headspace

headspace Alice Springs provides free and confidential services to young people 12-25 years olds for mental health Services and offer supports to their parents, carers or family, Services include:

• Online & phone support
• Early psychosis program
• Support for family
• Support for professionals & educators

Congress clincal switch (freecall):   1800 142 900  

Other congress programs & admin:  (08) 8958 4544

Website: headspace.org.au

Cost:  Free, bulk-billed through medicare except for some specific items

Counselling, Information and Education

Sandstone Therapy Centre provide services which support access, equity and safety to all clients, including a structured program to individuals, families and groups. 

Providing social, therapeutic and practical support with counselling services, information and education for those affected by alcohol, other drugs. 

Other services include 

• Sandplay Therapy for children aged between 5 and 12. 
• Programs and support are diverse, inclusive and non-discriminatory
• Use of evidence-based practice to improve client self-awareness, self-responsibility and the ability to reconnect with family and community

Phone: 08 8952 5899

Website:  sandstonetherapy.org.au

Cost:  Counselling services depands on individual circumstances Supervision session: $110

Pathways to Recovery 

MHACA is a community-managed organisation offering a range of psychosocial support services and health promotion initiatives to enhance the mental health and wellbeing of people living in Central Australia. Our services include:

• Individual Support Services
• Group Activities
• Health Promotion
• NDIS Services
• Drop-in Centre
• Suicide Prevention Training

Phone: 08 8950 4600

Website: www.mhaca.org.au

Cost: Free

Social and Emotional Wellbeing (APY Lands)

MHACA is a community-managed organisation offering a range of psychosocial support services and health promotion initiatives to enhance the mental health and wellbeing of people living in Central Australia. Our services include:

• Individual Support Services
• Group Activities
• Health Promotion
• NDIS Services
• Drop-in Centre
• Suicide Prevention Training

Phone: 08 8958 2345

Website: www.npywc.org.au

Cost: Free

Social and Emotional Wellbeing (APY Lands)

The Social and Emotional Wellbeing (APY Lands) project is embedded in a multidisciplinary team as part of the broader comprehensive primary health care activity of the Provider which delivers a range of public health programmes.Our  mental health nurses who are based on the APY Land, manage the care of patients who have a mental illness, perform case management work, liaise with other service providers on the APY Lands, services include:

• mental health and social and emotional wellbeing services; 
• counselling services 

In addition, Nganampa Health Council employs a social worker to provide social support to patients which can include patients with mental health issues. This position is based in Alice Springs and much of the support is provided in Alice Springs

Phone: Umuwa (08 8954 9040) / Alice Spring (08 8952 2299)

Website: www.nganampahealth.com.au

Cost: Free through medicare bulk-bill 

Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Pintupi Homelands Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (PHHSAC) is the current Primary Health Service in Walungurru (Kintore) Community. PHHSAC offers services in mental health through Social and Emotional wellbeing programs. 

PHHSAC also has visiting services such as: 

• mental heath nurse
• psychologist 
• psychiatrist

Phone : Pintupi homelands health services: 08 8956 8577  

Website: www.pintupihealth.com.au

MiTrack, Carers Support, Cool Program, OurPlace 

MIFANT provides recovery based support to people with a mental illness, their families and carers and also early intervention to children and young people at risk of developing a mental illness.

The MiTrack Program in Alice Springs, provides comprehensive support to children and youth, helping them build resilience and develop healthy coping strategies for life's challenges. This program is a free service available to children, young people, and their families, emphasizing the importance of early intervention in preventing mental health issues from developing or worsening. We focus on identifying concerns early, ensuring that young people receive the support they need. 

Our approach includes:

• - Personalised Case Management
• - Engaging Group Activities

Phone: 08 8950 4100

Website: www.mifant.org.au

Cost: Free

Councelling, Social and Emotional Wellbeing

Relationships Australia NT offer a range of counselling, mediation and wellbeing supports in Central Australia, Services include: 

• Parenting After Separation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Relationship Counselling
• Workplace Mediation
• Healing Our Children
• Variety of counselling services 

Phone: 1300 458 600

Website: www.nt.relationships.org.au

Cost: Subsidised on income sliding scale 

Mental Health & Wellbeing Service

Our team, made up of psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers and Aboriginal community liaison officers, that provides culturally-appropriate emotional and wellbeing support to outback communities. 

