain an understanding of local community grieving and cultural practices.

The program dedicated to supporting the unique needs of children from serving and ex-serving ADF families has been made possible by the Australian Government.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is funding the Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation to deliver the Defence Kids Program across Australia, which provides camps, activity days and age-appropriate mental health education focusing on coping skills and resilience, while allowing children to bond with peers who are facing similar challenges.

Aboriginal Counselling Service provides Workforce Support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members. The supports and assistance available include critical incident debriefing, mediation, workplace counselling and mental health relapse prevention. Workforce support community have a lot of unresolved grief through Sorry Business so Aboriginal Counselling have first-hand knowledge and insight as to how this looks like for an Aboriginal worker or Aboriginal team.

Grief is the natural response to loss, and most people, over time, adjust to loss in their own unique way. Sometimes, however, additional stressors or factors make loss more difficult to adapt to. Historically people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, plus (LGBTI+) have experienced widespread social stigma and discrimination. People who identify as LGBTI+ may have higher levels of psychological distress and anxiety and may have reduced support networks, particularly as they age. These are important considerations in relation to grief, loss and bereavement.

Counselling for individuals or couples who are impacted by cancer diagnosis notice.

ICLA’s Bondi Prevention and Recovery Centre (PARC) supports mental health recovery in a home-like environment. Bondi PARC supports early intervention and promotes recovery to help people avoid hospital admissions (step up), as well as providing residential support services following discharge from hospital (step down).

Education seminars and intervention groups are offered by the Mary Aikenhead Clinic throughout the year. These groups reflect the area of expertise of supervising staff and provide the opportunity to target specific issues in a structured manner. Group treatment can be before or after individual treatment, or it can be attended independently of other interventions. The Mary Aikenhead Clinic provides high quality psychological and counselling services to the community at a low cost.

The Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service is part of the SESLHD Mental Health Service. The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a publicly funded specialised clinical service, serving a local population of over 930,000 residents in the eastern and south eastern suburbs of the Sydney metropolitan area. Their services are geographically networked in the north (Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service) and the south (St George and Sutherland Mental Health Service) and provided within both hospital and community settings.

Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service offers the following services:

• Acute Care Team (ACT)
• Adult Acute Mental Health Inpatient Service
• Adult Community Mental Health Service
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
• Early Psychosis Programme
• headspace
• Mental Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Service
• Mental Health Intensive Care Unit
• Mental Health Rehabilitation Community Service
• Older Persons’ Mental Health Service
• Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS)
• Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC)

Lifeline’s 13 11 14 crisis support service is available 24/7. Anyone in Australia can speak to a trained Crisis Supporter over the phone, any time of the day or night. The service is confidential and you’ll be connected to a trained Lifeline Crisis Supporter who will be there to listen, without judgment.

Free information and support focusing on the last stage of life and the grief and loss that accompanies it.

B Miles Women´s Foundation helps women prevent or resolve homelessness through tailored support, and access to safe and affordable accommodation. This Foundation provides tailored, one-on-one support to women over 18 years old, without accompanying children, who are, or are at risk of, experiencing homelessness and living with mental ill-health.

The ACAP Psychology Clinic provides therapeutic intervention for children, adolescents and families which aim to address:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger management
• Behavioural problems, including disruptive and oppositional behaviour as well as attention deficit
• Assertiveness and communication

The Older Persons Mental Health Service provides time limited care for older people who may require specialist mental health support, in collaboration with their GP. This includes people with severe behavioural problems associated with dementia. Usually this service is for people over 65 years of age. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may come to the service at a younger age.

Binge Eating eTherapy (BEeT) is an online program that includes 10 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) sessions for people with symptoms of, or an early diagnosis of, Binge Eating Disorder or Bulimia Nervosa.

BEeT is designed to teach you the skills you need to successfully overcome binge eating and regain confidence and flexibility in your relationship with food.

This program may be suitable for you if you:

• Are experiencing binge eating or overeating
• Feel as though you have no control over your eating
• Feel embarrassed or guilty about how much you eat or worried about gaining weight
• Worry a lot about your body weight and shape
• Feel stuck in a vicious cycle of binge eating and are ready to take charge of your eating

Please note: this program has not been evaluated in populations who under 16 years old, underweight, experiencing acute symptoms of bipolar disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia or acute substance use disorders, pregnant or using stimulant medication.

If this applies, we recommend you seek advice from your GP before enrolling to discuss your suitability for an online program.

