Practitioner Opportunity for Counsellor, Psychologist or Social Worker

Counsellor

 Seeking Counsellor, Psychologist or Social Worker Specialising in Reproductive Health, Fertility, IVF, Pregnancy, Birth, Perimenopause, Loss, Couples or Parenthood

Minimum 2 sessions/week | In-person and/or Telehealth | Commission Service Agreement Model

A rare opportunity is now available to grow your private practice within one of Australia’s most respected integrative health clinics. Fertile Ground Health Group is welcoming an experienced and passionate Counsellor, Psychologist or Social Worker with a focus on reproductive and perinatal mental health with individuals or couples to join our vibrant multi-modality team.

We welcome practitioners who offer inclusive, trauma-informed, and affirming care for all individuals and families – regardless of gender identity, sexuality, cultural background, family structure or reproductive journey.

If your work supports individuals and couples navigating fertility, IVF, pregnancy, parenting, loss or relationships – and you’re ready to build or expand your practice in a values-aligned, collaborative setting – this could be the right next step for you.

Why Join Fertile Ground Health Group?

For over 24 years, we’ve been a leading force in natural and integrative reproductive healthcare. We support people through fertility, IVF, pregnancy, postpartum, peri/menopause, and general health with care grounded in collaboration, integrity, and clinical excellence.

Our team of naturopaths, acupuncturists, massage therapists, osteopaths and counsellors works in close partnership with GPs, IVF specialists, obstetricians, midwives and other referrers to provide truly holistic care.

We operate under a service agreement model, providing everything you need to grow a successful and fulfilling private practice – including strong referral flow, full administrative support, and a beautiful clinic environment that reflects the calibre of your care.

Collaboration and co-creation are at the heart of how we work. We believe this shared approach creates the richest learning environment – one where practitioners, patients, and the team supporting them all benefit. It’s a space that fosters continuous growth, connection, and professional evolution.

What you will receive

  • A Warm Welcome: Step into a vibrant, established clinic with instant access to new patient referrals
  • Practice Support: Full admin and reception support so you can focus on your patients (not your inbox).
  • Flexibility: See patients in person or online, with as little as 2 sessions/week to start.
  • Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a team of renowned, multi-modality practitioners, learning from each other, enhancing your professional profile and growing your patient base.
  • Continuous Patient Flow: Benefit from our established reputation and the influx of new patients ready to see you.
  • Growth: Opportunities for mentoring, supervision, and professional development tailored to your unique strengths and niche interests.
  • Beautiful Work Space: Practice in one of Australia’s most vibrant and beautifully designed clinics with everything you need at your fingertips.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

You’ll provide evidence-based counselling or psychological support to individuals and couples across the reproductive and parenting journey including:

Patient Care Excellence: Deliver high-quality, evidence-based care across a range of reproductive and parenting-related issues, including:

  • Reproductive cycle issues
  • Fertility, IVF and ART support
  • Pregnancy and postpartum mental health
  • Loss and grief counselling
  • Birth trauma and birth preparation
  • Parenthood and relationships, including couples therapy
  • Peri menopause

Community Engagement: Establish yourself as a trusted practitioner within our patient community and a respected voice in the profession through cultivating meaningful referral partnerships, an engaging social media presence, and taking up various opportunities (eg leading workshops, speaking publicly etc).

You’ll also be invited to participate in community engagement, referral network development and optional professional visibility opportunities that align with your interests.

Who We’re Looking For:

You are a registered counsellor, psychologist or social worker with:

  • Qualifications & Professional Membership: preference for Master’s level with clinical membership (PACFA, ACA, AASW, AHPRA or equivalent).
  • Experience and Passion: A dedicated practitioner with a passion for reproductive health and a strong desire to specialise
  • Confidence in Managing Your Own Caseload while benefiting from shared systems and support
  • Collaborative Spirit: Someone who deeply values teamwork and building strong referrer relationships both within our team and with our referral partners and network.
  • Growth Mindset: Eager to raise your profile and take on exciting opportunities that promote professional growth.
  • Availability for a minimum of 2 patient sessions per week.

Apply Today

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, email your cover letter and resume to Sarah Sanelli, Practice Manager, at management@fertileground.com.au

“When the work is deeply aligned, it doesn’t feel like effort – it feels like purpose.”
— Unknown.

Attention Naturopaths & Acupuncturists 🌟 Be Part of the MA Dream Team & Join the Wellness Revolution! 🌟

MA Dream Team

Are you ready to redefine beauty and wellness?

The Melbourne Apothecary (MA) is about to launch a groundbreaking wellness : beauty partnership in 2025, and we are building our MA dream team now!

The specifics of this partnership are under wraps, but trust us – it’s going to be monumental. With a huge public reveal just around the corner, this collaboration is set to be exciting, impactful, and unlike anything you’ve seen before.

Picture this: a collaborative health collective where beauty starts from within and natural healing takes centre stage. A space where health is celebrated as the foundation of radiance, and inner balance is the key to outer glow. Here, striving for beauty transforms into harmony, and vitality and health is the ultimate expression. Now, we’re seeking passionate, driven, and fun individuals to join this inspiring movement.

The Melbourne Apothecary is expanding to a new location in the heart of the CBD, where our 3-room clinic and herbal dispensary will bring naturopathy, acupuncture and life coaching to the forefront of beauty and wellness. We have an incredible opportunity to connect with a huge audience and help transform lives. The partnerships’ power will be providing full support behind this movement, including high foot traffic and a team who go above and beyond for their customer – success is practically built into the equation.

