Community Counselling Teams

Community Counselling Teams are based in each community health centre. They provide assessment and counselling for individuals/families/children/adolescents who are experiencing emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. Counsellors can be trained as psychologists, social workers or others. Counsellors can also refer people to other specialist counselling or therapy in and out of the local area depending on the need.

Examples of difficulties requiring counselling include relationship issues, domestic violence, bereavement issues, child protection, drug, alcohol and gambling problems etc.

Contact:
Campbelltown Community Health Centre
Ingleburn Community Health Centre
Narellan Community Health Centre
Rosemeadow Community Health Centre
Wollondilly Community Health Centre

Drug and Alcohol Counselling

Assessment, counselling and therapy for individuals and families with alcohol or other drug related problems. Support, information and referral services also available.

Contact:
Campbelltown Community Health Centre
Narellan Community Health Centre

Family Therapy Centre

This is a community service run by the Dept of Psychology at the University of Western Sydney. It provides solution-focussed counselling for relationship problems for individuals, couples, children and adolescents. Areas covered are individual therapy, marriage counselling, family therapy and couples therapy.

Emeritus Professor Brian Inglis
BSW(Hons), Dip Soc., M.Soc.Studs., MAASW
University Of Western Sydney
Bankstown Campus: (02) 9772 6675
Campbelltown Campus: (02) 4620 3644

Grief/Bereavement Counselling

Grief and bereavement counselling is available to people who have experienced any loss and are experiencing emotional difficulties.

Counsellors on Community Counselling Teams
This service is free of charge, there may be waiting lists
See above phone numbers.

Social Workers

Social Workers at Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals assist inpatients, outpatients and their families and carers with any personal or practical difficulties that occur as a result of illness, trauma or hospitalisation. This includes crisis counselling, information, education and handouts regarding behavioural and/or emotional problems in children and adolescents. Social workers can also assist with referrals to relevant community agencies.

Phone: (02) 4634 4107
ACAT Social Worker: (02) 4640 3568

For Inpatients, contact the Social Worker on the ward, via the switchboard.

Lifecare Counselling and Family Services

Family, couple and individual counselling, domestic violence groups "Living beyond abuse" for women, "Living without abusing" for men, Kids Time group for children who have witnessed domestic violence, Kids Between for children whose parents are separated or divorced.

Floor 1, 114 Queen St Campbelltown 2560
Phone: (02) 4628 4393
Counselling appointments: 1300 130 225
Fax: (02) 4627 2650

Lifeline Macarthur

24 hour telephone counselling service, financial counselling. Youthline, contact calls to the elderly and isolated in the community, crisis counselling, emergency help, lifeline economy markets.

Creditline Macarthur Financial and Gambling Counselling Services: Individual and financial counselling for gamblers and families of gamblers.
Phone: (02) 4645 7247

Lifeline Economy Market:
8-10 Queen St Narellan NSW 2567
Furniture pick up.
Phone: (02) 4648 2224

Opportunity Shop: 6 Dumaresq St Campbelltown
Phone: ?
Oxford Rd Ingleburn
Phone: (02) 9829 3057
10 Queen St Narellan

Suicide Survivor Support Group: for those bereaved by suicide

Youthline: 24 hour talk, support and information
Phone: 13 1114

Buddy Service: for potential suicides. Backup for 4-6 weeks. Phone service only.

Volunteer work: available in telephone counselling where suitable, work at depot or economy markets at Campbelltown, Bargo, Ingleburn and Narellan.

155 McPherson Rd Smeaton Grange NSW 2567
PO Box 174 Narellan 2567
Phone: (02) 4645 7200
Crisis Line: 13 1114
Fax: (02) 4645 7250
Email: admin@lifelinemacarthur.org.au
Website: www.lifelinemacarthur.org.au

Other Counselling Services

Solace Association Inc.
A support group for those who have lost a partner through death
Phone: (02) 9519 2820

Bereavement Care Centre
Specialises in bereavement counselling on a short or long term basis.
Phone: (02) 9869 3330 or 1300 654 556

Grief Support Inc
A 24-hour telephone support service for all Sydney areas.
Phone: (02) 9489 6644

National Association For Loss and Grief (NALAG) Support Group
NALAG NSW Office
88 Addison Rd Manly NSW
Phone: (02) 8230 1527

Salvo Care Line
24 hour telephone support
Phone: (02) 9331 6000

Relationships Australia
Provides individual and family counselling as well as education, mediation

Bookings: (02) 4228 7711, or 4227 2876

A range of personal emergency and help lines are listed in the local yellow pages under 'Personal Help and Support'

There are many more private counselling services that can be located in the phone book or by suggestion from any of the above services.