We provide short- or long-term support for times of mild distress, or more in-depth support and care coordination for conditions such as anxiety, depression and more complex illnesses. 

Based out of Alice Springs, our Mental Health & Wellbeing Service regularly travels to remote communities and stations in Central Australia to provide one-on-one support and group programs.

Phone: (08) 8958 8602

Website: www.flyingdoctor.org.au

Cost: Free

Counselling, Training, Mediation

Employee Assistance Service Australia (EASA) provides counselling and human resource consulting to improve productivity and well-being in Northern Territory organisations. EASA provide comprehensive and accessible psychological support, and organisational capacity development services throughout the Territory, services include:

• Employee Assistance Program 
• Counselling  
• Mental Health Care Plan.

Phone: 08 8953 4225

Website: www.easa.org.au

Cost: Free when through an EAP program or with referral from GP

Social and Emotional Wellbeing 

Congress’ Social & Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) services can help you with social, emotional and cultural wellbeing (feeling safe and happy) and relationships with your mob. They can give you support if you are depressed, anxious, worried or stressed.

You can yarn about your life and worries with a psychologist who will help you by working with you on a treatment plan and program. We can get translators to help with language if you need.    

Our Child & Youth Assessment & Therapeutic program is a multidisciplinary allied health service which assesses, diagnoses & treats Aboriginal children & youth, aged 0–18 years, with neurodevelopmental, speech & language development disorders, including Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Phone: 08 8959 4750

Website: www.caac.org.au

Cost: Free

Short Term Therapies 

Catholic Care offer a number of services to children and families in Central Australia, their services include:  

• Family and relationship counselling 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Other Counselling Services
• NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme)

Phone: 08 8958 2400

Website: www.catholiccarent.org.au

Cost: Free

Care and support program

The Care & Support program offers a range of services to support and empower all people affected by or at risk of blood borne viruses, to lead a healthy life that is free of stigma and discrimination.  Any person, along with their families, partners or friends are eligible to access the Care & Support program that offers a safe, confidential and non-judgmental space for clients to chat with staff about their health and wellbeing concerns. This can include but not limited to:

• Pre and post test counselling
• One on one education and information
• Advice and support on living well with HIV and/or Hepatitis
• Support person for NDIS applications 
• Referrals to mental health services

Our LGBTI Living Well Program was designed and developed support people in the Northern Territory who experience life as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) through a range of varied and focused activities that improve social and emotional wellbeing outcomes.

Phone: 08 8944 7777 - Darwin

                08 8953 3172 - Alice Springs

                08 8931 3676 - Palmerston

Website: w ww.ntahc.org.au

Short Term Therapies 

Short-term therapies provide psychological therapies to vulnerable people experiencing mild to moderate mental illness, and to those who have attempted or are at risk of suicide. 

For the short-term therapies (STT) program, there are 2 main streams for referral depending on the individual’s mental health needs.

Stream 1: Psychological therapies 

Stream 2: Suicide prevention 

Website: www.ntphn.org

Phone: 0401 377 932

Fee:  free with referral and mental health care plan

Employee Assistance Program

Solace Consulting offer mental health support tailored to individuals needs, our team is dedicated to supporting you on your journey with a broad spectrum of concerns. 

We address issues including:

• Trauma, Conflict
• Depression, Anxiety & Grief
• ADHD
• Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence
• Behaviour Change, Personality Disorders
• Substance Abuse
• Workplace Issues, Burnout

Our services include: 

• Mental Health Treatment Plans 
• Psychotherapy 
• Art Therapy 
• Relationship Counselling 
• Groupwork Clinical Supervision 
• Neuroaffirming Counselling & Neurofeedback Debriefing
• Employee Assistance Program

Website: wwsolaceconsulting.com.au

Phone: 1800 931 265

Cost:  fees covered through employee assistance program or through mental health care plan referral from GP