Lutheran Care provides professional counselling to support individuals, couples, and families through personal, emotional, and relationship challenges.
Lutheran Care’s counselling service offers a safe, confidential space to talk through concerns and build practical strategies for change. Delivered by trained counsellors, the service supports people of all ages and backgrounds, helping them navigate issues such as mental health, relationships, family dynamics, and life transitions with care and guidance.
Services Provided:
- Personal counselling (e.g. stress, depression, grief, anger, trauma)
- Family and relationship counselling
- Marriage and couples counselling
- Support through separation or divorce
- Parenting and family support
- Specialised family violence services
- School counselling
- Referrals to other services if additional support is needed
Medicare Mental Health is a free, national service that helps people in Australia access the right mental health support through phone, online and face-to-face services.
Medicare Mental Health is an Australian Government initiative providing free, confidential mental health and wellbeing support for anyone in Australia, with no referral or appointment required. It helps people understand their mental health, access immediate support, and connect with appropriate local services, whether through centres, phone support or online tools.
Services provided:
- Free telephone support to speak with a trained professional and get connected to services (1800 595 212)
- Walk-in Medicare Mental Health Centres for face-to-face support (no referral needed)
- Kids Hubs for children (0–12) and their families needing mental health support
- Short to medium-term mental health care and support
- Referrals and connections to ongoing or specialist services
- Online tools, resources and mental health information
- Digital “Check In” program to build skills and manage wellbeing early
- Support for individuals, families and carers across Australia
MensLine Australia is a free, national 24/7 counselling and support service for men experiencing mental health, relationship or wellbeing challenges.
MensLine Australia provides confidential, professional support for men across Australia via phone, online chat and video counselling. Staffed by experienced counsellors, the service offers a safe, non-judgemental space to talk through issues such as mental health, relationships, anger, stress and family concerns, while also connecting callers with additional support when needed.
Services provided:
- 24/7 telephone counselling (1300 78 99 78)
- Online counselling (webchat and video sessions)
- Support for mental health (e.g. anxiety, depression, stress)
- Relationship and family support (including separation and parenting)
- Anger management and behaviour change support
- Support for family and domestic violence (using and experiencing)
- Information, resources and referrals to other services
- Short-term and multi-session counselling options
- Support for people concerned about a male family member or friend
MindSpot is a free Australian digital mental health clinic providing online assessment, therapy and treatment programs for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress and related conditions.
MindSpot is a government-funded mental health service delivered by MQ Health at Macquarie University. It offers confidential, evidence-based psychological support entirely online or via phone, helping adults across Australia understand their symptoms and access structured treatment programs guided by qualified clinicians. The service is designed to make high-quality mental health care accessible anywhere in the country at no cost.
Services provided:
- Online mental health assessments with immediate feedback
- Structured psychological treatment courses (self-guided or therapist-supported)
- Telephone-based brief therapy sessions with clinicians
- Ongoing support and monitoring through an online dashboard
- Evidence-based programs for anxiety, depression, stress, OCD, PTSD and chronic pain
- Referral and guidance to other appropriate mental health services
- Optional therapist consultations to tailor treatment options
Neami National is a community-based organisation providing mental health, wellbeing and psychosocial support services to help people live meaningful and independent lives.
Neami National is one of Australia’s largest mental health service providers, supporting people across the country through tailored, recovery-focused programs. It works alongside individuals at all stages of their mental health journey—offering practical support, building skills, and connecting people with housing, community and health services to improve overall quality of life.
Services provided:
- Mental health and wellbeing support (including stress, anxiety and depression)
- Psychosocial support to build independence and daily living skills
- Support with housing, homelessness and safety
- Help with employment, education and training goals
- Assistance to build social connections and community participation
- Physical health and wellbeing support
- Support navigating services and referrals to appropriate care
- Suicide bereavement and recovery support
- Advocacy, research and system improvement initiatives
NewAccess for Small Business Owners is a free mental health coaching program designed to help small business owners manage stress, overwhelm, and everyday challenges.
Delivered by Beyond Blue, NewAccess for Small Business Owners offers confidential, practical support tailored to the unique pressures of running a business. Through structured coaching sessions, participants work with trained mental health coaches to develop strategies for managing stress, improving wellbeing, and navigating both personal and business-related challenges—without needing a GP referral.
Services provided:
- Free and confidential mental health coaching (no GP referral required)
- Up to 6 structured sessions plus follow-up support (typically 6–8 sessions total)
- One-on-one support with a trained mental health coach
- Delivered via phone or video for flexibility
- Practical, solution-focused strategies to manage stress and worry
- Support for issues such as financial pressure, burnout, sleep problems, and work-life balance
- Tailored support for small business owners and sole traders
- Ongoing check-ins to help maintain progress after the program
RightByYou is a mental health resource for friends of young people aged 13 and over, who are showing varying signs of suicidal thoughts. It has been designed for young people, by young people.
RightByYou's focus is on supporting and guiding young people on how to help their friends. They offer practical resources and key information about what to do when a friend may be expressing thoughts of suicide.
Services provided:
- Relationship Breakdown
- Experiencing Bullying
- LGBTQIA+ - for someone experiencing challenges due to their sexuality or gender identity.
- Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples experiencing metal health challenges
- Multicultural - mental health translated help and resources for someone who speaks a language other than English
- Disability - if someone identifies as a person with a disability facing specific challenges
- Parents and Carers - for someone you care for experiencing mental health challenges
- Grief and loss
- Cost of living and dealing with financial concerns
- Climate change - for someone experiencing high rates of climate anxiety
- Image-based abuse - when someone shares, or threatens to share, an intimate photo or video of you without your consent
Sonder is a South Australian not-for-profit organisation providing integrated health and community services, including mental health support, to help people improve wellbeing and live better lives.
Sonder is a community-based health and support service operating across South Australia, offering accessible, person-centred care for individuals experiencing mental health concerns, social disadvantage, or complex life challenges. It focuses on early intervention and recovery-oriented support, working with children, young people, adults and families to build wellbeing, independence and connection to community services.
Services provided:
- Mental health support and counselling for children, young people and adults
- Walk-in mental health centres for immediate, no-referral support
- Psychosocial support to build daily living skills, resilience and independence
- Alcohol and other drug (AOD) support services
- Work, study and employment support programs
- Aboriginal health and culturally responsive support programs
- Homelessness and housing-related support
- Telehealth and online counselling options
- Referral and care coordination with other health services
The Southern Wellbeing Hub is a free, walk-in mental health service in southern Adelaide providing short-to-medium-term support for people experiencing distress or mental health challenges.
The Southern Wellbeing Hub, run by Neami National, is a welcoming, community-based mental health service in Morphett Vale, South Australia. It offers accessible, no-referral-needed support for individuals aged 16 and over, as well as families and carers. The service provides a safe space for people to receive early intervention and recovery-focused care, including counselling, psychological therapies, peer support, and care coordination to help people improve their wellbeing and connect with ongoing supports in the community.
Services provided:
- Free, walk-in mental health support (no referral required)
- Short-to-medium-term counselling and psychological therapies
- Peer support from people with lived experience of mental health challenges
- Clinical care coordination and support planning with other services (e.g. GP, specialists)
- Clinical suicide prevention and safety planning support
- Group programs (including therapy and skills-based groups)
- Support for parents, including perinatal and parenting mental health support
- Support for children (0–11 years) and families
- Connection to housing, community and ongoing mental health services