Darwin

Provides culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care and community services to Biluru (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) people in the Yilli Rreung (greater Darwin) region of the Northern Territory.

They provide:

• Mental Health Support
• Counselling
• Child Counselling
• STRONG Youth Outreach
• Legal Health Mob
• Healing and Recovery
• Youth Diversion
• Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD)

Phone:  08 8942 5400

Website: www.ddhs.org.au

Works with people who are having difficulties with alcohol, other drugs, gambling and related mental health concerns. Also provides counselling to family members or friends of a person who appears to be experiencing harms from their behaviour.

Phone:   (08) 8944 6565

Website:  www.amity.org.au

Cost: Free

Local organisation providing responsive services and targeted advocacy for the people of the Northern Territory.

Through the Resolve  service, qualified counsellors work with families, couples and individuals to explore solutions to personal and relationship problems and other challenges.

Tailored sessions can be arranged for children and young people following the principles of Child Focused Practice.

Website:  www.anglicare-nt.org.au

Phone:  (08) 8946 4800

Cost:  Fees will be negotiated at your first appointment.

Offer a range of services for adults and families and youth. CAAPS proudly provides support around:

• alcohol and other drugs (including residential rehabilitation)
• familes and children
• homelessness  
• counselling support

Phone: (08) 8922 4800

              1800 894 800 - Free call (NT Only)

Website: www.caaps.org.au

Cost: Free

Provides free and confidential counselling for women and children (girls and boys aged 5 to 17) who have experienced sexual assault at any time in their lives.

Phone:  (08) 8945 0155

Website:  https://rubygaea.net.au/

Strengthening and empowering people and communities to make difficult situations more manageable. They provide a wide range of support such as:

• Counselling services (including mental health and alcohol and other drugs)
• Mental health counselling and services
• Parenting support
• Domestic and family violence prevention programs
• Financial wellbeing and capability programs

Phone: 08 8944 2000

Website: www.catholiccarent.org.au

Cost: Free

Offers programs that support mental health and wellbeing for individuals and communities. These include early intervention services, crisis support, and case management for people who are experiencing mental health issues or at risk of developing mental health challenges. Services include:

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Programs
• Training and Education
• Support for Families and Carers
• Support for people experiencing homeslessness

Phone: NT Office: 08 8935 0900 

Website: www.missionaustralia.com.au

Cost: Free

Darwin Medicare Mental Health Centre  is a safe, welcoming and inclusive support service for those experiencing challenges with their mental health, as well as their families and carers. They provide:

• immediate mental health support for people in distress 
• short-term mental health and wellbeing support 
• service navigation and helpful, relevant information 
• connection and referral to other community based services

Phone: (08) 8914 6600

Website: https://www.neaminational.org.au/services/darwin-head-to-health/

Cost: Free

Programs are aimed at preventing the transmission of blood borne viruses and have been developed to provide services, support and preventative initiatives with and for their priority 

populations. Services include:

• Care and Support Program
• Needle and Syringe Program (NSP)
• Sex Worker Outreach Program (SWOP)
• LGBTQ Living Well Program

Phone: (08) 8944 7777 - Darwin

                (08) 8953 3172 - Alice Springs

                (08) 8931 3676 - Palmerston

Website: www.ntahc.org.au

Cost:  Free

Offers a range of counselling and wellbeing services across the Northern Territory, designed to deliver informal, easily accessible and culturally appropriate support to empower a positive understanding and attitude towards better life choices. Supports include:

• face to face counselling
• telehealth counselling by phone or video conference
• psychological support
• tailored psycho-education sessions for individuals or groups
• tailored wellbeing sessions to build self-esteem and confidence
• remote community people can access the services via video conference or phone for individual sessions

Phone: 08 7915 7001

Website: www.saltbushnt.org.au

Cost: Free

Offers free mental health and wellbeing support across the Top End for people of all ages, including children, young people, adults, and families. Programs are recovery-focused and designed to support individuals experiencing mental health challenges to live meaningful and connected lives. Services include:

• Psychosocial Support Services (including one-on-one outreach support and group-based programs)
• Residential Support Services (including Sub-Acute and Transition Care)
• NDIS Support Coordination and Psychosocial Recovery Coaching
• Child and Family Wellbeing Support
• Community Housing 
• Support Groups and Community Engagement Programs
• Low Intensity Mental Health phone support

Support is available face-to-face and via phone.

We focus on building strengths, independence, and community connection.

