Resources
Places I'd point a friend to.
A short list of things I'd recommend to a friend. Most are free and Australian. None of them replace seeing someone, but they can be a good place to start.
If you're in crisis right now
Call 000 if you or someone else is in immediate danger. These lines are free, and the people who answer are trained to help.
- Emergency 000
- Lifeline, 24 hours 13 11 14
- Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
- MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78
- Kids Helpline, ages 5 to 25 1800 55 1800
- 13YARN, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 13 92 76
- 1800RESPECT, family and sexual violence 1800 737 732
- QLife, LGBTIQ+ peer support, 3pm to 9pm 1800 184 527
- Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636
Finding a psychologist
How to find a psychologist now, and how to check their registration.
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Medicare Mental Health
Australian Government
A free phone service that talks through what's going on and helps connect you with the right kind of care nearby. Call 1800 595 212, weekdays 8:30am to 5pm. It isn't a crisis line.
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Mental health treatment plans, explained
healthdirect
How a GP referral works for Medicare-rebated sessions with a psychologist: what the plan is, what the rebate covers, and how many sessions you can have in a year. Since November 2025, the plan needs to come from your usual GP or the practice you're registered with through MyMedicare.
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Find a Psychologist
Australian Psychological Society
A searchable directory you can filter by location and area of practice. Treat it as a shortlist, and talk to two or three people before you choose.
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Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency public register
Ahpra
Check any Australian psychologist's registration, including conditions and endorsements. It's free and takes about thirty seconds. It's worth doing before you see anyone new, including me.
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Black Dog Institute
Medical research institute, UNSW Sydney
Reliable fact sheets, free online programs, and plain-language explainers on the most common difficulties. More reliable than searching the web.
Stuttering
Peer support and plain-language information about stuttering.
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The McGuire Programme
International peer-led programme
The programme I did in 2019, which taught me costal breathing and introduced me to other adults who stutter. I'm now a coach there. It isn't therapy and it isn't a cure, and I keep it separate from my clinical work.
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Speak Easy Association
Self-help association for adults who stutter
Australia's self-help association for adults who stutter, with local groups in several states. Meeting other adults who stutter can make a real difference, and this is one way to do it.
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STAMMA
The British Stammering Association
Clear, well-written guides on stammering for people who stammer, parents and clinicians. It's UK-based, but most of it applies anywhere.
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The Stuttering Foundation
US non-profit
Free guides and videos. Especially useful for parents of young children who have started to stutter.
Meditation and attention
Resources for building a regular meditation practice.
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Insight Timer
Meditation app
A large free library of guided meditations from many teachers and traditions, with a simple timer for sitting on your own.
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Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha
Daniel Ingram
A frank, practical guide to insight meditation and the stages people often move through. The second edition is free to read online.
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The Mind Illuminated
Culadasa (John Yates), with Matthew Immergut and Jeremy Graves
A step-by-step guide to building stable attention, laid out in ten stages, drawing on both traditional teaching and neuroscience.
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Seeing That Frees
Rob Burbea
An in-depth book on insight practice, and on how the way we look at experience shapes it.
Nothing here is paid or sponsored. I'm not affiliated with any of these organisations, apart from coaching with the McGuire Programme and my current placement at headspace.