our story

Rural Health Connect is here to make it easier for anyone to access a psychologist. We originated in Central QLD in response to a clear and urgent need for better access to psychologists in rural areas. Now thanks to COVID-19 and other pressures, our services are needed everywhere and we have expanded our reach. Our platform has been designed to be easy to use and is end-to-end encrypted.

We are here because 45 per cent of Australians experience mental illness in their lives, one in five in any given year. Yet many people find it extremely difficult if not impossible to access a psychologist. The impact on individuals, families and communities can be huge. A lack of professionals in their area, long distances driven to appointments, time and money pressures and stigma are all contributing factors. We provide a convenient, private and affordable solution.

social enterprise

Rural Health Connect is proud to be a social enterprise and we are a member of the Queensland Social Enterprise Council.

To be a social enterprise a business must adhere to three key principles. They are:

• Driven by a social purpose – ours is improving access to psychologists in rural Australia.
• Derive most income from trade – with your support we can do that.
• Reinvest at least half of profits into its social purpose – that is our promise to you. We will be setting aside this money to make it easier for people impacted by drought, bushfire and other hardships to access psychologists when they need them most.




executive team

Founder and Director



Megan Gomez
Rural journalist turned social innovator

Adviser-Business Development



Anita Grindlay
Specialist health and wellbeing management consultant

Clinical Adviser



Mandy Dexter
Psychologist and leading voice on trauma recovery.