Counselling
A counsellor is available every morning for women 15 years and over on a no appointment system. Ongoing appointments can be provided following the initial session.
Groups and Activities related to social isolation, emotional, physical and spiritual health run everyday at The Women’s Centre
Community Education
The Women’s Health Service Community Education is provided on an as needed basis. Please make a request.
Counselling
The Women’s Health Service acknowledges ‘wellness’ as being inclusive of the physical, emotional, environmental, psychological, spiritual and mental well being of women.
We recognise that women’s health issues can arise due to inequities for women within our culture, and therefore believe in women-centred approaches, which value women’s wisdom and support them in making their own informed health choices.
Women seek counselling for many different reasons. The National Women’s Health Program has identified some contributing factors below:
Emotional and Mental Health Issues
Examples may include: women experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, the effects of trauma, relationship issues, drug and alcohol issues and cultural identity issues.
Women and Violence
Examples may include: women experiencing or experienced domestic and family violence issues, sexual abuse, sexual assault and other forms of violence.
Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Issues
Examples may include: women seeking pregnancy options Including terminations, menopause, sexuality concerns and sexual identity issues.
The Women’s Centre has Women’s Health Counsellors available to provide face-to-face and phone counselling and support for women covering a large range of health issues including domestic and family violence. The Women’s Health Service provides:
- Crisis counselling
- Information and referral to other services
- Ongoing trauma informed counselling
Groups and Activities
Counsellors and activity workers facilitate therapeutic and special interest groups including:
- Yoga
- Keeping Sharks at Bay - for women who have experienced domestic and/or family violence
- Arts
- Craft
- Legal Clinics
- Playgroup
We encourage others to get involved and provide services and groups at The Women’s Centre
Community Education
Topics may include
- What is domestic violence, in all its forms
- Warning signs of Domestic and family violence
- Supporting women who are experiencing Domestic and family violence
- Facts about ·Domestic and family violence Impact on Children living with Domestic and family violence
- Domestic and family violence in the context of trauma – repeated, multiple traumatic experiences
- Empowering women who have survived Domestic and family violence- social, economic and psychological support – reclaiming the self
- Grief and loss
- Supporting family members of a person who has completed suicide
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Assessing for perpetrator homicide risk
- Respectful relationships
- Elder abuse and how to support vulnerable older women
- Strategies for managing stress and changing life circumstances
- Caring for the self & mindfulness
- Technology safety
- Boundaries and assertiveness in relationships with friends, family members and partners
- Theoretical and practice frameworks to support survivors