All Meridian services and programs will close for the year at 5:00pm 16 December 2022 and reopen at 9:00am on Tuesday 3 January 2023. During this time, we will not be responding to any email, phone, website, social media, or walk-in enquiries. For general information and details on services provided by Meridian, please visit our website www.meridianact.org.au.
Meridian offers a wide range of community-focused wellbeing services. We use our lived experience to lead the way in providing safe, inclusive and affirming support for all experiences and identities. Our wellbeing team are qualified and registered mental health professionals, including Counsellors, Psychologists and Social Workers. Our services focus on peer-informed, person-centred, trauma-informed and affirming approaches to care and support.
Important Note - Waitlist Closed
Meridian Wellbeing Services is currently experiencing unprecedented demand for our Counselling and Psychology supports and our waitlist is now closed.
If you would like to access our services, please complete an online submission via the forms below - we can then let you know when the waitlist is open again in 2023.
We sincerely thank you for your patience during this time of high demand.
You can also email us at [email protected]
Meridian Wellbeing Services is not a crisis service.
We are an appointment-based service, and we only respond to phone calls and emails during normal business hours - 9:00am to 4:00pm, Monday - Friday.
If you, or someone you know is in crisis please call the numbers below:
In an emergency always contact 000.
Access Mental Health open 24/7 | (02) 6205 1065 or 1800 629 354
QLife: Open 3pm - Midnight | 1800 184 527 | qlife.org.au
Lifeline: Open 24/7 | 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au
Domestic Violence Crisis Service: Open 24/7 | (02) 6280 0900 | dvcs.org.au
For those under the age of 25, there are also the following services available:
Kids Helpline: Open 24/7 | 1800 551 800 | kidshelpline.com.au
Eheadspace: 1800 650 890 | headspace.org.au/eheadspace/
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Inclusive and safe for all communities, specialising in LGBTIQA+ people and their allies and people living with HIV. |
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Easy, prompt and confidential access to community-focused help and support. |
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Experienced Multi-Disciplinary Team including Psychologists, Social Workers and Counsellors with a diversity of lived, peer and community support experience. |
Meridian is accredited to the National Standards for Mental Health Services (NSMHS)
We are an appointment-based service, we are not a crisis service.
Inclusive Pathways, Counselling and EAP Enquiries
Segments of Care
Due to unprecedented demand and a growing waitlist, Meridian Wellbeing Services has moved to a Segment of Care service model to ensure more clients have the opportunity to access support.
What this means is that your Counselling, Psychology or Social Work support will be focused on your individual wellness goals within a maximum of 6 sessions.
Our Intake Officer will discuss this with you, as will your clinician when planning the best care for you. Once an individual’s Segment of Care comes to a close, they can request to be put back on the waitlist for future Segments of Care as they become available.
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Inclusive Pathways is a wellbeing service providing free psychological and social work support for LGBTIQA+ (or questioning) folk who are 16+ years and live/work or study in the ACT. This program requires a Mental Health Treatment Plan from a GP. Inclusive Pathways is funded by the Capital Health Network (CHN).
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Counselling
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Meridian Wellbeing Services hosts the ACT’s leading peer-led counselling service for people living with HIV, people impacted by HIV, LGBTIQA+ people, their families-of-choice, carers and their allies. |
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Our wellbeing team provides Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling support to community sector employees, LGBTIQA+ employees, their families and allies. |
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We can provide both psychology and counselling support for clients who are self-managed or plan-managed. For more information please contact Meridian Wellbeing Services on 6257 2855, via email at [email protected] or complete our Self-Referral or Client Referral Form. |
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Meridian Wellbeing Services is not a crisis service. If you, or someone you know is in crisis please call the numbers below: For those under the age of 25, there are also the following services available: |
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