A variety of issues and concerns can be covered in individual and family counselling. Even if the concerns focus on one person this usually affects everyone in the family. When an individual or family comes to counselling they can gain a greater understanding of the problems and find out how they can help. All family members are encouraged to give their ideas.

What Kind of Concerns?

Adolescents, families and individuals come with a wide variety of concerns.

* Family crisis or change

* Learning to express feelings appropriately and dealing with anger

* Resolving conflicts and parent-child communication difficulties

* Domestic violence and physical assault

* Grief and loss

* Sexual Assault

* Addictions, and eating disorders

* Low self esteem

1. *Relationships - including parenting and couple relationships
   

What happens?

Counselling is a supportive process where the counsellor and the family develop better outcomes for everyone involved. Sometimes it will involve individual counselling with a parent or young person and at other times it will involve family counselling - seeing parents and adolescents, or others, separately or together.

When there has been separation of the young person from the family, it aims to bring about restoration or reconciliation, where this is acceptable and appropriate, or to find some other appropriate alternative. The session usually lasts for about 1½ hours.

How often will families need to come?

This will vary. Sometimes one session is enough but more often between 3-10 sessions may be required.

What does it cost?

Unwaged or on benefits - Free

Waged (depending on means) - $20 to $60 per session

Note: No adolescent or their families living in the area would be refused service because of inability to pay the fee.

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