Counselling Options in Mudgee (and surrounds)

There are a number of counseling options that are available in the Mudgee Area.   Each counsellor these specialises in different counselling models and issues.  Different services are funded in different ways. 

Services have different waiting lists and costs associated with the counselling.   

It is recommended that you find the right service for your situation in this mix.  You need to find a counsellor that you can feel comfortable with as well as one that has skills for the issues that you face and any type of therapy that is listed for you.  You will also want a counsellor that works to the budget and times that suit you.

Despite the list of counselling services here there is usually a high demand for services and wait times may be involved.

The Private services in Mudgee include:

• Strong Minds (Marathon Health) offer counselling through Clinical Psychologist Bev Johnson who is based at Mudgee Psychology but also works at Kandos, Coolah, Dunedoo and Gulgong.

• Penney Consulting - Amy Penney's psychological service. Sees clients under mental health care plans (Medicare including bulk billing for eligible clients), Victims of Crime, NDIS and Open Arms (veterans and veterans families). Works Mon-Thurs. penneypsychology@gmail.com

• Mudgee Counselling Service:  Lone Ashlin is a recognised counsellor with PACFA and is able to provide counselling under Health Insurance. 

• Mudgee Psychology:  This is the biggest counselling practice in Mudgee with the most clinicians, each clinician has their own skills.  I suggest you check out their website for more information.

• Mudgee Therapy Rooms: This is a smaller counselling practice including counsellors 

  • Marea Farley is a Social Worker who focuses on families and marriages and provides some counselling on the weekend 

  • Angela Middleton is a Social Worker who focuses on counselling Victims of Crime and has specialised as a Sexual Assault counsellor

• Focus Time Psychology is Neville Shackleton's counselling service.  He sees clients under Medicare (at times bulk billing) and specialises in EAP, Marriage counselling, VVCS/OpenArms, Strong Minds and NDIS

• Linda MacKay marriage counselling

• Tanya Spalding the Uniting Child & Family Therapist, at the Family Options Counselling team Mudgee

• Cudgegong Counselling - Renee Lamshed is a trained ACA Counsellors, that can help individuals, couples, families or groups.  They are able to see people through the NDIS.

• Peter Watt: Peter is a psychologist that works out of Mudgee Medical Centre at times.  He also works across the region with sex offenders. 

• Choose Your Future Counselling is a counselling service run by Joanne Cotterill.  She focuses in providing counselling services for the following agencies,  Open Arms, NDIS, Victims of Crime,and Medicare Home Visits. Joanne also sees some clients under EAP agreements.

Financial help (and sometimes covering of costs) for counselling services can come from:

• Open Arms (the old Veterans and Veterans counselling service)

• Strong Minds (Marathon Health)

• National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

• Victims of Crime (VoC) - counselling can also be offered via telehealth

• Medicare

• Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (including NewPsyc)

• Some private health funds also cover counselling.  You would need to check with your health fund to confirm if you are eligible.