Gidget House
Gidget Foundation Australia provides support for perinatal depression and anxiety through Gidget House.
Gidget Foundation Australia will be returning to face to face appointments from 12th October 2020 for all Gidget House locations in NSW and Qld.
For Gidget House Clayton (Vic), we will be continuing to monitor the situation on a monthly basis to determine when it might be possible to recommence face to face consultations.
The safety and wellbeing of our clients, clinicians, and staff remain our priority, and we are implementing a detailed COVID-19 safety plan. All clients are given the opportunity to choose whether to have their appointment in person or via video call.
If you would like any more detailed information about this transition or our COVID-19 safety plan, please contact us on 1300 851 758 or contact@gidgethouse.org.au
Free professional psychological support services are available for pregnant women and new parents suffering anxiety and depression. Located in North Sydney, Merrylands, Randwick, the Mater, North Shore Private Hospital, Queanbeyan, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Coffs Harbour, Taree, Clayton VIC and Toowoomba QLD, these facilities are easily accessible and provide compassionate holistic care for patients and their families.
Our goal is to create a safe haven for parents, a single location where mothers and fathers are respected and the needs of each unique family are paramount. Initially clinical services include psychological services with access to psychiatric and social worker referral. We are well networked with other services in the area enabling cross referral if required.
Payment for services provided by Gidget House are covered by Medicare bulk billing. A referral and a mental health care plan from a GP are required in order to access this funding.
Please click here to download a Gidget House brochure.
Parents referred to Gidget House will receive:
- Initial Assessment – meeting with the client to explore needs, concerns and solutions.
- Individual therapy – one-to-one therapies or counselling for perinatal mental health issues.
- Psychiatric support – where necessary – providing treatment for mental health disorders or referral to a psychiatrist.
We welcome all parents who need access to specialised perinatal mental health care. You can reach us during office hours on 02 9460 1550 or 1300 851 758 or via email: contact@gidgethouse.org.au.
If your GP has sent a referral directly through to Gidget House, please contact us on 1300 851 758 or via email: contact@gidgethouse.org.au so that we can book in your first appointment.
Gidget House does not provide crisis support. If you are in need of urgent help please call your local hospital or Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Are You a GP Wanting to Refer a Patient to Gidget House?
Are you a GP who has a patient experiencing perinatal depression and/or anxiety?
Download our NSW Gidget House GP Information Sheet
Download our QLD Gidget House GP Information Sheet
Download our VIC Gidget House GP Information Sheet
Gidget House Clayton
Gidget House Clayton
Jean Hailes for Women’s Health Medical Centre
173 Carinish Road,
Clayton VIC 3168
Gidget House Coffs Harbour
Tresillian Family Care Centre
27 Park Ave
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Gidget House Dubbo
Tresillian Family Care Centre
214 Darling Street
Dubbo NSW 2830
Gidget House Manly
19-21 South Steyne
Manly NSW 2095
Gidget House the Mater
Level 3, Mater Hospital
25 Rocklands Road,
North Sydney NSW 2060
Gidget House Merrylands
Stockland – Community Room
1 McFarlane St,
Merrylands NSW 2160
Gidget House North Shore Private
North Shore Private Hospital
Maternity, Level 2
1 Westbourne Street
St Leonards NSW 2065
Gidget House North Sydney
34 McLaren Street,
North Sydney NSW 2060
Gidget House Randwick
Karitane
146 Avoca Street
Randwick NSW 2031
Gidget House Shellharbour
Stockland Shellharbour
Community Room (Level 1)
211 Lake Entrance Rd
Shellharbour NSW 2529
Gidget House Queanbeyan
Tresillian Family Care Centre
12 Southbar Road
Karabar NSW 2620
Gidget House Taree
Tresillian in Manning Family Care Centre
78 Albert St
Taree NSW 2430
Gidget House Toowoomba
Entrance 1
St Vincent’s Private Hospital
22-36 Scott Street
Toowoomba QLD 4350
Gidget House Wagga Wagga
Tresillian Family Care Centre
54 Yentoo Drive
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
My psychologist from Gidget House was my life saviour through this hard time. She was there for myself and for my family and I will always have a special place in my heart for her. The assistance Gidget House offers to families that are struggling is priceless.”
Expanding the Gidget Foundation Australia footprint across the greater community is incredibly important, it’s the ability to reach more perinatal, expectant, and new parents that may be struggling and often do so in silence. Bringing the incredible staff and services of Gidget House to the community of the Northern Beaches allows even more families access to compassionate, holistic care in a safe space.
Last year, my 2nd little darling was born in November, coincidently the day Gidget House was opened in Dubbo. After some seriously hard months juggling my two kids, a visit to the GP had me diagnosed with postnatal depression.
I felt a huge sense of relief just being diagnosed, and she promptly referred me to Gidget Foundation Australia.
I only ended up having one face to face session with the lovely, kind, and talented Clinician at Gidget House Dubbo. Then COVID life hit and we had some more telehealth sessions over video from her house to mine.
She was fantastic to talk to and my life and my whole family’s life is richer because of this critical help.
“Last year I saw a Mum of two young children as a patient.
She had a toddler and a newborn and in her words “everything had unravelled”.
She was feeling overwhelmed, anxious, cranky, frustrated, depressed, that she wasn’t coping well, feeling that she “couldn’t remember when she last felt happy” and that she was having “no good days”.
I was very concerned about her – to the point where, (with her permission), I rang her mother to engage a team to support her.
I called Gidget House and was very fortunate to be able to get a cancellation appointment for her the next day.
With wonderful supportive counselling, advice and strategies from her psychologist at Gidget House, regular follow up with myself, a period of medication and great family support she made a rapid improvement and I was delighted to hear her report her improvement – she felt she was coping better, her low mood and anxiety had greatly improved, she was less harsh on herself, she was getting out of the house more to exercise, see friends and go to play group, she felt more connected to the baby and was enjoying motherhood and her kids much more.
I was very grateful to Gidget House for their brilliant and very supportive care of her.”
