Amber Rules is a psychotherapist, counsellor, group therapist, clinical supervisor and mental health trainer. She has lived experience of the impact and complexities of trauma and addiction in her family, and is a lifelong devotee of counselling as a means to healing, understanding, growing, and thriving. Amber founded Rough Patch to provide affordable counselling and mental healthcare services in Sydney's Inner West. Its mission is to destigmatise mental health conversations and make counselling more affordable and accessible to all.
A recent survey by Suicide Prevention Australia found 40 per cent of Australians reported cost-of-living pressures and personal debt has caused them elevated distress compared