Book an online counselling session from Brisbane with independent Australian counsellors, social workers and mental health practitioners. Times shown in AEST. No referral needed.
No. You can book directly with any practitioner listed on groundpath. A referral and a mental health treatment plan are only needed if you want to claim a Medicare rebate, which requires seeing a registered psychologist or an AASW-accredited mental health social worker.
Yes. Every session time is shown in your own timezone, with the practitioner’s timezone named beside it whenever the two differ — for example “5:00 pm AEST (6:00 pm AEDT)”. You never have to convert the time yourself.
Sessions are held online, so practitioners work from wherever they are based across Australia. Each profile states where the practitioner works and which timezone their availability is set in, so you can choose someone whose hours suit yours.
For many common concerns, research finds video-delivered therapy achieves outcomes comparable to in-person sessions. It suits some people and not others. If you would prefer to meet in person, a practitioner can tell you during a first conversation whether that is something they offer.