Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW)

Are you suffering from depression, anxiety or feelings of stress?  

Do you need support to work through a life transition or crisis? 

Accredited Mental Health Social Workers (AMHSW) are highly specialised social workers who focus solely on mental health concerns and diagnoses. 

They work from a holistic framework to empower you to help heal yourself. 

Mental Health Social Workers consider a person’s psycho-social environment and are well versed in government support systems and programs. 

They encourage a therapeutic relationship based on collaboration and partnership rather than an expert-patient relationship. 

You will be actively involved and thoroughly supported through a bio-psychosocial, integrated approach to enhance your wellbeing, and identify and address issues that impact your mental health or create inequality, injustice or discrimination.   

Our Mental Health Social Workers use a variety of evidence based treatments, tailored to you and your circumstances, such as:

• Skills development: problem solving, anger and stress management, emotional regulation, assertiveness, social skills and parenting skills
• Relaxation and Mindfulness strategies
• Person Centred Therapy
• Interpersonal Therapy, Trauma Informed therapy
• Neuropsychotherapy, Attachment Theory
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychoeducation 
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) 

Our team work with children, adolescents and adults, across a broad range of mental health concerns and diagnoses including: 

• Skills development
• Depression, anxiety and stress
• Relationship concerns
• Perinatal support
• Trauma and complex trauma, including sexual assault
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Resilience and Growth
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Personality disorders
• Life crises
• Childhood social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
• Family therapy (attachment, empathy, communication, social skills)
• Grief and loss
• Self harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours
• Eating disorders

Accredited Mental Health Social Workers are registered under Medicare with rebates available under a Mental Health Care Plan.