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A national 24/7 telehealth that offers professional phone & online counselling to assist with suicide-related issues. Phone & online counselling is seen by many to be a helpful alternative to traditional face-to-face counselling because of its less confronting approach. Professionally trained counsellors have specialist skills in working with suicide-related issues & they can help you to work through the pain & distress you may be feeling. The counsellor will help you with goal planning, ensuring your own safety & help to link you to other services in the community. All staff managing our telephone or online counselling services are qualified professional counsellors, social workers or psychologists. Help is provided to anyone who is feeling suicidal, caring for someone who is feeling suicidal or anyone who has lost someone to suicide.
A comprehensive research based online digital platform for the assessment & treatment of anxiety & other mental health issues to enhance emotional wellbeing – making minds happier. You will first complete an Online Mental Health Assessment which will ask you questions about yourself, various physical & emotional symptoms you may be experiencing & how these affect your life & will take around 30 minutes to complete. After completing your assessment a counsellor will review your answers & prepare a written report summarising your key symptoms & providing a range of treatment options to help you learn about your symptoms & learn proven skills to manage your emotional wellbeing & improve your quality of life, delivered in a structured manner, over an eight-week period.
A personalised self-help tool for depression & other mental health issues. Learn new ways to deal with thoughts, feelings & behaviours that cause you trouble. You will have a tool-kit of strategies to use when you need them. Best results are seen with active use for a minimum of seven weeks. When used correctly, this program enables lasting improvements to mood, anxiety & stress levels. The program has 14 interactive learning activities, each include up to three 10 – 15 minute sessions that you can complete in your own time. You’ll learn skills and strategies taught by doctors & psychologists to make positive changes in your life. You can start by taking the Depression & Anxiety screener to help you learn whether you have symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. The more symptoms an employee has, the more likely it is that he or she is depressed or anxious.
All people experience stress from time to time. However, excessive or chronic stress can take a toll on your mental and physical health. Learning skills to manage your stress more effectively can be beneficial when you are overwhelmed by stress. Excessive stress occurs when you perceive that you do not have the resources to cope with the demands in your life. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a valuable approach to stress management. This program involves learning how to reduce your demands & increase your resources to help you manage the stressors in your life. A large emphasis is placed on active coping. This is all about doing something to change your situation, get extra help or support yourself through the difficult time. This course is designed for people who are experiencing acute or chronic stress related to life demands, such as work.
The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Program is tailored to assist individuals in comprehending and managing symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress. This program focuses on altering unhelpful thoughts and beliefs that perpetuate PTSD while offering practical distraction and relaxation techniques to mitigate stress and physical symptoms. Grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), this program comprises twelve modules that can be completed at your own pace. It provides valuable insights into PTSD, its development, and equips participants with skills and strategies to:
Identify PTSD symptoms
- Learn relaxation techniques, including progressive muscle relaxation
- Regain control over physical reactions
- Modify unhelpful thoughts and beliefs contributing to PTSD
- Develop a plan for sustaining mental health improvements after completing the program.
This program is a comprehensive resource for individuals seeking to address and manage PTSD.
The Obsessive and Compulsive Program is designed to assist adults in effectively managing obsessions and compulsions by breaking unhelpful habits and acquiring essential psychological skills. This program provides valuable guidance on how to:
- Recognize the cycle of symptoms associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
- Identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and beliefs.
- Overcome compulsive behaviors.
- Build confidence by safely confronting avoided situations or triggers.
- Maintain well-being after completing the course.
Participants have the flexibility to choose between receiving weekly therapist support throughout the program or reaching out when needed. It is recommended to allocate at least four hours per week to engage with the program and practice the acquired skills. This program is a resource for individuals seeking to regain control over obsessions and compulsions.
This is a support service for individuals who are concerned about eating disorders or body image issues. The service recognizes that eating disorders come in various forms, and their counselling team offers personalized support. You can engage with them through talk, chat, or email with experienced counselors who provide information, counseling, and guidance on treatment options for those affected by eating disorders.
If you’re unsure about your specific needs but wish to discuss matters related to body image, disordered eating, or eating disorders, you are encouraged to connect with them. This support service is committed to offering confidential assistance not only to individuals dealing with eating disorders and body image issues but also to their partners, family members, and supportive individuals.
