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Family Counselling Support Network provides a range of genuine, compassionate, and practical counselling and coaching services to city, rural, regional and remote Australians to support them through their life's challenges, relationships and to help them develop better overall health and wellbeing. We provide nurturing care to children, teens and adults.
Many of our clients seek assistance with:
Peri-post natal depression
Peri/Menopause support
Relationship issues
Anxiety and Stress
Building emotional resilience
Dealing with big emotions
Parenting strategies
Separation and Divorce support
Co-parenting support
The FREE Australia support hubs below have been developed to better support the rising need for all Australians to access
key information which supports their health and wellbeing, in the one place.
Developed in conjunction with a diverse range of specialists across many industries, this social enterprise initiative
aims to make city, rural, regional and remote Australians easier.
PLEASE NOTE THESE HUBS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Reach out if you would like to suggest additional areas for support.
Questions about our online
Counselling or Coaching Services?
Most clients prefer to book directly with with our counsellors. No referral is required to access this counselling service.
During the first session, you can discuss the benefits of seeking a Mental Health Care Plan from your GP should you wish to pursue this path moving forward and you are booking with a registered psychologist. If you require a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) you will need to make a long appointment with your GP and they will make an assessment about whether you are eligible.
All of our registered psychologists are registered with Medicare and you will need a referral from a GP if you wish to claim Medicare rebates. Under the Better Access program you can receive a partial rebate for up to 10 individual sessions in a calendar year.
All our psychologists are registered with private health insurance providers in Australia. If you have private health insurance, you may be eligible to claim rebates for psychological sessions. The level of cover and any applicable waiting periods vary between providers and depends on your extras cover policy.
To find out if you are eligible and/or how much funding you are entitled to claim for psychological sessions, please contact your private health insurance.
Where applicable, some of our psychologists also see clients who are self-managed or plan-managed through NDIS at the current rate for NDIS.
Given the nature of our support services, last minute cancellations are costly, and it means that other clients may miss out on receiving the required support. For cancellations within 48 hours of the scheduled appointment there is a $65 part fee payment. For less than 24 hours cancellation notice or a non-show, the full session fee will need to be charged. These fees are refunded however if the session can be filled at the last minute.
We know our clients are time poor. For your convenience, all our counselling or coaching sessions are now available online via Zoom.
You can book your appointment online via this website.
Zoom allows us to connect with you via video and audio. It just requires you to click on a link to join. You can sign up to Zoom to create a FREE account and download the Zoom Client for Meetings. Zoom does require internet connections.
After you book you will be sent a reminder about the booking and emailed a link to connect at the booked time. You are also likely to be sent a client information form to complete prior to your initial consultation to enable our Counsellors and Coaches to be better prepared for your first meeting.
If you are unable to make any of the dates available, please email us to see if we can accommodate an alternate time for you: [email protected]
If you live in Brisbane or the Gold Coast, Queensland, we are available for face to face consultations. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to arrange an in person appointment.
There is a dire need in Australia to find more effective ways to support women experiencing medically induced menopause due to cancer treatments, preventative surgeries or other medically required procedures or medication, which increase the likelihood of early onset menopause. The added stress and challenge this brings at a potentially already difficult time, can have really serious implications on a woman's mental and physical wellness.
Inherited Cancers Australia's recent report revealed more than three-quarters (76%) of respondents who had undergone tube or ovary removal for cancer treatment or risk reduction had not accessed a menopause specialist, with many unaware that such support was even available.
QUOTE HERE FROM CLAIRE about her personal experience with patients
Medically induced menopause can be caused by:
chemotherapy
radiation therapy to the pelvic area
surgical removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy)
medical menopause where hormone production is shut down with medicine, such as Lupron or Zoladex.
Common symptoms include hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness and mood changes. Women may also face increased long-term health risks, such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
What can be done to assist
In response to this identified need, Jean Hailes for Women's Health and Inherited Cancers Australia are launching the Medically Induced Menopause Support Project. This collaborative initiative aims to develop tailored resources and support systems for women experiencing treatment-induced menopause.
Our menopause experts, Dr Sharmil ampause coaches, are available for private consultations (online) or in person (Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney) to assist with management options, ...
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