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Thorne Harbour Health - Counselling

Thorne Harbour Health provides therapeutic groups, mental health and alcohol and drug counselling services for LGBTQIA+ individuals and for people living with HIV.

Thorne Harbour Health is Australia’s oldest and Victoria's largest HIV/AIDS and LGBTQIA+ health organisation. It offers a range of mental health care services such as counselling, therapeutic groups, same-sex support groups for the LGBTQIA+ community suffering from mental health concerns or alcohol and other drug problems.

Through a range of projects, Thorne Harbour Health deliver community-led and culturally appropriate services that improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people living throughout Victoria.

The experienced Alcohol and Drug counsellors can help with:

  • Information about the effects of alcohol and drug use on your health and mental health
  • Helping you to reduce the harms associated with alcohol and drug use
  • Developing a plan and practical strategies to control or reduce your use
  • Assisting you to plan to cease your drug use and provide you with strategies to prevent relapse
  • Information and support for families affected by alcohol and other drug use
  • Information and referral to Thorne Harbour Health’s therapeutic groups or other treatment services including residential or non-residential withdrawal and/or rehabilitation

Call the counselling service Client Liaison or duty worker between 10am-4pm Monday-Friday at (03) 9865 6700 or 1800 134 840 for more information.

This service is for LGBTQIA+ people living in Victoria.

There may be fees associated with this service.

Thorne Harbour Health

Thorne Harbour Health, 200 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford VIC, 3067
Monday 9am-6pm
Tuesday 9am-6pm
Wednesday 9am-6pm
Thursday 9am-6pm
Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
(03) 9865 6700 Learn More