Counselling provides a safe, non-judgmental and confidential space where your child can talk about whatever is going on for them. It helps them find new ways of dealing with their issues and develop life skills that are healthy and empowering.
Suitable for dealing with:
- anger,
- anxiety
- behavioral problems
- bullying
- depression
- family difficulties
- grief
- peer relationships
- self-esteem issues
- stress
- trauma
- post traumatic stress
- specialist family violence counselling
Your child’s counsellor will not tell them what to do, but instead will help your child find their own solutions to problems and assist them with ideas and suggestions that have helped other children with similar difficulties. Some of the techniques used in counselling children are a little different from those used with adults and vary depending upon the age of the child. We might play a game, do some creative activities, play with toys, or listen to a story.
How does this help?
It can be difficult for a child to talk about what is bothering them simply by sitting down with them and inviting them to talk; they are likely to feel hesitant and uncomfortable and not say much. So our counsellors use other strategies to help children feel more at ease and provide them with different ways to communicate what is going on for them. Children are encouraged to express their feelings in healthy and appropriate ways and learn new skills to help them deal with whatever is troubling them.
For more information on booking appointments, please visit Counselling Appointments.
Confidentiality
Doncare provides a confidential counselling service, which includes appropriate professional consultation with counselling supervisors. We reserve the right to report serious risk situations to appropriate authorities.
Doncare’s child and youth counselling program is proudly supported by Manningham City Council and Bendigo Bank.
Therapeutic Support Groups
Doncare partners with Anglicare to provide the following Creative Art Therapy groups to support children in recovery from Family Violence:
S.T.A.R Kids for kids in grades 4, 5 & 6
You Matter for teens aged between 13-18 years
For more information, please call 9856 1500.
