Within Australia:

If life is in danger call 000

If you are:

experiencing a mental health crisis
at risk of suicide
thinking about harming yourself or someone else

Immediately contact one of the following:

Your GP or Psychiatrist
The Police or Ambulance (call 000)

Alternatively, go to your nearest hospital Emergency Department.

Australian State and Territory Crisis Mental Health Telephone Support*:

*information correct at time of writing.

State	Mental Health Service	Telephone
NSW	Mental Health Line	1800 011 511
VIC	Suicide Help Line	1300 651 251
QLD	Mental Health Access Line	1300 642 255
TAS	Helpline	1800 332 388
SA	Assessment & Crisis Intervention	13 14 65
NT	Mental Health Line	1800 682 288
ACT	Mental Health Triage	1800 629 354
WA (Metro)	Mental Health Emergency Response	1300 555 788
WA (Peel)	Mental Health Emergency Response	1800 676 822

Free 24 hour crisis counselling services

Service	Telephone
Lifeline	13 11 14
Suicide Call Back	1300 659 467
MensLine	1300 789 978
Beyond Blue	1300 224 636
1800 Respect	1800 737 732

About

Andrea Schwede

BA(Hons) MPsychClin MAPS FCCLP

Clinical Psychologist

Qualifications

Trained as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Queensland, Andrea holds the following qualifications

Master of Clinical Psychology
Honours in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts with a Double Major in Psychology

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Australian Psychological Society
Fellow of the College of Clinical Psychologists
PsyBA Board Approved Supervisor

Specialisation

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - CBT

CBT focuses on identifying, challenging, and changing:

a person's problematic thoughts (cognitive distortions)
what a person does and/or doesn’t do as a result of these thoughts (associated behaviours)
to improve how the person feels (emotion regulation)

CBT also teaches skills to develop personal coping strategies that can be applied to many challenging situations throughout life. These skills & strategies help solve current problems - even if these problems began long ago.

Professional Experience

Andrea has 20 years experience working across both public and private sectors of mental health, having supported people throughout Brisbane, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Rural Australia and London.

Last updated: Feb 19, 2023