ADF PsychologyServing & Veteran Members
Whatever your rank, corps or employment category, ADF Psychology provides confidential support that works around duty, exercises and postings — not the other way around.
Many serving members delay getting help because they're worried it will affect their category, clearance or career. ADF Psychology exists so that concern doesn't have to stop you.
Sessions are confidential and separate from your unit's welfare and reporting structures.
Attend from base, on exercise where connectivity allows, or from home — no travel to a clinic required.
No need to explain rank structure, postings, or why "just take some leave" isn't always the answer.
Appointments that fit around duty rosters, courses and short-notice taskings.
Registered psychology, not peer support alone — clinically grounded strategies for real change.
If Service life is affecting your household, that's part of the conversation in your own sessions. Partners and children can access their own free counselling via Open Arms.
Most people who contact ADF Psychology aren't in crisis — they're managing something that's building, and want to deal with it before it grows.
Ongoing pressure that's starting to affect mood, patience or performance.
Postings, deployments and long hours placing pressure on a partnership or family.
Carrying operational tempo home, or struggling to be present outside work hours.
Questions about remuster, promotion, posting or whether to stay in the ADF.
A training incident, operational event or workplace situation that's stayed with you.
The cumulative weight of tempo, admin and responsibility, without one clear cause.
Contact ADF Psychology directly by email or phone. No unit sign-off or referral is required to book a first appointment.
If you already have a referral from an MO, psychologist or chaplain, mention it when you get in touch and it will be linked to your file.
An initial session to understand what's going on and agree on a plan — practical, not a lengthy intake process.
No referral required. Sessions available by telehealth across Australia.