Do you have trouble sleeping or staying asleep? Are you unsatisfied with the quality or quantity of your sleep? You may be experiencing insomnia. Insomnia is the most common sleep complaint and involves being concerned about initiating and/or maintaining sleep.
You Start with a free comprehensive online psychological self-assessment giving you more information about your mental health and recommend your next steps. In this program you will learn Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) skills to help manage your insomnia. CBT is the recommended, first-line treatment for chronic insomnia. The treatment involves a 12-week evidence-based program which you can complete at your own pace. During the program you have access to support from a trained Therapist.
Support for anyone concerned by an eating disorder or body image issue. Eating disorders are all different & the counselling team are able to provide personalised support. Talk, chat or email with counsellors experienced in supporting people affected by an eating disorder with information, counselling & guidance on treatment options. If you’re not sure exactly what you need, but know you want to reach out about what is happening with you or someone else in relation to body image, disordered eating or an eating disorder, you are welcome to connect with us. Providing confidential support for people with eating disorders & people with body image issues as well as to their partners, family & supportive others.
An interactive, online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program for the prevention & treatment of childhood & adolescent anxiety. The program provides opportunities for young people to learn new ways to manage their anxiety & fears. The program treats & prevents anxiety in children & teenagers, specifically those with social anxiety, separation anxiety, generalised anxiety & specific phobia. The program also has designated sessions for parents allowing them to better understand & manage their child’s anxiety. Each of the child, teen & parent programs can be completed individually; however, for many families the best results can be seen when the young person & their parents are doing the programs at the same time. Participants can choose either a Self-Help Program or an Online Therapist Program.
Workplace Advise provides access to free legal assistance to eligible individuals who require employment law advice. The advice maybe for unfair dismissal, general protections or other employment related matters. If eligible a free one hour appointment will be arranged with a qualified lawyer from a law firm, Community Legal Centre or Legal Aid Commission to provide advice on the issues raised or likely to be raised as well as advice on drafting submissions & statement.
Access to phone or chat by text with professional drug & alcohol counsellors who work from the individual’s identified needs & help assess their situation, provide information & support & provide referral options to make informed choices. Support includes self-assessments, that will help determine if your current drinking, drug use or psychological health is at risky levels, provide easy to follow self-help modules designed to assist you to make a start by helping you set goals and identify values that are important to you & an online Community Forum, a safe place where you can connect with other affected by drug & alcohol problems & get support & learn new ways to recover.
An online Gambling Program allowing anyone affected by gambling to connect with a skilled gambling counsellor at any time & to access a range of services including chat sessions, self-help modules & the peer to peer forums. If gambling is impacting on the quality of your life, such as affecting your financial situation or interpersonal relationships, get help now. The stigma associated with gambling problems might make it difficult to seek help but speaking to a professional online can make that step feel less daunting. One of the great advantages of online counselling is how convenient & flexible it can be. You can start a session anywhere, anytime as long as you have a device that can connect to the internet.
Access for men to qualified counsellors, via phone or online, specialised in family and relationship issues, including anger management, relationship breakdown, separation & divorce, parenting, family violence, suicide prevention & emotional well-being. Counselling is a conversation between a trained mental health professional & someone who wants to talk about their worries & concerns, and/or work through their mental & social health issues. All staff managing telephone or online counselling services are qualified professional counsellors, social workers or psychologists, trained to follow a contextual counselling & problem-solving process to listen, understand you & help you find ways to feel better.
Access to telephone & online counselling with a trained counsellor who will listen & support you in what feels right for you & your situation as everyone’s experience of domestic, family or sexual violence is different. Support can help you to understand if what you are going through is domestic, family or sexual violence, talk about ways to improve your safety, explain the different sorts of services & support available to you & help with things you may be worried about, such as: what will I do about money, a place to live, children & employment, if you leave.
A confidential phone coaching service that provides information & support for employees to make healthy lifestyle changes, including healthy eating, being physically active & achieving & maintaining a healthy weight as well as alcohol reduction. The service offers coaching calls with a personal health coach providing information & practical tips on topics such as healthy eating & being physically active. It is all about following a structured plan & taking small steps towards healthier behaviours. Coaches include dieticians, exercise physiologists, nurses, diabetes educators, occupational therapists, midwives & maternal child health nurses, each one skilled in sharing practical tools & strategies to achieve goals like improved physical activity & good nutrition.
