If you or your child are in immediate danger, or your child has hurt themselves or talked about it, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or mental health clinic. Child helplines and crisis lines:
Crisis numbers in Australia
- Kids Helpline: Tel: 1800 55 1800. 24 hours. For ages five to 25.
- headspace (eheadspace), mental health support: Tel: 1800 650 890. For young people aged 12 to 25, and family or friends worried about them. Every day, 3pm to 10pm.
- Lifeline 13 11 14: Tel: 13 11 14 | Text: 0477 13 11 14. 24 hours.
- Suicide Call Back Service: Tel: 1300 659 467. 24 hours. For ages 15 and over.
- SuicideLine Victoria: Tel: 1300 651 251. 24 hours. For ages 15 and over.
- Carer Gateway: Tel: 1800 422 737 (then option 1 for your local service provider). Weekdays, 8am to 5pm.
- All crisis lines in Australia
This page lists Teen Psychotherapists in Melbourne. 4 in all.
How therapy with teenagers works
A therapist shapes the work to the teenager's age. It is not adult therapy cut short.
Physical, emotional and social change in adolescence can make young people vulnerable to mental health problems 1.
Work often covers anxiety, low mood, self-esteem, school, friendships and conflict at home. A therapist handles confidentiality differently with a young person than with an adult.
A therapist usually involves parents to some degree. Ask a practitioner at the start what will be shared with you.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Teen and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Melbourne page answers more questions about therapy there.
What therapy costs here
Do affordable options exist in Melbourne?
Cairnmillar Institute Community Clinic. Phone 1800 391 393. Community Clinic sessions are free. The clinic is open to the public and you do not need a referral. Its locations include Melbourne CBD and Hawthorn.
Who registers therapists in Australia?
See the Australia page for the professions that do carry a register there.
What these practitioners record
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References
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