Mental Health Support Services

Phone and Online Counselling

If you are feeling overwhelmed and need someone to talk to, the below services provide free and confidential support, 24-hours a day, 365 days a year:

	Having a Personal Crisis? Call, Text, or Chat with Lifeline Call 13 11 14 or text 0477 131 114 or chat online at www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/
	Under 25? Call or Chat with Kids Helpline Call 1800 55 1800 or chat online at www.kidshelpline.com.au/get-help/webchat-counselling
	Feeling Anxious or Depressed? Call or Chat with Beyond Blue Call 1300 224 636 or chat online at www.beyondblue.org.au/support-service/chat
	Having Thoughts about Suicide? Call the Suicide Call Back Service If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call the Suicide Call Back Service (www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au) on 1300 659 467. If there is an immediate risk of harm to yourself or others call 000

Support from Work

Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

Many workplaces offer access to free professional counselling for both work and personal issues through an EAP. Check your company website or with your manager / HR team to see if you have access to EAP services and book a free, confidential, session.

External Support

If you have been feeling sad, worried, down, angry, depressed, numb, or generally just ‘not yourself’ for two weeks or more, it is a good idea to talk to a health professional:

General Practitioner (GP)

GPs are trained to assist with mental health just like physical health.

You can find a GP on the Government’s Health Direct website: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/australian-health-services

Psychologist

If you would like to seek further help from a Psychologist, a GP can help you to obtain a Mental Health Treatment Plan so that you can access Medicare rebates to help pay part of the cost of seeing a Psychologist.

Your GP can refer you to a Psychologist they recommend or you can find a Psychologist who specialises in the area you would like help with using the Australian Psychological Society’s Find a Psychologist™ service: https://psychology.org.au/find-a-psychologist

You can also access Bulk billing Psychologists for video and telephone counselling at https://someone.health/