Psychotherapist jobs in Albury, NSW

Psychotherapist work in Albury, NSW

Psychotherapist roles in Albury, NSW sit within good demand for community mental health, nursing, and allied health roles. Cross-border experience is valued. Specialist roles (psychiatry, clinical psychology) are harder to fill. Murray PHN commissions services across both states. 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.

Albury Wodonga Health (AWH) operates as a cross-border integrated health service, delivering public mental health services on both sides of the Murray River. Mental health inpatient and community services are provided across Albury Base Hospital (NSW) and Wodonga Hospital (VIC), with community mental health teams serving the broader regional catchment.

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 Albury, NSW

• Albury Wodonga Health
• Albury Base Hospital
• headspace Albury
• Murray PHN
• EACH
• Mind Australia
• Uniting (NSW)
• Border Care