Therapeutic Counselling

How We Support Our Community

Women's Therapeutic Counselling

"We support Women in their healing journey to improve their wellbeing through creating safe spaces to share their stories, practice culture and connect with community."

Please Note – Due to high demand, the Women’s Therapeutic Counselling wait list is currently closed to new referrals. The website will be updated once capacity for new referrals is established.

– Guided by trauma-informed practices that are embedded in culture and the knowledge from our Ancestors

– Provide risk assessments and safety planning

– Referrals to case management for short or medium-term support

– Connect people to other services and refuges and other emergency accommodations if required

Children, Youth and Family Therapeutic Counselling

“Each family member has their own experience of family violence and its impacts. BWAHS counsellors work with children, young people and their families to restore a sense of safety after violence, and to make sense of their experience in a way that supports wellbeing and growth.”

Please Note – Due to high demand, the Children’s Therapeutic Counselling wait list is currently closed to new referrals. The website will be updated once capacity for new referrals is established.

– Guided by trauma-informed practices that are embedded in culture and the knowledge from our Ancestors

– Qualified clinicians utilise art, play and talk therapies to help children and young people make sense of their experiences

– Support for care-givers to navigate the impacts of family violence and rebuild attachments

– Advocacy and liaison with allied health professionals and education staff

Men's Therapeutic Counselling

"We support men in their healing journey to improve their wellbeing, and the safety of their families through yarning. It’s a space for men to talk and share their story, while exploring ways to be caring and respectful in their roles as partners, ex-partners, fathers, or co-parents."

-Guided by trauma-informed practices that are embedded in culture and knowledge from our ancestors

-Support men who have used violence, to change their patterns of behaviour

-Support for male victims of violence

-Support with risk assessments and safety planning

-Support men to connect to case management, AOD and other services

-Respectful and non-shaming connection

-Support for men to re-write the stories of their relationships

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What Our Clients Say About BWAHS?

This is the feedback that some of our clients have given us about working with the counselling team.