YWCA Canberra is a feminist not-for-profit organisation that has provided community services and represented women’s issues in Canberra since 1929.

Our mission is ‘We strengthen communities by supporting girls and women through our services and advocacy’. Our vision is ‘Girls and women thriving’.

We provide essential, quality services for women, girls and families in the ACT and surrounding regions. We work in the areas of children’s services, community development, homelessness and affordable housing, domestic and family violence, youth services, personal and professional training, women’s leadership and advocacy.

Through our national Affiliate Association with YWCA Australia, we are part of the World YWCA network, which connects over 100 countries across the globe.

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Services Offered

Warm Connections Counselling at YCWA Canberra provides individual therapeutic support to families with children and young people aged zero to 15 years. This service offers long-term support to parents, children or young people and aims to strengthen family relationships and improve wellbeing.

The service is:
-Child and young person-centred
-Family-context informed
-Strengths-based and trauma-focused

Some of the issues Warm Connections Counselling can help address include:
-trauma, including historic family violence or abuse
-feelings of anxiety or depression
-challenges around parenting (including step-parenting/new -partnerships
-social and emotional difficulties causing challenges at home, work or school

However, different support may be needed for:
-group or family therapy with the whole family together, including time-limited skills training
-couples counselling
-serious diagnosed mental health conditions
-diagnosing learning difficulties or other neurological difficulties
-social, communication and behavioural learning for children diagnosed with or suspected of having autism spectrum disorder
-mediating family conflict after separation and family situations -where child safety is an ongoing concern
-managing ongoing family violence or abuse where safety continues to be at risk
-school academic challenges or difficulties

Where your needs would be better met by another service, we can provide information and suggestions on an alternative specialist service designed to meet those needs and may offer a short session to explore options.

Warm Connections Counselling is delivered through counselling rooms in Tuggeranong, Civic and locations across Canberra and can see a child/young person at their school.

Fees and Payment

Warm Connesctions Counselling is a free service funded through the ACT Government, Community Services Directorate, Child, Youth and Family Services Program.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Teens
Children

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono