FIFO Mental Health Support Australia
Confidential Support for FIFO, DIDO & Mining Workers Across Australia
Can't switch off after shift? Dreading going back to site? Not sleeping? Fighting more at home? Drinking more than you used to? Or just know you're not yourself?
You don't have to wait until things get worse.
Get Right Therapy provides private, confidential support for FIFO, DIDO and mining workers dealing with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, relationships, trauma, burnout, anger, alcohol, gambling and the pressures of working away.
Completely independent of your employer.
Support that works around your roster — not the other way around.
Sessions are available via Zoom Australia-wide, so getting help doesn't have to mean waiting until you're back home or travelling to another appointment. Where scheduling permits, you can speak privately between shifts, after shift, on a day off, during R&R or from home.
Use us completely privately or alongside your existing EAP.
You Don't Have to Call It a Mental Health Problem
Sometimes you don't know exactly what's wrong.
You just know something has changed.
Maybe you're:
Dreading the next flight or drive back to site
Lying in bed exhausted but unable to switch your brain off
Feeling angry, irritable or on edge
Sitting alone in your room thinking too much
Drinking more just to relax
Gambling because you're bored or stressed
Feeling disconnected from your partner or kids
Fighting every time you come home
Struggling after an accident, near miss or incident
Feeling flat even when you're supposed to be enjoying R&R
Wondering whether the money is still worth being away
Keeping everything to yourself because you don't want work involved
You don't need a diagnosis to ask for help.
You Can Ask for Help Before It Becomes an Emergency
You don't need to wait until you've made a plan, reached breaking point or somebody else notices.
If something inside you is saying “I'm not okay,” that's enough reason to reach out.
Suicide Prevention & Support After Losing a Mate
When “I'm Not Doing Great” Has Become Something More Serious
Sometimes it goes beyond stress, burnout or having a bad swing.
You might be thinking:
“I can't keep doing this.”
“Everyone would be better off without me.”
“I just want everything to stop.”
Or you may not intend to hurt yourself, but thoughts about dying, disappearing or not wanting to wake up have started entering your head.
Don't wait for those thoughts to become a crisis before telling someone.
If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, hopelessness or feeling like you've reached your limit, getting support early matters.
If worrying about work finding out is stopping you from speaking up, Get Right Therapy can be accessed independently of your employer. And because sessions are online, you may be able to speak privately via Zoom while you're away on site, off duty, during R&R or from home rather than waiting for the end of your swing.
Worried About a Mate?
Maybe you're not the person struggling. You're the one watching it happen.
Someone on your crew may be withdrawing, drinking more, talking differently, struggling after a relationship breakdown or saying things that leave you wondering: “Was he serious?”
You don't have to become their therapist. If you're worried about someone, taking it seriously, asking how they're going and helping connect them with appropriate support can matter enormously.
If you believe someone may be in immediate danger, treat it as an emergency and connect them with appropriate emergency or crisis support.
Lost a Mate or Colleague to Suicide?
The rest of the crew still has to go back to work.
Losing someone you worked beside can leave behind shock, anger, guilt, unanswered questions and thoughts that keep returning long after everyone else appears to have moved on.
You might be:
Replaying your last conversation
Wondering whether you should have noticed something
Asking whether you could have done more
Struggling to sleep
Feeling angry or guilty
Avoiding reminders of what happened
Worried another mate may be struggling
Finding that the loss has changed the way you think about your own life
Get Right Therapy can provide private support for workers affected by the suicide or attempted suicide of a friend, colleague or crew member, including grief, trauma, guilt and the emotional impact left behind.
You don't have to have been their closest mate for their death to affect you.
FIFO Anxiety, Stress & Overthinking
Your Shift Finishes. Your Head Doesn't.
You get back to your room exhausted.
But instead of switching off, your mind starts going.
Work. Home. Your relationship. Money. Tomorrow's shift. Something someone said. Something that happened. Whether you can keep doing this.
Then you're expected to sleep and do it all again tomorrow.
We work with FIFO and mining workers experiencing:
Anxiety and racing thoughts
Constant overthinking
Workplace pressure
Irritability and anger
Panic and physical anxiety
Burnout
Difficulty switching off
Stress before returning to site
Feeling constantly on edge
The goal isn't simply to talk about stress.
