COURSES FOR YOU
Family Counselling Support Network offers a wonderful array of courses and really practical resources that can genuinely help you or your loved ones on the journey.
Our most popular courses which will save you so much time, stress and money.
Our experts all offer a wide variety of online and in person, highly practical courses, educational tools and resources, podcasts, and webinars to support our clients and the wider community.
Details of all current and upcoming courses are outlined below. These programmes will genuinely leave you feeling support and in control and will save you a fortune in the process.
You can also sign up to receive our newsletter for details of further upcoming Courses, Events, Workshops, Podcasts, Host details and webinars which are presented in person and online.
The Ultimate Divorce Course
This course has been delivered to our clients for twenty years and has consistently enabled our clients to avoid enormous stress, danger, financial hardship, legal costs and long term family disconnect. We step you through the process with emotional support, practical and easy to follow guidance and education, strategies and coping skills to enable you and your family to not only survive Separation and Divorce, but to rebuild and thrive again. The Course includes a copy of the updated 2024 Ultimate Separation Planner. For further details on the next course, please email us at [email protected]
Your Separation & Divorce Planner
The Ultimate Divorce Planner is not only like a huge hug it is an educational source, full of important guidance and checklists, strategy and planning guides, communication and diary and evidence gathering support, and self care journal all in one. It contains thousands of dollars worth of legal, financial and psychological support. Order your copy now OR purchase as part of the Ultimate Separation Course. It really will be a game changer for you during this time.
Financial Freedom Course
Delivered by some of the leading educators in this field, this course is incredibly valuable, practical and easy to follow. It is all about educating and empowering you to make more informed decisions about your financial situation. It takes you from pre-separation preparation, budgeting and valuations, to pre-settlement negotiation of your financials, and beyond to the post settlement phases of divorce, to provide you with the foundations you need to rebuild your life. This course will genuinely save you thousands long term! Email us to join the waiting list for the next course. [email protected]
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Counselling or Coaching Services?
Medicare rebate or private medical insurance claim for psychological 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.
Cancellation or missed sessions policy
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.
How are your counselling and coaching sessions held?
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.
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Post Separation Abuse
In many cases of post separation abuse, victims report there had been very few signs, if any, of abusive behaviour and/or coercive control throughout the relationship until the decision was made to separate. This is particularly true when the victim was the one who elected to leave.
Making the decision to separate or divorce is extremely difficult, especially if children are involved, but the emotional and physical consequences of then having to face post separation abuse can be highly traumatic. The abuse is often largely about coercive control, financial abuse, IT abuse and other methods used to assert power over the victim and their family. It is not uncommon for an ex to disregard the children’s needs such as missing important school deadlines, homework or social commitments simply to cause grief and psychological pressure for the other parent.
Often victims report feeling:
- Traumatised to make a decision.
- Mistrusting and insecure of themselves and others around them.
- Questioning their decision and sanity.
- Heartbroken and scared for their children with whom they share with their ex.
- Fearful of how far their former partner will go and their next move.
- Overwhelmed by negativity and unable to see the good in the things.
- Disbelieved by many about the behaviour of the abuser.
- Emotionally and financially confused and depleted.
- Stressed, anxious and often depressed.
When looking at child contact, the safety of the children should always be the primary concern. Keep in mind that when looking at the risk that a perpetrator poses to their victim, past behaviour is the most reliable indicator of future behaviour. When considering the risk of post-separation abuse, particular care should be taken where perpetrators have a history of coercive controlling behaviour.
If you are concerned that you are experiencing post separation abuse, please reach out to one of our professional counsellors or coaches who understand the nature of this abuse and can assist you with strategies to manage dealing with high conflict and/or abusive relationships.
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