Empowering You With Tailored Mental Health Support
Excessive worry and stress can significantly impact mental and physical health, leading to fatigue, headaches, and concentration difficulties. A mental health coach can:
Overall, working with a coach empowers you to control stress and worry, leading to better mental and physical health, greater productivity, and a more balanced life.
YourCoachPlus is a unique, short-term, low-intensity mental health coaching program designed to help you navigate life’s challenges using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Social Prescribing techniques. Our approach is personalised, ensuring that you receive support tailored to your individual situation.
You need to be aged 16+ and living, working, or studying within the location areas listed below.
Anxiety: A coach can provide strategies to manage anxiety, develop coping mechanisms, and cultivate a sense of calm and control.
Depression: A coach helps navigate depression symptoms, offering tools to improve mood, build resilience, and rediscover joy in life.
Chronic Pain: A coach develops holistic approaches to pain management, incorporating techniques to reduce discomfort and enhance well-being.
Perinatal Depression: A coach offers support and guidance during pregnancy and postpartum, providing strategies to cope with emotions and adjust to parenthood.
Problem Solving: A coach provides a fresh perspective and practical solutions through structured problem-solving techniques, aiding in clarity and confident decision-making.
Interpersonal Skills: A coach enhances interpersonal skills, improves communication patterns, and fosters deeper connections with others.
Mental Health Approaches: A coach introduces practical approaches like mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques to enhance mental health and well-being.
Self-Esteem & Confidence: A coach supports building self-confidence, challenging self-limiting beliefs, and embracing unique strengths and qualities.
Trauma or Traumatic Events:Issues stemming from trauma, such as abuse, domestic violence, PTSD, or childhood trauma.
Severe Mental Health Problems: Certain diagnoses, including bipolar disorder, mood disorders, schizophrenia, or eating disorders.
Comorbidity: If you have multiple mental health concerns alongside other significant issues, such as substance abuse or physical health problems.
Risk: If you’re actively experiencing suicidal or self-harm thoughts with a plan or intent to act on them. Your safety and well-being are our top priority, and we encourage seeking immediate support from appropriate resources.
Motivation for Accessing the Program:If your primary motivation is external, such as fulfilling a court requirement.
If you are experiencing any of the above, please contact the national Head to Health mental health service.
Once a week, you’ll meet with your Coach to talk about how things are going. You’ll also have the option to schedule follow-up sessions to check in on your progress and make adjustments as needed.
During your first session (which usually lasts for about an hour), your Coach will take the time to get to know you better. You’ll chat about the challenges you’re facing and choose one or two issues to focus on. From there, you’ll create a problem statement that clearly defines what you’re dealing with. Then, your Coach will work with you to create a personalised plan that includes practical steps you can take to tackle the issues at hand. Your Coach can even help link you into other supports and services you may need, especially helping address challenges around some of the social determinants of health.
If you need more support than the program can offer, your Coach will be happy to help you find a more appropriate service that meets your needs.
You can also phone (02) 9477 8700 now to discuss how we can help.