Locations · Alice Springs

    Online psychologist in Alice Springs.

    From Braitling and Gillen to Larapinta and The Gap, MeHelp connects people in Alice Springs with an AHPRA-registered online psychologist by phone or video, with sessions scheduled in Central Australian time.

    Sessions run on Alice Springs time (ACST (no daylight saving)).

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    AHPRA-registeredSame-week sessionsBulk billing available
    Choose your starting point

    Start where you are.

    Three quick ways to begin, no matter what stage you're at.

    I don't have a referral

    If you're new to this, we will walk you through the process.

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    I have a referral

    Send your MHTP and signed referral letter to MeHelp.

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    I want to pay privately

    No GP referral needed. Book a private session directly.

    Private options
    For Alice Springs

    Why online psychologist sessions work for Alice Springs residents.

    Alice Springs sits close to the middle of the continent, roughly as far from Adelaide as it is from Darwin. With the nearest capital that far away, an online session means you can see a psychologist without planning around a trip.

    Online psychology sessions for Alice Springs residents take those barriers out of the way:

    • No commute, no waiting room. Sessions start at your time, from wherever you are.
    • Same-week sessions. Choose a first appointment time that suits you when you book.
    • Evening and weekend slots. Easier to fit around work, family, and study.
    • Nationally registered. MeHelp psychologists are registered with AHPRA to practise across Australia, so where you live doesn't limit who you can see.
    • ACST (no daylight saving). Sessions adjust to your local time, so a 7pm appointment is actually 7pm Alice Springs time.
    Who we help

    What we work with in Alice Springs.

    Australian psychologists supporting you across mental health and life challenges. Every condition has its own guide with treatment information.

    Anxiety disorders

    Anxiety

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    Mood

    Depression

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    Adjustment

    Stress and burnout

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    Trauma

    PTSD and trauma

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    Personality

    Narcissism

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    Neurodevelopmental

    ADHD

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    Relationships

    Couples & relationships

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    Life transitions

    Grief and loss

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    Three steps

    How to start.

    Using a Medicare referral? These are the three steps. Paying privately? You can go straight to booking.

    1

    Book a GP appointment

    Ask your GP in Alice Springs for a mental health consultation. A longer appointment gives you time to talk through what's going on.

    What do I do at the GP?
    2

    Get your plan and referral

    Your GP can prepare a Mental Health Treatment Plan and signed referral. MeHelp needs both before bulk-billed sessions can begin.

    See documents required
    3

    Send it to MeHelp

    Upload your documents to our secure folder, email them, or ask your GP to fax. We'll match you with a psychologist and book your first Alice Springs-time session.

    Send my referral
    Pricing

    With a referral, or without.

    Both get you to the same place — an AHPRA-registered psychologist, online. The difference is cost and a GP visit.

    Most common

    With a Medicare referral

    $0out of pocket

    Bulk billed — nothing to pay.

    • Up to 10 sessions a calendar year
    • Needs a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan + referral
    • We bill Medicare directly
    How Medicare works
    Fastest

    Without a referral

    $180a session

    Pay privately — no GP required.

    • No GP visit, no referral
    • No session limit — go at your pace
    • Often a first session this week
    • Completely private — nothing shared
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    What it costs

    The simplest part.

    $0

    out-of-pocket per session

    With a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP and a signed referral, MeHelp accepts the Medicare rebate as full payment. We don't charge a gap fee.

    What's covered

    Bulk-billed sessions

    Medicare covers the full session cost when you have a valid MHTP and signed referral.

    How many sessions

    Up to 10 per year

    Medicare allows up to 10 bulk-billed psychology sessions each calendar year.

    What you don't pay

    No claim forms

    We bill Medicare directly. You don't pay upfront and you don't claim anything back.

    If you don't have a referral

    Private sessions available

    Private sessions are available at our standard rate, no GP appointment required.

    Funding

    Many ways to fund Alice Springs sessions.

    Medicare bulk billing is the most common path. Other options are available depending on your situation.

    MedicareNDISWorkCoverDVAPrivate health insuranceWorkplace EAPPay privately
    Coverage

    Anywhere in Northern Territory (NT), online.

    Because sessions are online, we work with people across the whole of Northern Territory (NT). If you have a phone or a quiet room, you can join.

    Sessions adjust to your local time. Alice Springs runs on ACST (no daylight saving).

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    Local support in and around Alice Springs.

    Alice Springs, known in Eastern Arrernte as Mparntwe, is covered by Northern Territory PHN, the single Primary Health Network for the whole territory.

    The NT Government lists the Central Australia mental health services based in Alice Springs. They include community, remote, forensic and child and youth/perinatal teams, a Crisis Assessment Triage Team (CATT), a sub-acute facility and the mental health inpatient unit at Alice Springs Hospital. For young people aged 12 to 25, headspace Mparntwe Alice Springs is on Todd Street. The territory's Medicare Mental Health Centres are in Casuarina in Darwin and in Katherine, so there is no centre in town.

    The Northern Territory mental health line appears on the NT Government's 24 hour mental health hotlines page. A MeHelp psychologist works alongside these services, not instead of them. Your GP or clinic stays your regular point of care, the public teams cover crisis and hospital care, and MeHelp offers planned sessions by phone or video, whether you are in town or further out in Central Australia. If anyone is in immediate danger, turn to the crisis contacts lower on this page.

    Why MeHelp

    Australian psychologists. Same-week sessions.

    Every MeHelp psychologist is AHPRA-registered and Australian-trained. Sessions are online, bulk-billed under Medicare with a referral, and available on weeknights and weekends.

    AHPRA-registered

    Every psychologist is Australian-trained and regulated.

    Bulk billing available

    Under Medicare with a Mental Health Treatment Plan.

    Same-week appointments

    Booked online, then held by phone or video.

    Evenings and weekends

    Sessions fit around your schedule, online from home.

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    FAQs

    Questions from Alice Springs clients.

    Yes. Our psychologists are registered with AHPRA to practise across Australia, including Alice Springs. Sessions are delivered online, so location of the psychologist isn't a barrier — what matters is the right fit for you.
    Where this comes from

    Sources and further reading.

    Medicare details on this page reflect the Better Access initiative administered by Services Australia. Mental health information is from Healthdirect Australia, Beyond Blue, the Black Dog Institute, and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. For Northern Territory (NT) crisis support, call 000, Lifeline 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636.

    Last reviewed May 2026 by Phillipa Brown, AHPRA-registered Psychologist.

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    Ready when you are.

    Book an online session with an Australian psychologist from anywhere in Alice Springs or Northern Territory (NT). Bulk-billed with a Medicare referral.

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