ADF PsychologyServing & Veteran Members
ADF Psychology provides consulting psychology for currently serving members — full-time and reserve — and for veterans and former Defence personnel, through postings, deployments, operational pressure, transition and life after Service.
ADF Psychology is a veteran-owned practice led by David G Broadbent, a registered psychologist and former infantry reservist. Support is designed specifically for the realities of Defence life — the culture, the operational tempo, the postings, and the difficulty of asking for help, whether you're still in uniform or years past it.
Every appointment sits outside your chain of command. Nothing is reported to your unit, and nothing affects your career, security clearance or medical category unless you choose to involve those pathways yourself.
More about DavidServing members and veterans can access ADF Psychology through whichever pathway fits their situation — no referral is required to make contact.
Contact ADF Psychology directly and book a confidential appointment, no unit involvement required.
Referred by an MO, psychologist, social worker or chaplain within the Defence health system, or an eligible DVA referral pathway for veterans.
Sessions delivered by secure video, fitting around postings, exercises and duty schedules.
From first posting to command appointment, ADF Psychology works with the psychological demands specific to military service.
Trauma symptoms, hypervigilance, intrusive memories and the accumulated impact of operational service.
Pre-deployment preparation, in-theatre resilience, and reintegration on return home.
Clinical support for stress, low mood, sleep disruption and burnout under operational tempo.
Working through how postings, absences and Service pressures affect your relationships, as part of your own sessions.
Support through promotion, remuster, medical downgrade, posting changes and separation from the ADF.
Psychological strategies for sustaining performance, focus and decision-making in demanding roles.
Send an enquiry below, or email directly and David will respond personally.
Prefer email? Write to contact@adfpsychology.com.au
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Kerry Arthur Cattell, a Vietnam veteran who served with the AVF Detachment of the 1st Intelligence Division in 1970–71, and who was instrumental in David's own decision to enlist.
Visit Kerry's memorial page