Tamworth, NSW 2340
Counselling & Coaching in Tamworth
Tamworth is the largest centre in the New England North West, and the wait for counselling and psychology here can stretch for months. Change Play runs scheduled in-person outreach days in Tamworth, with online sessions filling every week in between — so you are not choosing between waiting and travelling. Diane Gray works with the realities of a regional service city: shift work, agricultural seasons, fly-in contracts, and families spread across surrounding towns.
- In person & online
- ≈ 110 km south-west of Armidale
- Session length
- Full 60 minutes
- Wait time
- Usually days, not months
What Tamworth clients come to Change Play for
- Long public waitlists — private appointments usually available within days, not months
- Shift and rotating-roster work at the hospital, in transport, and in agriculture
- Business and leadership coaching for owner-operators and regional managers
- Youth counselling for teenagers travelling in from surrounding towns for school
Every Change Play service is available in Tamworth
Counselling and coaching for children, youth, and adults — the same work, whether you sit in the room or join from home.
Counselling
from $150General Counselling in Tamworth
A confidential space to work through stress, anxiety, low mood, and the things that are hard to say out loud.
Family Counselling in Tamworth
Support for families navigating conflict, separation, blended-family change, or communication that has broken down.
Trauma-Informed Support in Tamworth
Paced, trauma-informed counselling that follows your lead rather than pushing you to retell everything at once.
Grief & Loss Counselling in Tamworth
Space to grieve a death, a relationship, a role, or a future that did not arrive, for as long as you need it.
Youth Counselling in Tamworth
Counselling for children and teenagers, with parents involved to the degree that actually helps.
Coaching
from $385Business & Leadership Coaching in Tamworth
Coaching for owners, managers, and leaders who need to think clearly about direction, people, and pressure.
Emotional Fitness Coaching in Tamworth
Building the emotional strength and self-awareness to handle what work and life keep sending your way.
Relationship Coaching in Tamworth
Practical work on the relationships that shape your days: partners, family, colleagues, and yourself.
Work-Life Balance Coaching in Tamworth
Reclaiming time and attention for the parts of life that keep getting pushed to the bottom of the list.
How sessions work in Tamworth
In person. In-person sessions run from a hired private room in central Tamworth on scheduled outreach days. The address is confirmed in your booking email. If no in-person day suits, an online session can usually be booked the same week.
Online. Secure video sessions run through the Change Play client portal — no separate app, no software to install. All you need is a phone or laptop and somewhere private. Online sessions cost exactly the same as in-person ones and run for the same full 60 minutes.
Booking. Create a free account, store a card securely with Stripe, and choose a time from live availability. Payment is taken automatically when the session starts and a tax invoice is emailed to you. Cancel with 48 hours’ notice and there is no fee.
Fees for Tamworth clients
- Counselling — 60 min
- $175
- Coaching — 60 min
- $385
- Discovery Call — 20 min
- Free
$150 concession
Packages reduce the per-session rate
For new coaching clients
All prices AUD incl. GST. No travel surcharge for Tamworth. Full fees & policies
Tamworth counselling questions
Do you offer in-person counselling in Tamworth?
In-person sessions run from a hired private room in central Tamworth on scheduled outreach days. The address is confirmed in your booking email. If no in-person day suits, an online session can usually be booked the same week. Every session — in person or online — costs the same and runs for a full 60 minutes.
How much does counselling cost in Tamworth?
Counselling is $175 for a full 60-minute session, or $150 at the concession rate for eligible concession card and student ID holders. Coaching is $385 per 60-minute session, with 6- and 10-session packages available at a reduced per-session rate. All prices are in AUD and include GST. Travelling to Tamworth costs you nothing extra — the fee is the same wherever the session happens.
How soon can I get an appointment?
Change Play is a private practice with no public waitlist, so appointments are usually available within days rather than months. You can see live availability and book yourself in through the client portal once you have created a free account.
Do I need a referral or a mental health care plan?
No. You can book directly with Change Play without a GP referral or a mental health care plan. Because Diane is a counsellor rather than a registered psychologist, sessions are not claimable through Medicare — some private health funds do provide a rebate for counselling, so it is worth checking your policy.
Will anyone in Tamworth know I am seeing a counsellor?
No. Sessions are confidential and records are stored securely under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). In-person sessions always run in a private, closed room, and if Diane sees you in public she will not acknowledge you as a client unless you speak first.
Also serving nearby towns
Change Play Coaching and Counselling works across the New England North West and online right across Australia.