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Counselling provides a private and supportive space to talk through challenges with someone trained to listen and help.
Support may include:
Stress and feeling overwhelmed
Grief and loss
Anxiety or low mood
Loneliness and social isolation
Relationship or family difficulties
Major life changes
Caring responsibilities
Building confidence and coping strategies
The final range of support will depend on the qualifications and experience of the counsellors available.
Appointments will provide time to talk privately about what is happening and explore practical ways forward.
The counsellor will explain:
Their qualifications and role
What the service can assist with
How appointments will work
How your information will be handled
The limits of confidentiality
Other services that may be more suitable for your needs
You will remain in control of what you discuss and whether you continue with the service.
Counselling sessions will be treated as private. However, confidentiality may be limited where there is a serious safety concern or disclosure is required by law. This will be explained before counselling begins.
This service will not provide:
Emergency or crisis intervention
Medical treatment or diagnosis
Medication advice or prescriptions
Psychiatric care
Legal or financial advice
Support outside confirmed appointment times
Registering your interest does not guarantee an appointment. It will help the Centre understand community demand and contact you when further details are available.
This planned service is not monitored for urgent or crisis requests.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call Triple Zero on 000.
For immediate support:
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Lifeline text support: 0477 13 11 14
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
The Churchill Neighbourhood Centre is working to establish a community counselling service with appropriately qualified counsellors.
This service is not currently operating, but you can register your interest to receive updates when appointments become available.
While we don't charge you to access, we fundraise to run this service.
Please consider making a donation.