Referrals

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There are a variety of services available but they can be difficult to find. The following services can refer you to a local counsellor, counselling service, self-help or women's group. Most of them have library resources with books and videos.

Community health centres and women's health services often provide affordable counselling and local referrals.

Local council community services departments give referrals, a services directory and may provide counselling.

Citizen's advice bureaus give referrals and may provide counselling.

Women's Information Referral Exchange (WIRE) have a comprehensive list of counsellors, self-help and support groups.

Healthsharing Women's Health Resource Service have a comprehensive list of self-help and support groups.

Referrals for particular issues

Crisis

CASA
WIRE
SACL (sexual assault).

Family and relationship

Victorian Association of Family Therapists
Relationships Australia see homosexual and heterosexual couples both married and unmarried.
Community health centres and neighbourhood houses sometimes hold courses or groups on parenting and family relationships.

Grief

National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG)
GriefLink
Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement.

Health issues

Healthsharing Women's Health Resource Service
WIRE

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island women

Aboriginal Health Service for counselling and referrals to counsellors including rural areas.

Mental health

VICSERV give referrals for groups.
Beyond Blue
SANE

Non English speaking background (NESB) women

Migrant resource centres
Have referrals for counsellors with specific languages.

Personal change and development

WIRE
Healthsharing Women's Health Resource Service
Community health centres, women's health centres and neighbourhood houses often have self-help and support groups.

Sexual preference

Gay and Lesbian Switchboard.
WIRE

Student

Student services usually offer career and personal counselling for students in schools, colleges and universities.

Violence

Domestic Violence Resource Centre
DVRC have a library and a listing of support groups and counsellors.
Centres Against Sexual Assault
CASAs offer short to medium term counselling to people who have been sexually assaulted recently or in the past. Also support groups, advocacy, telephone counselling, referrals and a library.
WIRE
offers information, a chance to talk through issues, support and referrals.
Domestic Violence Victoria (DVVIC)

Young women

Action Centre (sexuality and reproductive health)
Youth central

Professional Associations

They can often refer you to members in your area.
Australian Association of Social Workers.
Australian Psychological Society.
Child Psychotherapists Association.
Consumer Advocacy and Financial Counsellors Association.
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Victorian Association of Family Therapists.
Victorian Association of Psychotherapists.

Sponsor

WIRE

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