Meet our Triage team
Kellie, Shay and Emma will talk through what you need and match you with the right social worker.
Book a free chatHow it works
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Free 15 minute chat with our Triage team
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Matched with the right social worker
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Begin by telehealth or face to face
How social worker helps
Practical, trauma informed support
Social workers look at the whole picture: what you’re experiencing, and the family, practical and service pressures around it.
Trauma informed
Safety, choice and pace guide every session.
You make the decisions
We help you weigh up options. The choices stay yours.
Practical as well as emotional
Support with safety planning, family pressures and disability supports.
Supervised, governed practice
Social workers work within ASPL’s clinical governance framework.
What our social workers support
Support for individuals, families, children and young people.
Family, domestic and sexual violence
Family, domestic and sexual violence
Safety planning and risk assessment
Recovery following abuse
Emotional regulation
Childhood abuse, neglect and developmental trauma
Trauma and loss
Trauma, PTSD and complex trauma
Grief and loss
Critical incident support and
debriefing
debriefing
Dissociation
Children, young people and families
Child and adolescent mental health
Parenting and caregiver support
Family and relationship challenges
Student wellbeing and bullying
Disability, health and recovery
Neurodivergence, including ADHD and autism
Disability and NDIS related support
Chronic pain and rehabilitation
Alcohol and other drug concerns
Mental health and wellbeing
Anxiety and stress
Depression and low mood
Emotional regulation
Self esteem and confidence
Women’s and men’s mental health
Work, identity and life changes
Workplace stress and burnout
Life transitions and adjustment
Caring responsibilities
Cultural identity, belonging and
migration
migration
Each social worker has their own areas of expertise. Search our directory by focus area or ask our Triage team to find the right fit. Looking for therapy with a psychologist? See psychology.
Accessible, inclusive care
Tell us about any access, communication or cultural needs and we’ll accommodate them wherever possible. We welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTIQA+ people, neurodivergent people and people with disability.
If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can contact us through the National Relay Service
If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can contact us through the National Relay Service
Book your free first chat
Leave your details and our Triage team will contact you the way you prefer.
Only your name and a way to reach you are required.
Only your name and a way to reach you are required.
Common questions
How is a social worker different from a psychologist?
What happens in the free first chat?
Can I claim Medicare?
Can you help with NDIS?
Is what I share confidential?
What if I need to change or cancel?
If you need urgent support
ASPL provides care through scheduled appointments and is not a crisis service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000.
Deaf or hearing or speech impaired? Contact any of these services through the National Relay Service: TTY 133 677, Speak and Listen 1300 555 727, SMS relay 0423 677 767.
Deaf or hearing or speech impaired? Contact any of these services through the National Relay Service: TTY 133 677, Speak and Listen 1300 555 727, SMS relay 0423 677 767.
Lifeline 13 11 14
Anyone in crisis, 24/7
Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467
24/7
13YARN 13 92 76
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, 24/7
1800RESPECT 1800 737 732
Domestic, family or sexual violence, 24/7
Rainbow Door 1800 729 367
LGBTIQA+ people and families 10am to 5pm, 7 days
