Counselling for Adults
Counselling services for adults who are seeking information, advice, guidance and therapy in regards to experiences which have adversely affected their personal functioning and general health, may be available through your local Community Health Centre or Hospital.
Professional Social Workers, based at your local Community Health Centre, are the main providers of the counselling services for adults whose social functioning and emotional health has been compromised by significant troubling life experiences, which may have also resulted in changed social and personal circumstances, including relationship breakdown, interpersonal abuse and violence, family conflict, illness, chronic disease, disability, traumatic and criminal incidents, accidents, injuries, unemployment and deaths.
The Social Workers collaborate closely with colleagues working in specialised areas of the Health Service, including Aboriginal Health, Women's Health, Child and Family Health, Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol, Rehabilation, Aged Care, Brain Injury, Pain, Chronic Disease, and Palliative Care. The Social Workers also liaise closely with many Government agencies and community service organisations.
Contact your local Community Health Centre or Hospital. Adult counselling services are not available in all Centres. A referral is not necessary and the service is free. In some Centres, you may be asked to talk to the Intake Worker before you can access the Counsellor.
To find a service near you consult our Service Directory.