This quit smoking program provides you with a personalised quitting plan. It creates this plan based on your responses to questions about your motivation, confidence and past attempts. It is designed to provide useful advice wherever you are on your quitting journey. This program has helped thousands to achieve their goal of becoming a non-smoker & research has shown that it increases your chances of quitting. Quitting smoking is a process that can take time. The program works best if you return and review your situation when things have changed e.g. after you quit. The program then asks questions relevant to your current situation and will adjust your quitting plan to reflect the progress you have made. It can also help you to recover if things don’t go to plan.
An online pain management program helping employees with chronic pain to manage the impact of pain on their day-to-day life & their emotional wellbeing. The program is not designed to ‘cure’ pain but to help people manage pain & maintain a good quality of life despite pain. The program provides information and practical skills similar to that of a specialist pain management clinic, including help to Understand chronic pain and how it differs from acute pain, recognise the cycle of symptoms involved in pain, anxiety and depression, break the cycle of symptoms, recognise and challenge unhelpful thoughts and beliefs, manage levels of day-to-day physical activity safely and confidently, despite pain & continue to manage your pain and emotional wellbeing once the course has finished. You can also choose weekly therapist support during the program.
Information, support & advocacy to assist people in financial difficulty provided by financial counsellors. Financial counsellors have an extensive knowledge of a range of areas of law & policy, including consumer credit law, debt enforcement practices, the bankruptcy regime, industry hardship policies & government concession frameworks. From time to time, many people find themselves struggling to buy food, pay the rent or mortgage & can be juggling numerous debts. If you’re in this situation, a financial counsellor can help you understand your options so that you can get back on your feet.
A Parenting Program where parents can learn how to guide their children through the challenging teenage years & explore any concerns they may have about their teenage children & create an action plan to see real results. This service can be either phone or online with expert coaches specialising in family & parenting support. Helping parents to support their teenage children through everyday issues & tough times. Sometimes parents need some support & if we can get our kids mentally healthy they are going to be much more resilient adults.
Responsive, evidence-based & personalised telephone & online grief counselling for individuals & families confronted with loss to help them express their feelings & experiences. Many people often find the best way to deal with their emotions & feelings is to share them. Accepting the reality of the loss of someone or something we love & value can be challenging. Support may be provided for issues including death, suicide, terminal illness, natural disasters & pet loss. The aim being to listen, care & support those experiencing loss & grief at any stage in life and to strengthen people & communities through counselling support & confidence building.
Access to webchat & telephone counselling for LGBTI individuals wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings & relationships. If you’re looking to connect with someone to explore what’s going on in your life experienced staff Australia-wide are available to chat or to take your call. Support is also available to individuals who may not be LGBTI but who want to talk about someone else they care about. There is also a referral database to a range of services & information to help LGBTI people of all ages from crisis support, physical & mental health matters, events & festivals, legal support & more.
A Mindfulness training program that allows participants to develop a deeper understanding of the mind & a more accepting & compassionate relationship to their internal & external experiences. Mindfulness is a specialised skill in mental awareness, attention & acceptance that is associated with numerous health benefits. This program involves guided exercises, including meditation, to help individuals become aware of automatic patterns of thinking, feeling & behaving & learn to respond in more effective ways. The program is self-paced & is designed to be completed within 2 months.
The Panic Attack Program contains a range of resources designed to help you manage panic and agoraphobia. You will increase your understanding of panic attacks and panic disorder and learn the skills and strategies useful for managing panic. This course is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and has been developed by psychologists and researchers. The program has 12 modules that you can do in your own time and have access to for 12 months.
The Social Anxiety Program has 12 modules that you can do in your own time and have access to for 12 months. It provides information about social anxiety & introduces skills & strategies that can help you to: identify & monitor the symptoms of social anxiety, learn relaxation & breathing techniques to reduce social anxiety symptoms, discover & challenge unhelpful thoughts, boost your wellbeing by making lifestyle change, face feared social situations using exposure therapy & plan to maintain your mental health gains after the course.
This program is designed to help you learn skills and strategies to better manage anxiety & worry & improve your quality of life. The GAD program includes information, videos, exercises & optional support from a therapist via email, chat or video. It provides information to help you: understand & identify anxiety and worry, monitor & reduce specific anxiety symptoms, gain control of physical reactions, identify and replace unhelpful beliefs & ways of thinking, learn problem-solving techniques & make lifestyle changes to improve your wellbeing.