Cost:

Most programs are free of charge and funded through government programs. Some services, such as NDIS, are available to eligible participants with appropriate NDIS funding.

Phone:   08 8943 9600

Website: www.teamhealth.asn.au

Provides counselling and human resource consulting to improve productivity and well-being in Northern Territory organisations. 

Services include:

• Employee Assistance Program 
• Counselling 

Phone: 08 8941 1752

Website: www.easa.org.au

Cost: Fees depends on individual circumstances

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.

MIFANT also provide a range of NDIS services for people with a mental illness including: 

• Recovery Coach
• Support Coordination 
• Social and Community Participation and Community Access.
• Short term respite accommodation
• Personalised Case Management
• Engaging Group Activities

Phone: 08 8948 1051

Website: www.mifant.org.au

Cost: Free

DIMS began as a Family Violence Prevention and Healing program, that established into an organisation that has Indigenous male staff delivering programs and services to Indigenous male clients to help improve their social and emotional well-being. Supports include: 

• Men’s Groups
• yarning circles
• cultural and healing activities
• individual mentoring
• family violence counselling and education programs
• healing activities for Indigenous men

Phone: 08 8947 7188

Website: www.dims.org.au

Cost: Free

Offers a range of counselling, mediation and well-being supports. Services include:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Relationship Counselling
• Workplace Mediation
• Healing Our Children Support Program
• Redress Scheme Support Service
• Children and Family Counselling
• Parenting After Separation 

Phone: 1300 458 600

Website: www.nt.relationships.org.au

Cost: Subsidised on income sliding scale 

The  Mates4Mates Veteran & Family Wellbeing Centre in Stuart Park, includes clinical services, a gym, a veterans’ lounge, as well as a space for social connection activities. Local ex-service organisations also deliver services within the centre, providing an easier approach for veterans and their families to receive more support, more often.

Phone: 08 7943 2800

Website: www.mates4mates.org

Cost: Free for veterans and their families

Provides mental health and wellbeing support to anyone who has served at least one day of continuous fulltime service in the ADF and their immediate families.

Open Arms also offers a range of free group programs to assist the serving and ex-serving community, as well as their families.

Support available 24 hours a day.

Phone:  1800 011 046

Website: www.openarms.gov.au

Cost: Free for veterans and their families

Organisation delivering holistic support services that enable current and former Australian Defence Force personnel, and their families, to lead meaningful civilian lives

Provides free programs and services around:

• health and wellbeing
• employment
• learning and education
• participation and social connection

Phone: 1300 620 380

Website: www.soldieron.org.au

Cost: Free for veterans and their families

headspace Darwin provides 'no wrong door' advice and support for young people aged 12 to 25  in the Darwin and Palmerston region. By registering for support, you will receive contact to discuss your options whether that be at headspace Darwin or within our community. Can support with:

• mental health/social and emotional wellbeing
• work and study
• alcohol and other drugs
• physical health
• early psychosis

Website: www.headspace.org.au/darwin

Phone:   (08) 8931 5999

Fee:   Free

First Nations led business that blends the life experiences of its mentors with leading edge trauma informed neuroscience. 

Gaining the ability to reflect and regulate to make decisions and using stress to build resilience is a key component of session delivery. Uses basketball to interact and give some life lessons. Additional information:

• Participation in a movement and resilience program at the H4H Training Centre for those with a disability to maintain health and well-being
• Specialised programs for each client to suit their needs
• The H4H social support program assists those who want to engage in a community activity. 
• Sessions are booked with just the client so this space is just for you to use.

Phone:  0431 428 767

Website:   www.hoops4health.org

Fee:  Fee for service - please call for more information.

Provides support to Territorians through the experience and grief of losing a child, from conception to age 18. 

Phone: 08 8948 5311

Website: www.ambernt.org.au

Cost: Free

Provides a variety of psychological, health and wellbeing services to children, young people, inidviduals and their families across the psychological and developmental therapeutic space.

Phone:  0422 909 291

Website:  https://theflourishcollective.com.au/

Fees:  Please call for further information

Territory-based service providing assessment, diagnosis and therapy services. Work with individuals, families, groups, organisations, and members of the Armed Forces (Dept. of Defence). Services include:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Narrative Therapy (NT)
• Gestalt therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
• Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) and;
• Person-centred therapy (PCT).  