It's to help your mind and body actually come down from it.
With Zoom sessions, you don't necessarily have to carry it through the entire swing. Where availability permits, support can fit around your roster so you can talk when you're off duty, between shifts, on a day off or back home on R&R.
FIFO Sleep & Night Shift Problems
Exhausted But Still Can't Sleep?
You've done a 12-hour shift.
You're physically wrecked.
But your brain has other ideas.
Poor sleep is one of the biggest issues FIFO workers report — particularly around long shifts, early starts, night shift and changing between site and home routines.
We can help with:
Difficulty falling asleep after shift
Waking throughout the night
Racing thoughts in bed
Night-shift sleep problems
Sleep anxiety
Stress-related insomnia
Changing between day and night shift
Resetting your sleep during R&R
Sleep support you can actually use on site
Where appropriate, personalised hypnosis or relaxation recordings can also give you something practical to use privately in your room when it's time to switch off.
Online sessions also mean you can work on the problem while you're actually living the roster rather than waiting until you return home and your sleep pattern has changed again.
FIFO Relationships, Partners & Family
You're Doing FIFO for Your Family. But What If FIFO Is Hurting Your Family?
This is one of the hardest parts of working away.
While you're on site, life at home continues.
Your partner handles things without you. Your kids continue growing. You miss birthdays, weekends, school events and ordinary family moments.
Then you come home expecting to slot straight back in.
Sometimes it doesn't happen.
You may find yourselves arguing. Your partner may resent how much they've had to handle alone. You might feel like a visitor in your own house.
Or you simply don't feel as connected as you used to.
We help with:
Relationship conflict
Communication breakdown
Feeling disconnected
Anger and arguments
Resentment
Jealousy and insecurity
Trust issues
Infidelity and betrayal
Intimacy problems
Separation
Reconnecting after a swing
Adjusting to being a partner or parent again
Partners can get support too.
We can work with the FIFO worker, their partner, or both where appropriate. Zoom can make this particularly practical when one partner is on site and the other is at home, removing the need to wait until both of you are physically in the same place before getting support.
Drinking, Gambling, Smoking or Vaping More?
When Something You Used to Switch Off Starts Taking Over
It doesn't always begin as an addiction.
Sometimes you're bored in camp.
Sometimes you're stressed.
Sometimes you just want your brain to shut up.
A few drinks becomes more than a few.
Gambling becomes something you do every swing.
You're constantly smoking or vaping.
Eventually you realise:
I'm doing this a lot more than I used to.
We provide private behavioural support for:
Alcohol reduction
Gambling
Smoking
Vaping
Emotional eating
Compulsive habits
You don't have to wait until something has destroyed your relationship, finances, health or career before changing it.
Home From Site — But Your Head Is Still There?
Switching From Work Mode Back to Home Mode
One day you're operating on alarms, procedures, deadlines, machinery, radios, long shifts and a strict routine.
The next you're home.
Everyone expects you to relax.
But your nervous system doesn't necessarily get the memo.
You might be restless, withdrawn or irritable.
Little things annoy you.
You struggle to be present.
You don't know what to do with yourself.
Your partner wonders why you're distant when they've been waiting for you to come home.
Then just as you finally start feeling normal again...
It's time to go back.
We can work specifically on helping you switch out of site mode, decompress after a swing and become more mentally present during your time at home. Because sessions are online, this work can continue across both parts of your roster — while you're away and when you're back home — rather than stopping every time your location changes.
Mining Trauma, Accidents & Critical Incidents
Some Things Don't Stay at Work When Your Shift Ends
Mining is a high-risk industry.
You may have experienced or witnessed a serious accident, injury, near miss, fatality or another confronting event.
Sometimes you walk away physically okay.
But your mind keeps going back there.
You might notice:
Replaying what happened
Intrusive memories
Nightmares
Being constantly alert
Anxiety
Poor sleep
Avoiding reminders
Anger or irritability
Emotional numbness
Guilt
Fear about returning to the same location or task
Get Right Therapy provides trauma-focused support including EMDR and clinical hypnotherapy to help process traumatic experiences and reduce the emotional responses that can remain afterwards.
Online appointments can allow you to access ongoing support while away on site where appropriate, instead of automatically having to wait until the end of a swing.
“I Don't Know How Much Longer I Can Keep Doing FIFO.”
