Marymead Child and Family Counselling Service
About the program
Worried about behavioural and emotional difficulties with your
young child?
Marymead Child and Family Centre now has a service offering
child, parent and family counselling. Our team of experienced professionals
can help - early in your child’s life and before things get
too difficult.
The service is available to all members of the community, with
appointments and fees suited to family circumstances. The centre
is located in Narrabundah, but staff can also arrange to come to
a family’s home.
Who is our service
for?
Children, parents, carers and
families in
Canberra
where behavioural and emotional difficulties with a young child are a concern. Our focus is on the early years, mainly children in the 0-8 year range.
How we work
Our counselling service works primarily
with families of young children who request assistance to manage children’s
behavioural or emotional difficulties.
Issues we can help
with include
- Challenging
or worrying behaviour
- Attachment
difficulties
- Avoiding
challenges or age expected activities
- Problems
regulating emotions, sleeping, or with relationships
- Anxiety
and separation difficulties
- Trauma
and grief
- Adjusting
to family change, separations and transitions, changes in care arrangements
- Fostering
improved relationships between child and parents/carers
- Reducing
parenting stress
What we offer:
- Child
and family counselling
- Individual
and group therapy
- In
home and centre based services
- Assessments
and consultancy to other agencies
Circle of Security
Marymead works collaboratively with the Circle of Security Project in Washington State, USA, to run group or individual programs for parents of young children to address relationship issues.
Cost of services
Marymead is a
public benevolent institution committed to improving the well being and development
of all children but especially the most vulnerable. Fees will be
charged on a sliding scale according to family circumstances.
Some families
may be able to access the service without charge where costs are covered by
another funding source.
Consultancy and
Assessment and other services: rates on application and will vary according to
the service requested.
Referrals and enquiries
Contact Anna Huber at Marymead on 6162 5800 or programs@marymead.org.au for more information about our services.
This Program recieves funding assistance from the Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The program has the generous support of Calvary Private Hospital. The program is a prefered provider for ACT Office for Children, Youth and Family Support.
Download the Counselling Centre Brochure
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