The Divorce and Separation Program is an interactive self-help program developed by the Australian National University, which you can access anonymously & work through at your own pace. It provides evidence-based information, self-help tools & toolkits.
Eating well doesn’t have to be complicated or confusing. Understanding the building blocks of food and calculating the energy your body needs is a great place to start. Tell the difference between fact and fiction when it comes to food. Take the quiz & bust some of the most common nutrition myths.
The Indigenous Wellbeing Course is designed to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 18 years and over to learn to manage mild, moderate and severe symptoms of depression and anxiety. It consists of five lessons over an eight-week period. You can choose to receive weekly therapist support or choose to contact us when you need to. The Indigenous Wellbeing Course aims to support you to gain better control over your symptoms by learning core skills that will improve your confidence, and help you get back to living a full and satisfying life.
The Family Connect program provides families with a healthy emotional system to implement at home which supports listening, appreciation, emotional literacy and self-responsibility for the family. Uniquely, the whole family learns these skills together to support great relationships and good mental health outcomes. Family Connect is backed by evidence, research and a team of thought leaders in family wellness.
Kids Helpline Australia is a free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25. Australian kids and young people can turn to our professional, specialised counsellors, no matter who they are, where they live or what they want to talk about. For some young people, connecting with Kids Helpline has been a life-saving experience, while for others it’s about practical help and emotional support at the critical moment they need someone to listen.
SANE provides peer support, counselling, support, information and referrals to adults who identify as having a complex mental health issue, complex trauma or high levels of psychological distress. We also provide support to the family or friends who care about them. SANE’s support services are staffed by qualified counsellors who will provide you with phone and online counselling, support, information and referrals – or help facilitate a safe environment for peers to connect through the Forums.
Penthos offers a free 16-week evidenced based therapy for couples where at least one parent is suffering unremitting grief and relationship difficulties and where the loss has occurred 6 months or more ago. The confidential sessions are provided via Zoom by specially trained and experienced health professionals (psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers and couple therapists). The Program is offered to couples who have lost a pregnancy or child (up to age 25 years) through stillbirth, neonatal complications, illness, suicide or accident including road, work, drowning or drug overdose and whose relationship seems to be deteriorating at least 6 months after the loss. It can also be accessed by couples who have experienced unsuccessful IVF. Parents who have experienced the loss of a child years ago and are still experiencing unremitting grief are certainly eligible.
MumMoodBooster is Australia’s new evidence-based treatment for postnatal depression designed to help women recover from postnatal depression. By joining you will have access to six online sessions that can be personalized to fit your situation as well as access to an online library and optional partner support website
This is a free and confidential mental health coaching program for anyone who is feeling stressed or overwhelmed about everyday life issues. Find a coach in your area using the search option available in parts of ACT, NSW, QLD and VIC. Providers are continuing to offer coaching via video or audio call. Please be sure to check with your provider directly to find out what options are available. As usual you don’t need a doctor’s referral to access this service and you can make an appointment and talk to your coach from the comfort of your home.
Our counsellors are professionally qualified and trained to work across a wide range of alcohol and drug problems. We’ll ask you some questions about your situation and what you are going through. Using the information you give us, we’ll offer recommendations about your specific situation. We can also refer you to alcohol and drug treatment services throughout Victoria if necessary.
When someone close to you has suicidal thoughts or attempts suicide, it can be hard to respond to their needs while also looking after yourself. This site is for you. You are not alone was made with the help of people who have been carers and know how tough it is. Explore the wheel below for information and support. There’s no set order: click what you most need now.
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby is an information website, phone or video chat with a maternal child health nurse for advice and guidance on pregnancy, birth, being a parent and raising a child. Their website includes a dad’s guide to fatherhood, including information on supporting a partner through pregnancy, bringing a baby home, being a dad, and having difficult conversations.
This service provides a range of support options to assist parents dealing with trauma related to family breakdown and separation. It encompasses valuable resources such as information, guidance, telephone counseling, and online peer support. Additionally, it offers separate online support networks tailored for Dads in Distress and Mums in Distress, recognizing the unique challenges that parents may face during this difficult period.
National autism helpline, providing phone/webchat/email advice as well as online information for autistic people, their family and supporters.
