Resources

Crisis Contact Information

It can feel daunting to reach out and talk with someone you don’t know, but be assured the person on the other end of the phone is trained to help you feel safer and more at ease. Until your therapy session with Sarah, talking with someone can offer support.

If an emergency for yourself or someone your supporting, make your way to the nearest emergency hospital. On Sydney’s Northern Beaches and North Shore that would be:

·       Royal North Shore Hospital: Reserve Road, St Leonards (02) 9926 7111

·       Northern Beaches Hospital: 105 Frenchs Forest Road West (02) 9105 5000

·       Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital: Palmerston Road, Hornsby (02) 9477 9123

·       Ryde Hospital: Denistone Road, Eastwood (02) 9858 7888

Crisis Support

As I do not provide a crisis service please contact:

·       Emergency Services: 000

·       Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7)

·       Lifeline Text: 0477 13 11 14

·       Suicide Callback Service: 1300 659 467 (24/7)

·       Kid's Helpline: 1800 551 800 (24/7 age 5-25)

·       13YARN: 13 92 76 (24/7 line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

·       Open Arms: 1800 011 046 (Veterans and their families)

·       MensLine Australia:  1300 789 978 (24/7 Men’s Mental Health)

·       Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 (depression/anxiety)

·       QLife: 1800 184 527 (3pm-midnight peer support for community members)

·       Child Protection Helpline: 132111

·       NSW Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511

·       Link2Home Homelessness: 1800152152

·       Link2Home Veterans & Ex-Service:1800326989

·       Disability Information Helpline: 1800 643 787

·       Rape Crisis Centre: 1800 424 017

·       Domestic Violence Crisis Service (DVCS): 1800737732/1800 656 463 (1800RESPECT)

·       Blue Knot Foundation Helpline: 1300224636

·       Centre Of Perinatal Excellence (COPE): 1300657380

·       Perinatal health support: 1300740398

·       Mindspot: (Anxiety/Depression/Stress) 1800 61 44 34 8am-8pm Mon-Fri/8am-6pm Sat

·       PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression): 1300 726 306, 9am-7:30pm (Mon-Fri)

·       SANE Australia: 1800 18 7263 10am-10pm (Mon-Fri)

·       National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service: 1800 737 732

·       The NSW Mental Health Access Line: 1800 011 511

·       Bravehearts: 1800 272 831 8:30am-4:30pm M-F. child sexual assault and exploitation.

·       The National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 1800 880 052 hotline@workfocus.com

·       The Butterfly Foundation’s National Helpline: 1800 33 4673, 8am-12am ,7 days

Bereavement support

·       Griefline for anyone experiencing grief and loss 1300 845 745

·       Bereavement Telephone Support Group facilitated by Cancer Council NSW 13 11 20 

·       National Association for Loss and Grief 02 6882 9222

·       Solace Association people grieving the death of a partner 02 9519 2820

·       National Centre for Childhood Grief1300 654 556

·       Canteen: cancer support for young people (12-25 years) 1800 835 932

·       The Compassionate Friends NSW Inc -bereaved parents/siblings/grandparents 02 9290 2355

LGBTIQ+

·       QLife Australia: 1800 184 527, 3pm-12am (midnight) 7 days a week.

·       QLife Webchat available: https://qlife.org.au/resources/chat

·       Rainbow Door: 1800 729 367 10am - 5pm, 7 days a week.

·       ACON: (02) 9206 2000

Health

·       Health Direct: 1800 022 222 Advice by registered nurses 24/7

·       Poisons Information Line: 13 11 26

·       Quit smoking: phone Quitline on 13 78 48

Alcohol and drugs

·       Alcoholics Anonymous Helpline: 1300 222 222

·       Narcotics Anonymous Hotline: 0488 811 247 or 1300652820

·       Alcohol & Drug Information Service (ADIS): 02 9361 8000/1800 422 599

·       Alcohol and Drug Information Service: 1300 131 340

·       National Alcohol & Other Drug Hotline: 1800250015

·       Family Drug Support Australia: 1300 368 186

·       Turning Point: 1800 888 236

I encourage you to not hesitate to contact these numbers when feeling depressed, lonely, overwhelmed,

emotionally dysregulated or have thoughts of suicide. These numbers are there to support you in these moments. 

Sarah

OCEANS PSYCHOTHERAPY 

Updated July 2026