Psychotherapist jobs in Melbourne, VIC

Psychotherapist work in Melbourne, VIC

Psychotherapist roles in Melbourne, VIC sit within post-Royal Commission investment has created strong demand, particularly in community mental health, crisis services, and the lived experience workforce. Outer metropolitan areas offer above-award incentives in some services. psychotherapist positions are found across public health services, community organisations, and private practice in the region.

Psychotherapy in Australia encompasses a range of modalities including psychodynamic therapy, Jungian analysis, Gestalt, EMDR, somatic approaches, and integrative frameworks. Psychotherapists typically work with clients over longer periods than counsellors, engaging with deeper relational and developmental patterns.

Victoria's mental health system underwent significant reform following the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System, with substantial investment in community-based services, lived experience workforce, and prevention. Melbourne sits at the centre of this transformation — new mental health and wellbeing services, Local Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (LAOMHWS), and expanded crisis services are actively recruiting.

Qualifications typically required

• Degree or postgraduate diploma in Psychotherapy (PACFA-accredited preferred)
• PACFA Clinical or equivalent professional membership
• Significant supervised clinical hours (typically 750+ for full membership)
• Personal therapy as required by professional training body

Key employers in Melbourne, VIC

• Alfred Health
• Melbourne Health (NorthWestern Mental Health)
• Eastern Health
• Orygen
• Peninsula Health
• headspace
• Mind Australia
• EACH
• cohealth