This isn’t therapy

Last updated: 15 October 2026

Therapy Guide gives general information about mental health support in Australia, to help you understand your options. It isn’t therapy, counselling or medical advice, and it can’t assess your situation or tell you what’s right for you. For that, speak to your GP (general practitioner) For most people, where getting help starts. A GP can write a Mental Health Treatment Plan, prescribe medication and refer you on, and some are trained to deliver a small number of structured therapy sessions themselves. More in the jargon decoder or another health professional.

Therapy Guide is a business name of Daniel Hicks, a sole trader (ABN 31 342 512 255) (“we”, “us”).

It isn’t a crisis service

We can’t respond to emergencies, and nobody monitors the site or our email for people at risk. If things are difficult right now, contact one of the services below.

If things are difficult right now, Lifeline is on 13 11 14, the Suicide Call Back Service is on 1300 659 467, and Kids Helpline is on 1800 55 1800 for anyone aged 5 to 25. In an emergency, call 000. Crisis and emergency support has the full list.

What the guide does and doesn’t do

The guide asks set questions and shows options that people who describe similar things often find worth looking into. It always shows more than one. It doesn’t assess you, diagnose you or score your answers, and what it shows isn’t a recommendation for you. Only a health professional who knows your situation can give you that.

Using the information

The information on this site is general. It doesn’t take into account your circumstances, history or health, so check with a health professional before acting on anything you’ve read here. In particular:

Don’t start, stop or change any treatment because of something you’ve read here. If you’re thinking about stopping a medication, speak to whoever prescribes it before you change anything.
Don’t delay getting help because of something you’ve read here.

Using the site, or emailing us, doesn’t create a professional relationship with anyone. We can’t give advice about your own situation by email.

Accuracy

We take care to keep the information accurate and current, and our editorial policy explains how. But services, costs, Medicare Australia's public health insurance scheme. For mental health, it gives rebates on sessions with psychologists and some other professionals, usually through a Mental Health Treatment Plan. More in the jargon decoder rules and research change, and we can’t promise that every page is complete, up to date or free of errors. Pages with Medicare figures or costs show when those figures were last checked. Confirm important details, such as fees, Rebate The amount Medicare pays back towards a session. It comes back to you after you've paid, so what you pay yourself is the fee minus the rebate. More in the jargon decoder and eligibility, with the service or practitioner, or with Services Australia.

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