Counselling

Counselling
Community Health Counsellors are available to talk to people about issues affecting their lives. Clients are able to talk, confidentially, to a professional counsellor who can help develop goals to resolve these issues.

Drugs and Alcohol
This service provides counselling, education and health promotion to people who are concerned about their own or someone else’s alcohol or drug issues.

Financial Counselling
This service helps people regain control over their money by establishing and adhering to a sensible budget and also provides help with debt management. It is available to anyone who is experiencing problems with their financial affairs.

Family Violence Program
This service helps women and children who are affected by family violence. It provides a range of free and confidential services in a safe environment. Depending upon the client’s individual circumstances, this service may help with alternative accommodation, counselling, advocacy, court support and access to other relevant services.

Gamblers Help
Gamblers’ Help is a free and confidential service helping problem gamblers or those affected by someone else’s gambling. This service is provided over the phone or face-to-face in a safe and confidential environment.

Koori Services
Community Health helps Indigenous families affected by substance misuse by providing services through the Koori Court. People directed from the Koori Court are linked into Community Health’s drug and alcohol service.

Needle and Syringe Program
A confidential Needle and Syringe service is available to intravenous drug users.

 

Parent Education
This service provides support for parents and carers through:

• The provision of education programs and information;
• Resources such as books, tapes and videos;
• Counselling; and
• Professional support and education.

Primary Health Service
This Service provides health promotion, education and screening programs.

Community Health Nurses provide individual, school or group consultations regarding general health and well being. This service provides one-to-one consultations on health questions, pregnancy testing, sexual health, breast screening and also links people to other health services. A Dietitian is available to provide advice to people who are interested in improving the nutritional content of their diet and their general fitness, managing a health condition such as diabetes or high blood pressure or losing weight.

Youth Services (Drug & Alcohol)
This program works with young people who are at risk of problematic drug use, where drug use is affecting their lives through being at risk of loss of employment, exiting school, family breakdown or other consequences of high risk.

Parent Education