Mental Health
Therapy for the impacts of work, study and career.
Burnout. Workplace stress that's gone past self-management. Anxiety or low mood that started or got significantly worse because of work. The aftermath of a hard event at the office, the clinic, or the site. The slow drip of a job that's never quite been okay. These are the things people most often bring here. They're treatable. The evidence on that is genuinely strong, and you don't have to be in crisis to ask for help.
That's what therapy and counselling are for and when done well, they're among the most evidence-based interventions in healthcare.
What the research shows
Across hundreds of controlled trials, psychological therapy is one of the most reliably effective interventions in healthcare and the research now extends specifically to work-related psychological harm, trauma recovery, and the work of getting back to functioning.
- Systematic review, 8 mental disorders, 2024 : the most recent comprehensive meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcomes; clinically meaningful response and remission rates across depression, anxiety, PTSD and other major conditions.
- Long-term PTSD outcomes, 2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 randomised trials (N = 2,638) found that trauma-focused psychological treatments produced large effect sizes from pretest to 12-month follow-up, with gains maintained over time.
- CBT and return to work, 2023: a meta-analysis of 34 randomised trials found that CBT-based interventions reduced sick-leave duration, helped employees return to work sooner, and improved depression and overall functioning compared with usual care.
Why work with a psychologist
There are good counsellors who aren't psychologists, and the work they do can be valuable. However, for the things people most often bring here: burnout, anxiety, depression, trauma responses, the long shadow of a difficult workplace, there are reasons to work with someone clinically trained.
- Diagnostic clarity: what's actually going on, what isn't responding to standard support, and whether you need short-term counselling or longer-term therapy.
- Evidence-based treatment: cognitive behavioural, acceptance and commitment, schema-informed and trauma-focused approaches are the methods with the strongest research behind them.
- AHPRA accountability: confidentiality, ethics and scope of practice governed by professional standards.
You might be coming in with one of these
- Burnout: exhaustion that hasn't lifted with rest, cynicism creeping in, the work you used to like feeling impossible.
- Workplace stress that's outgrown self-management: sleep gone, irritability up, the physical symptoms starting to show.
- Anxiety or low mood that started, or got significantly worse, because of work or study.
- The aftermath of a difficult workplace event: a critical incident, a bullying campaign, an injury, the loss of a colleague or patient.
- Workplace psychological injury: including workers compensation pathways and return-to-work support.
- A turning point: when the question is no longer can I keep doing this but what do I want next, and how do I get there in one piece.
Therapy, or coaching?
Therapy is the fit when something hurts. Past experience is intruding on the present. Symptoms such as anxiety, depression, trauma responses are interfering with daily life. The work is recovery and repair.
Coaching is the fit when you're functioning, capable, and oriented toward forward movement.
Psychologists can hold both and adjust the work as we go.
You don't have to be in crisis to ask for help.
Book a consultation to talk through what's been happening. Many people start with support for a few sessions just to work out what they need.
You can start with us with no obligation to continue past the first session.
Whether you're seeking support for yourself, your staff, or your organisation, we're available to help.