Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia was initiated in the 1960s by the late Mrs Gladys Elphick, who founded the Council of Aboriginal Women of SA, one of the first Aboriginal organisations in South Australia.

First incorporated in 1971, Nunkuwarrin Yunti has evolved from the Aboriginal Cultural Centre, the Aboriginal Community Centre of South Australia, and the Aboriginal Community Recreation and Health Services Centre of South Australia.

The organisation is community controlled - governed by an all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board. 'Community control' underpins the delivery of culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Nunkuwarrin Yunti has grown from a welfare agency with three employees to a multi-faceted organisation with over 100 staff who delivers a diverse range of health care and community support services and is a registered training organisation.

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Services Offered

Nunkuwarrin Yunti Counselling Services are offered at Wakefield St, Christies Beach and Elizabeth Downs offices. They are free and confidential.

What does counselling mean?

Counselling is like yarning. It means talking about what troubles you and how you would like your life to be different.

Counselling can be hard because it means turning up for appointments, talking about bad stuff, and trying new ways of coping.

It can also be fun, building on your strengths and confidence. If you stick with it, it can change your life.

Why go to counselling?

Aboriginal people have done it tough. We are strong and proud, but sometimes we need healing.

Some of us have problems with family or with our lives. Some have mental illnesses like depression, trauma, or anxiety. Some families with young children need help.

There are lots of ways of healing in Country and culture. Aboriginal people have always yarned up and told our story. Counselling is like yarning up. It is one way of healing.

Who can come to counselling?

Any member of an Aboriginal family, including Elders, members of the Stolen Generations, families, adults, couples, young people, and children.

What is social and emotional wellbeing?

People can have problems in their life that make them feel bad. This can be problems with family, with drugs and alcohol, with difficult decisions, with sexuality or identity, or with recovering from violence or trauma.

Counselling can help people find their own solutions to problems in their lives.

What is mental illness?

Mental illness can mean:
-Trouble sleeping or eating.
-Can’t concentrate.
-Feeling sad or worried all the time.
-No energy.
-Thinking about suicide or hurting yourself.

Mental health counsellors can treat mental illnesses like depression anxiety or trauma. Treatment may cure the illness or it may help you move forward on your healing journey.

Referrals can be made internally to other Nunkuwarrin Yunti programs for additional supports such as:
-Harm Minimisation Team (HMT) for people with drug and alcohol problems wanting casework support and information
-Our Women and Children Family Health for pregnancy care, child health checks and immunisation
-Social Health case work to provide practical support for people managing life challenges around housing, child care, managing bills and other difficult things in life.
-Many, many other services available at Nunkuwarrin Yunti clinics

Fees and Payment

All services are free of charge.

Services Offered To:
Adults
Couples
Teens
Children

Payment:
Sliding Scale
Pro-bono