Maybe nothing dramatic has happened.
You're just tired of it.
The money might be good.
You might even like your job.
But every swing it gets a little harder to leave.
You feel homesick.
Disconnected.
Burnt out.
You're missing your kids growing up.
Your friendships are disappearing.
Your entire life feels like:
SITE → CAMP → R&R → SITE
And somewhere along the way you've started wondering:
Is the money still worth it?
You don't need someone telling you whether to stay or leave.
Sometimes you need somewhere completely independent to work out what you actually want your life to look like.
Men's Mental Health in Mining
You Don't Have to Call It Therapy
You don't have to walk in saying:
“I'm depressed.”
Maybe you're just:
Pissed off.
Exhausted.
Not sleeping.
Drinking too much.
Fighting with your partner.
Overthinking everything.
Not enjoying anything.
Or simply not feeling like yourself anymore.
That's enough.
You don't need to diagnose yourself before talking to someone.
And you don't need to wait until you're at breaking point.
Support for Women Working in Mining
Women working FIFO and DIDO can experience the same long shifts, isolation, sleep disruption, relationship strain and workplace pressure while also facing challenges specific to working in heavily male-dominated environments.
Support is available for anxiety, stress, trauma, confidence, relationships, sleep, burnout and emotional wellbeing.
A female therapist is also available for women who would prefer to speak privately with another woman.
Want Support Without Going Through Work?
Independent of Your Employer & EAP
Your company may already provide an Employee Assistance Program.
You can still use it.
This isn't about replacing a good EAP.
Therapy That Fits Around FIFO & DIDO
Zoom Sessions From Site, R&R or Home
You already spend enough time travelling.
Getting support shouldn't mean another trip.
Because sessions are delivered online, support can move with you through your roster rather than being tied to one clinic or one location.
Where scheduling and a suitable private space permit, appointments can be arranged:
From your room or another private space on site.
From home during R&R.
Between shifts or after shift while you're off duty.
On a day off while you're working away.
From home when your swing finishes.
This can be particularly useful for workers who don't want to wait weeks for their next break before speaking to someone, or who want continuity with the same therapist whether they're on site or at home.
No extra travel. No clinic waiting room. No need to be in Brisbane.
All you need is a suitable private space, an internet connection and your phone, tablet or computer.
Appointments can be arranged around different rosters and shifts where availability permits.
But there are times when you might prefer to choose your own therapist and keep your personal treatment separate from your workplace.
You might want:
Support completely independent of your employer
More continuity with the same therapist
Help with something deeply personal
Trauma-focused treatment
Behavioural or addiction support
Relationship support
Someone you can continue seeing on site and at home
Get Right Therapy is an independent service.
You can see us completely privately or alongside your workplace EAP.
Your sessions are treated confidentially within the normal legal and professional limits of confidentiality.
How We Help
There isn't one treatment for every worker.
Depending on what's happening, sessions may incorporate:
Clinical Hypnotherapy
For anxiety, sleep, stress, habits, confidence and behavioural change.
EMDR
For accidents, traumatic experiences, intrusive memories and other trauma-related responses.
NLP & Behavioural Change
For unhelpful patterns, habits, emotional responses, confidence and performance.
Practical Therapeutic & Coaching Strategies
For burnout, relationships, communication, motivation, decision-making and managing FIFO life.
The focus isn't just talking about what's wrong.
It's helping you change what's happening.
Don't Wait Until You're at Breaking Point
You can still be going to work.
Still doing your job.
Still making people laugh.
Still telling everyone you're fine.
And still know something isn't right.
Getting support early doesn't mean you're weak.
It means you're doing something about it before it gets worse.
Whether it's FIFO anxiety, sleep problems, relationship stress, trauma, suicide-related thoughts, grief after losing a mate, anger, burnout, drinking, gambling, depression, overthinking or simply struggling with life away from home, you can talk to someone privately.
Confidential FIFO & Mining Mental Health Support Australia-Wide
FIFO • DIDO • Mining • Resources • Remote Workers
Zoom appointments across Australia — from site, during R&R or at home.
Use Get Right Therapy privately or alongside your existing EAP.
Ready to Talk?
Book a confidential conversation with Get Right Therapy.
You don't need to have everything figured out before you contact us.