🌈 The Roles:

Naturopaths, Acupuncturists, and Life Coaches

💎 Be the face of our clinic:
Welcome clients into a space where health meets beauty. Whether you’re greeting potential clients, guiding them in one-on-one appointments (with yourself or our team), or simply creating a warm, inviting atmosphere, every interaction you facilitate will be memorable.

💎 Transform lives through expert care:
Help clients step into their best selves with personalised consultations focused on glowing skin, restful sleep, stress relief, gut health, and balanced hormones. Your expertise will empower clients to radiate beauty from the inside out.

💎 Share your passion:
Delight in creating bespoke herbal teas, healing creams, and wellness solutions. Teach small, intimate workshops where clients learn to craft their own remedies, or step into the spotlight to inspire larger audiences with your knowledge.

🎯 Who We’re Looking For:

Passionate Practitioners: Experts in skin, gut health, hormones, stress, and sleep who love empowering others to achieve balance and radiance.

Glow-Makers: Individuals who believe that true beauty starts from within and are dedicated to helping clients shine – inside and out.

Wellness Enthusiasts: Those obsessed with the intersection of beauty, health, and wellness, bringing energy and innovation to everything they do.

Authentic Connectors: Team players who radiate positivity, build meaningful relationships, and create a welcoming, uplifting community.

Creative Collaborators: People who thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where collaboration and creativity are at the heart of everything.

🎯 Why You’ll Love It Here:

🚀 Incredible Exposure: With high weekly foot traffic, direct referrals from beauty experts, and access to a loyal clientele, success is built into the experience.

🚀 Do What You Love: Enjoy a dynamic role offering consultations, quick scripts, bespoke wellness plans, and workshops – because no two days should ever feel the same.

🚀 Growth & Expansion: Step into opportunities for online collaborations with MA Online, corporate wellness engagements, and more ways to expand your reach.

🚀 Work in Style: Immerse yourself in Melbourne’s vibrant CBD, practicing your craft in an incredible architecturally designed space.

💡 What’s in It for You?

🚀 Innovative Collaboration: Be part of a wellness revolution that’s redefining beauty and health in Australia.

Secure Income: Join as a paid staff member with reliable, stable compensation.

🌱 Exclusive Training & Growth: Elevate your practice through access to premium training and development opportunities.

💖 Perks You’ll Love: Enjoy exclusive perks through our huge collaboration partner (you’ll want to pinch yourself!).

🎉 High-Energy Environment: Thrive in an inspiring workplace with a collaborative and supportive team culture.

📚 Share Your Passion: Inspire others with 1:1 consultations, small group workshops, and engaging large-audience sessions.

🌱 Professional Development: Grow your skills in an environment that champions your success and encourages ongoing learning.

📅 When and Where

New digs in the Melbourne CBD.

This groundbreaking collaboration is coming soon in 2025.

With its stunning design and vibrant energy, it’s the perfect setting to bring beauty and wellness together.

There’s also an opportunity to expand your reach by working as a collaborative MA partner online through Telehealth, connecting with clients virtually and growing your impact.

🚨 How to Apply

Think you’ve got what it takes? We want to hear from you!

💌 Here’s what to do:
Send us your resume and a standout cover letter that shows us why you’re the perfect fit for our team. Tell us about your skills, experience, attitude, mindset, and initiative – and share how you plan to help make this collaboration a huge success.

📍 Location: Melbourne CBD
📅 Applications Close: 5:00 PM AEDT, 7 February 2025
📩 Email: Sarah Sanelli at management@fertileground.com.au
📌 Subject Line: “I want to be part of the MA dream team!”

Don’t miss this chance to join a wellness revolution that’s transforming the beauty industry. Let’s create something extraordinary together! 💖

 

The Melbourne Apothecary is the younger, equally inspiring sister to Fertile Ground Health Group. While Fertile Ground has been nurturing the health and wellbeing of the community for over 23 years, The Melbourne Apothecary is making its own mark – most recently by aligning in a beauty : wellness partnership to bring natural health to the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. Together, we’re a family dedicated to helping people thrive, inside and out.

Osteopath practice opportunity

osteopathy cranial

Fertile Ground Health Group (FGHG) is a multidisciplinary, natural medicine practice with expertise in preconception, infertility, pregnancy and family health. We are currently seeking an experienced Osteopath with a desire to develop their career and work with other high achievers in a vibrant, professional team. If you can start in August, we have a waiting list of patients ready for you!

We are ideally looking for a dedicated professional with special interest and experience in treating pre and post-natal women, newborn babes and children.  A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as an Osteopath working with pregnancy is an absolute necessity and additional training in this area, as well as treating babies will be highly regarded.

We are also very interested in applications for an enthusiastic osteopath who treats men and women generally (without experience in babies and children necessarily) and we encourage you to apply also as we grow our physical therapy team. We have plenty of patients with pain who need your confident expertise and hands-on therapy too!

You will also want to actively raise your own profile amongst your peers, medical specialists and other important referrers as well as share your expertise with our patient base through blogs, podcasts and/or social media. Your ability to collaborate with other practitioners, coupled with confidence in communication with and presenting to medical specialists and other primary health carers will be highly regarded.

Starting immediately, FGHG has room for a practitioner doing at least 2-3 days per week including valuable Saturdays. Our current osteopath Andrew Nguyen and his partner are moving back to Tasmania to start a family of their own leaving a gap ready to fill. To apply please email a covering letter and resume to Monique Bevan at management@fertileground.com.au. Apply ASAP.