Phone: 0477 000 545

Website:  www.myhealth1st.com.au

Cost: The cost can be covered by Medicare rebates, Short Term Therapies , Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

Wisemind Psychology is collaborative, client-focused, and sensitive to the varied needs of individuals. Psychology programs specialise in assisting clients improve the overall quality of their thinking, emotions, behaviour and functioning by offering high quality, ethical and evidence-based therapeutic treatments. Individual psychotherapy and counselling for:

• Anxiety, panic & phobias
• Behaviour problems
• Child & adolescent difficulties
• Depression & mood disorders
• Eating disorders
• Emotional problems
• Interpersonal problems
• Personality disorders
• Self-esteem issues
• Stress
• Employee Assistance Program

Phone: 08 8981 5605

Website: www.wisemind.com.au

Cost: The cost can be covered by Medicare rebates, STT, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

Provides telehealth and in person counselling to adults who have experienced childhood trauma and associated mental health and relationship issues. 

The following evidence-based therapeutic interventions are available at Gray Matter: 

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, 
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, 
• Solution Focussed Brief Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy

Phone: 0447 227 007

Website: www.graymattertherapy.com.au

Cost: Individual appointment: $210 (eligibility for a medical rebate of $81.90 if there is a GP mental health care plan. Online supervision: $180hrs for social work students and allied health professional 

Provides an extensive range of psychological treatment and assessment services in Darwin and across the Northern Territory. Clinicians (both Psychologists and Social Workers) bring a wealth of experience to both therapy and assessment work, with the ability to offer both face to face and tele-health services. Services include:

• Short Term Therapies and Northern Territory Employment Assistance Program (EAP) Provider
• The ability to offer Cognitive, Forensic and Neuro Psychological Assessments
• NDIS referrals, both therapy and assessments
• Workers Compensation referrals

Phone: 0428 419 582

Website: www.psychsolutionsnt.com.au

Cost: No fee for those with an STT referral. Clients with a Mental Health Care Plan can receive a rebate. EAP providers or health insurers may cover costs

Territory Psychology provides supports for adults, and adolescents, both within an individual counselling setting and within group training settings. Services include:

• Private Professional Services  - Counselling for wide range of emotional issues, to clients of all age (including couples counselling and family therapy sessions). 
• Employee Assistance Programs  – free and confidential counselling service to employees, as workplace benefit, to support them during emotionally difficult times.
• Rural and Remote Services  - provides services tp all areas of the Northern Territory for counselling and critical incident response. 

Phone: 0419 250 853

Website: www.territorypsychology.com.au

Cost: Fee calculated based on an individual circumstances

Progressive provider of psychological, vocational rehabilitation and pain management services with a fresh, innovative approach to reducing the impact of health issues on the productivity of businesses and individuals. 

Industry Health Solutions offer a range of services in the Darwin Region including: 

• Employee Assistance Program
• Private Counselling 
• Couples Counselling 

Phone: Free call - 1800 432 303

Website: www.industryhealthsolutions.com

Cost:  $240 medical rebate is $86 and a mental health care plan from GP To access the Medicare rebate. Will provide for 6-10 session a year. 

Holistic mental health service that considers biological, psychological, social and cultural health of the whole person, including their worldview, beliefs, relationships, roles, and community. Services include:

• Therapy and Assessment Referral types: Self Referral, Medicare, Short Term Therapies (free for those facing financial hardship or increased risk of suicide), Private Health Insurance, NDIS, DVA, Compensation, NT Police and Fire Emergency Services, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for NTG and other organisations
• supervision and support to health professionals and community service providers in government and non-government sectors
• training and advocacy for mental health care, especially in areas of cultural identity, community, work and faith

Phone: 08 8901 2524

Website: www.psychplus.com.au

Cost: Fee based on referral type (some services are free), recommended fee, client circumstances, and clinician training and level of experience.

Offers evidence-based psychological and therapeutic services that are easily accessible and conducted through face-to-face and Telehealth using secure video and telephone consultations. Our flexible work hours ensure accessible quality mental health care that fits with your family schedule or from the comfort of your home.  Support available for:

• Psychological assessments
• Depression & Anxiety
• Stress and Anger management
• Adjustment disorder
• Grief and loss
• Parenting counselling
• Adoption assessments
• Social Isolation
• Relationship counselling
• Behavioural intervention
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• NDIS

Phone: 0439 040 711

Website: www.topcarepsychology.com.au

Cost: $250/session

Phoenix Consulting is a general psychology practice operating in Darwin. Supporting people with general psychological issues such as anxiety, depression and relationships. 

Phone: 08 8948 4444

Website: www.onephoenix.com.au