What to expect

The BEeT program includes 10 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) sessions which are completed over 16 weeks at a time convenient to you. Each session takes 40 – 60 minutes to complete. All sessions are highly interactive, featuring therapy videos, psychoeducation, personal stories and activities. As you work though the modules, you will get the chance to self-monitor, plan meals and set goals using our Digital Toolbox, which can be accessed on your computer or via an app on your phone or tablet.

The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is one of four organisations funded by the Australian Government Department of Health to deliver a COVID-19 grief and trauma response package to the aged care sector: Phoenix Australia, Dementia Support Australia, and the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN). Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement (ACGB) offers a range of supports for aged care residents, home care recipients, their families, friends, community workers and residential aged care staff and external organisations associated with aged care.

Comprehensive Assessment Service for Psychosis and At Risk (CASPAR) is a service provided by SESLHD that provides in-reach into three local headspace centers (located at Bondi Junction, Hurstville, and Miranda) to deliver early identification, care coordination, assertive outreach, and targeted interventions to support the ‘missing middle’ youth population. Largely these are young people who have mental health and recovery needs greater than what can be met by headspace alone but do not require the level of care provided by state-based public mental health services.

This online program is for parents and caregivers of children aged 3 to 7 years, whose children are experiencing some form of worry, anxiety or fear. This program is designed to be a self-help intervention and is not monitored by professionals.

The BRAVE Program is an online program for the treatment of anxiety in young people. It was developed by a team of researchers from the University of Queensland, Griffith University, and the University of Southern Queensland, and has been specifically designed to teach young people the skills they need to reduce anxiety and cope with stressful situations.

The Depression-Anxiety Program is designed to help manage one or more mental health issues or a range of symptoms at a time. The Depression-Anxiety Program offers online modules that can help understand the symptoms individuals may have been experiencing across a range of mental health concerns. It will teach strategies to improve wellbeing and mental health. The content aims to provide useful information and to introduce skills that can help manage symptoms and alleviate distress.

Bulk billed psychology via video or telehealth, for children & cdults. Connect with an online Psychologist for FREE From anywhere in Australia.

The Therapist Assisted Program provides 12 weeks of therapist support via weekly emails and up to 4 live sessions via video or instant chat to help tailor the mental health online program material to an individual’s specific situation, answer questions and offer additional support.

headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds.
We support young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health), alcohol and other drug services, as well as work and study support. With a focus on early intervention, we work with young people to provide support at a crucial time in their lives – to help get them back on track and strengthen their ability to manage their mental health in the future.
In everything we do, we aim to meet the evolving and unique needs of young people and those who support them.

It´s a clinically-proven treatment that helps adults 18 years and over improve their psychological health and overcome symptoms of depression and anxiety.

The Adult Mental Health team is a multidisciplinary team that provides assessment and recovery orientated time limited care for people living in the community who are assessed as needing care coordination. The team will work in partnership with other community services including your GP, and can provide support and education for families and carers. The Adult Mental Health Team can help with your employment and education goals, physical health and everyday activities important to community living.

CESPHN provides priority access to the PSS Suicide Prevention Service (SPS) initiative for individuals who are considered at increased risk following a suicide attempt, self-harm, or who have heightened suicidal ideation and who are best supported in the primary health care setting. The primary objective of the Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) will be to treat and support individuals at increased risk of suicide or self-harm at a critical point in their lives.

PSS SPS is not designed to support people who are acute and immediate risk of suicide or self-harm. Individuals at acute risk should be referred immediately to the relevant state or territory government acute mental health team (or equivalent).

The aim of the Gender Centre’s Seniors Support Service is to offer support to clients who are over the age of 55. Support includes frontline crisis and case management, linking clients with other specialised aged care services that are working with transgender and gender diverse people and enable clients to feel safe and secure in accessing these services, provide psycho-social support and opportunities for engagement, enhance the quality of life in relation to independence and self-determination, to promote the needs of transgender and gender-questioning people to aged care service providers, and to provide skills development and training to other aged care service providers, especially generalist services so they can deliver good practice models of service delivery to this unique and diverse community.

It is a place where people who are impacted by anxiety can give and receive support related to living with and managing their anxiety.

Helps build the emotional skills that young people need to face the challenges cancer brings.

Provides telehealth counselling and personalised therapy with an accredited mental health professional from the comfort of your own home or office.

ACON provides confidential fee-based short-term counselling (up to 12 sessions) for sexuality and gender diverse people seeking support in relation to their mental health and wellbeing.

