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Open Therapy sorts practitioners into fourteen care types, each a family of professions rather than a single job title — Psychology holds both psychologists and clinical psychologists, Disability support holds three roles. Two are open for bookings: Psychology and Counselling. The other twelve have a page and practitioners behind them, but can’t be booked yet.
Care types open one at a time, and each one opens for everybody at once. Until yours opens it wears a Coming soon pill wherever it’s listed, and its own page offers an email field where the booking calendar would be. Leave your address and you’ll hear on the day it opens.
What kind of care grid with cards for Psychology and Counselling, and cards for Speech pathology and Occupational therapy each marked Coming soon.

Every care type is listed together, and the ones that haven't opened wear a Coming soon pill

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Open now

Medicare rebates on a mental health care plan.Practitioners — registered psychologists, clinical psychologists.Commonly searched — anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, burnout, OCD.
For grief, relationships, separation and life transitions. No referral needed, and many are available the same week.Practitioners — counsellors and psychotherapists.Commonly searched — grief, relationships, separation, stress, identity.
Each of the two has its own page, where you can search within it.
Psychology care type page with a description, tags for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, burnout and OCD, a search field, a list of services in psychology, and a Groups and courses section.

The Psychology page, with the services and group programs run in that care type

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Coming soon

Diagnosis, medication review and complex presentations, including autism assessment. GP referral required for a Medicare rebate.Practitioners — consultant psychiatrists.Commonly searched — ADHD assessment, medication review, bipolar, second opinion.
Children and adults, including voice and swallowing, in clinic, at home or online.Practitioners — speech pathologists.Commonly searched — language delay, stuttering, articulation, voice, AAC.
Sensory regulation, motor skills, daily living and NDIS goals, including home and school visits.Practitioners — occupational therapists.Commonly searched — sensory, motor skills, NDIS, school readiness.
Help getting a workable NDIS plan, the skills to use it, and day-to-day support at home.Practitioners — developmental educators, support coordinators, disability support workers.Commonly searched — NDIS plans, daily living skills, personal care, at-home support.
Assessing, writing and implementing the plan, at home and at school.Practitioners — NDIS behaviour support practitioners.Commonly searched — positive behaviour support, autism, school support, NDIS.
For people who get little out of talking — young children, autistic clients and older adults living with dementia. No artistic or musical ability needed.Practitioners — registered art therapists, registered music therapists.Commonly searched — autism, dementia, children, non-verbal communication.
Eating disorder and non-diet expertise, working alongside your psychologist and GP.Practitioners — dietitians.Commonly searched — eating disorders, body image, nutrition.
Movement prescribed as treatment for persistent pain, long-term conditions and low mood. Funded through NDIS or a GP chronic disease plan.Practitioners — accredited exercise physiologists.Commonly searched — chronic pain, mental health, injury recovery, fatigue.
Hands-on treatment paired with a program. Claimable on the spot with most extras cover.Practitioners — physiotherapists.Commonly searched — persistent pain, back and neck, post-surgical rehab, sports injury.
Hands-on treatment for the aches that come with pregnancy or long hours at a desk.Practitioners — registered osteopaths.Commonly searched — headaches, jaw pain, pregnancy-related pain, desk posture.
Worked to a defined end point, not an open-ended course of adjustments. Early morning sessions widely available.Practitioners — chiropractors.Commonly searched — low back pain, neck pain, posture, sciatica.
In clinic or at home for people who cannot travel easily.Practitioners — podiatrists.Commonly searched — diabetes foot care, heel pain, orthotics, children’s gait.

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What “coming soon” means for you

Practitioners in an unopened care type rejoin the directory on the day their care type opens.

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Joining a waitlist

Give an address and nothing else, used once to tell you the day that care type opens. You can join more than one. It doesn’t create an account, hold a place in a queue or commit you to anything.

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If you’re a therapist in one of these

You can apply, complete onboarding and be verified before your care type opens. The application asks for your care type first, and picking an unopened one tells you so on the spot. Your profile goes into the directory the day the category opens. See Join Open Therapy and Verification.

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Where to go next

How it works

The path from searching to a first session, from both sides.

Find a therapist

Matching, the shortlist, and searching the directory yourself.
Open Therapy is a directory and booking platform, not a crisis service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. For crisis support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. More numbers are on Getting help.