Help, beyond this practice.
Crisis lines, men's support services, and self-help options. Free, Australian, and evidence-based. If something here is more useful to you than therapy with me, that's a good outcome — use it.
If you need help right now
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 000. The lines below are free, anonymous, and available around the clock.
Crisis support and suicide prevention. Phone, text (0477 13 11 14), and online chat available 24/7.
Free phone, video, and online counselling for anyone affected by suicide. 24/7.
Free counselling for men, by phone, online chat, and video. 24/7.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line, run by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 24/7.
National sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. 24/7.
LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral. 3pm – midnight, 7 days.
Specialist support for men
If therapy with me isn't the right fit — or you'd like additional support alongside it — these services are run by people who know what they're doing.
- MensLine Australiamensline.org.au ↗
Free phone, online, and video counselling for men. Mental health, relationships, family, separation, anger.
Information, support, and counselling for anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. Available 24/7.
- Healthy Malehealthymale.org.au ↗
Independent, evidence-based information on men's health — including sexual health, mental health, and reproductive health. Formerly Andrology Australia.
- Movemberau.movember.com ↗
Programs and resources focused on men's mental health, suicide prevention, and prostate and testicular cancer.
Free counselling for current and former ADF members and their families. 24/7.
Federal government service for carers of someone with mental ill-health, including counselling, peer support, and respite.
Self-help, if you're not ready for therapy yet
There's good free material out there, developed by Australian clinical psychology and psychiatry teams. The resources below are evidence-based, free, and used by clinicians as part of treatment plans.
Mental health
- Centre for Clinical Interventions (CCI)cci.health.wa.gov.au ↗
Free workbooks and worksheets for depression, anxiety, OCD, social anxiety, perfectionism, low self-esteem, sleep, and more. Developed by clinical psychologists in Perth and used in public mental health services.
- THIS WAY UPthiswayup.org.au ↗
Online structured CBT-based programs developed by St Vincent's Hospital Sydney. Some courses are fully subsidised with a GP referral; the resource hub is free.
- MyCompassmycompass.org.au ↗
Interactive self-help tool for managing mood, stress, and anxiety, developed by Black Dog Institute.
Sexual health
- Healthy Malehealthymale.org.au ↗
The most authoritative Australian source on men's sexual and reproductive health. Plain-English fact sheets on erectile difficulties, premature ejaculation, low testosterone, delayed ejaculation, and more — all written by Australian clinicians.
- Healthy Male — Pornography usehealthymale.org.au ↗
Practical, non-judgemental guide written by an Australian psychologist. Covers compulsive use, what to do, and when to seek help.
- Better Health Channel — Men's sexual healthbetterhealth.vic.gov.au ↗
Victorian Government health information service. Plain-language fact sheets on common men's sexual health concerns, vetted by Australian clinicians.
For partners, family, and friends
Supporting a man through mental or sexual health concerns is hard, often quietly so. The services below are designed for the people in his corner.
- Beyond Blue Online Forumsforums.beyondblue.org.au ↗
Moderated peer support forums — including dedicated spaces for partners, family, and friends of someone with a mental health condition.
- SANE Friends, Family & Carers Forumsane.org/peer-support ↗
Online community for people supporting someone affected by complex mental illness.
- Mental Health Carers Australiamentalhealthcarersaustralia.org.au ↗
National peak body for carers, families, and kin of people with mental ill-health.
Federal government service offering free counselling, peer support, coaching, and respite.
- healthdirect — Supporting someone with a mental illnesshealthdirect.gov.au ↗
Practical, government-backed guide on what to do, what to say, and how to look after yourself while supporting someone you care about.
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