Fully qualified volunteer counsellors use a solution focused model and a range of therapeutic approaches to better equip people to deal with life’s challenges.

This service is a low-cost option prioritised for people seeking counselling support who are not eligible for Medicare or have limited resources to access private options. 

The ACAP Psychology, Counselling and Social Work Clinics are committed to providing evidence-based assessments, treatment and intervention for the community free of charge. There is no time limit placed on service delivery (session limit) and Medicare/GP referral is not required. In addition to the broader community, our Clinics welcome international students, asylum seekers and refugees. We have student practitioners who can offer bi-lingual services in a range of community languages.

Services they offer are listed below:

• International Student Wellbeing Group
• Individual counselling, therapy, and casework for adults
• Individual counselling, therapy and casework for children and young people
• Psychometric assessments for adults around a limited range of concerns
• Psychometric assessments for children & adolescents around a limited range of concerns

At our Kogarah facility, you’ll have access to a large team of highly qualified professionals, including clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and other specialists.

Dr Brett Simpson is the Director of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at Wesley Hospital Kogarah. Dr Simpson has extensive clinical experience in the provision of ECT, regularly collaborates in ECT research at Wesley Hospital, and is a conjoint lecturer at the University of New South Wales.

Treatments
The treatment programs on offer can help you with a range of conditions, including:

• anxiety
• depression
• alcohol addiction
• drug addiction
• bipolar disorder
• borderline personality disorder
• schizophrenia
• post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Adult Mental Health team is a multidisciplinary team that provides assessment and recovery orientated time limited care for people living in the community who are assessed as needing care coordination. The team will work in partnership with other community services including your GP, and can provide support and education for families and carers. The Adult Mental Health Team can help with your employment and education goals, physical health and everyday activities important to community living.

A closed group environment for individuals seeking group support after the loss of a loved one. The purpose of this group is to support the health and wellbeing of participants who have lost a loved one by creating a safe space for participants to connect with people, share personal experiences and learn ways to cope and cultivate self-compassion to move through their grief and find hope after loss.

Comfort and support from those who can empathise. Support groups are facilitated by a qualified Griefline counsellor by integrating psychoeducation, evidence-based interventions and the personal experiences of the group to normalise grief, navigate emotional distress, reduce isolation and foster resilience.
The group program draws upon the emotional benefits of peer support, in conjunction with evidence-backed information to help reduce the stigma that can be associated with grief, and building an understanding that each person experiences grief in a different way.

Fast and affordable access to Mental Healthcare Services. Their goal is to deliver healthcare to patients on their terms, by allowing consultations to occur where and when it suits them. Also, their proprietary software facilitates secure video-based consultations and is deeply integrated into the Australian healthcare system, allowing them to deliver prescriptions, pathology requests, specialist referrals and secure provider to provider messaging.

Open Arms Understanding Anxiety program teaches individuals strategies and skills for managing anxiety. This program aims to assist with understanding the impact of military training and experiences on anxiety, learning strategies to challenge/change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, discovering lifestyle factors for managing anxiety and developing a Relapse Prevention Plan. Open Arms – Veterans & Families Counselling (formerly VVCS) is Australia’s leading provider of high-quality mental health assessment and clinical counselling services for Australian veterans and their families. Open Arms is focused on meeting client needs through a combination of proven clinical practices and new and emerging evidence-based approaches.

Relationships Australia provide counselling services that offer a caring, safe and supportive space to talk through any difficulties or challenges in relationships. For individuals, families, and couples. Relationships Australia NSW has been helping people build and maintain safe and respectful relationships for 75 years. By offering services that inform, educate and empower, Relationships Australia NSW seek to spotlight the value of relationships – and support people to give them the time, energy and respect they need to grow and thrive.

The National Centre for Childhood Grief (NCCG) is an Australian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to caring for bereaved children and their families following the death of a parent, sibling or other close loved one.

The Transcultural Mental Health Line is a telephone service available to support people who live in NSW and who are from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Mental health and wellbeing information and brief over-the-phone support for callers from CALD communities in NSW. The Transcultural Mental Health Centre (TMHC) works with health professionals and communities across New South Wales to support positive mental health for people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

The Transcultural Mental Health Line is a telephone service available to support people who live in NSW and who are from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

The Transcultural Mental Health Line connects you to experienced clinicians who understand your culture and can communicate in your language.

If you or someone you know needs help, the Transcultural Mental Health Line offers:

advice on how to improve your wellbeing and mental health, help you to access mental health services in your community, and support for you to care for someone with a mental health concern.