counselling
Canberra Men's Centre offers counselling for men living in the ACT and region, their partners and families. Appointments are generally available only from the Men's Centre , Room 3.01, Griffin Centre, 20 Genge Street, Civic (02) 6230 6999, but may at other times be offered at other locations under agreements with other services where capacity allows. Sessions usually go for about an hour and people may see the counsellor for as many appointments as needed.
Approach
The counsellor uses a strengths-based approach and adopts a number of counselling models which fit with this approach. 'Strengths-based' simply means that people have strengths, abilities and interests which are resources they can draw on to develop and implement solutions to the issues and problems that have brought them to the Men's Centre. We acknowledge also that sometimes people simply need to be able to come to a place where they can have a private, confidential conversation, one where they can talk, feel heard and not be judged.
Issues dealt with
There are no restrictions on what you can bring to counselling, as we want to be flexible enough to meet a wide range of needs. Some of the issues that our clients have come with in recent times include:
| Depression | Trauma | Parenting | Anger Management |
| Financial problems | Isolation | Sexual Abuse | Contact with children |
| Separation | Access | Other Abuse | Financial Issues |
| Violence | Identity | Grief & Loss | Accommodation |
| Unemployment | Relationships | Anxiety | Substance Abuse |
Costs
Canberra Men's Centre does not charge set fees for our counselling services, which are available to men living in the ACT and region, their partners and families. To help Canberra Men's Centre cover some of the costs of offering this service and to offer more counselling time, we ask service users to make a contribution based on $1 for every $1000 of income. For clients with a Health Care card, we suggest a contribution of $15. If service users would like to make a contribution for their counselling, but have difficulty with the amount, they can discuss this with the counsellor.
Canberra Men's Centre has been granted Deductible Gift Recipient status by the Australian Taxation Office. This means these contributions are tax deductible and service users making contributions should remember to keep their receipts.
Admission criteria
Men living in the ACT and region and partners and family where the focus of counselling directly involves a man (partner, son, father, brother etc).
Vacancies And Waiting Lists
For information about vacancies and waiting lists, please contact the Men's Centre by email or on (02) 6230 6999 during office hours.
Referral process
Contact the Men's Centre by email or on (02) 6230 6999 or complete a referral form and fax it back to us. Requests for appointments will be considered by the counsellors, subject to existing waiting lists and prioritising of needs for everyone referred.
