The team of professionally qualified psychologists and counsellors at the Sydney Counselling Centre can help with all manner of personal problems - anxiety, grief, family and relationship difficulties, stress, trouble at work, and many others. Counselling is a collaborative, supportive process that sees the counsellor guiding the client towards an awareness of the roots of his or her problem and other factors that have a negative impact on daily life. Together, they develop strategies and techniques to address and overcome the problem.

More information about Counselling and Support
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STEPS Employment Service

STEPS Employment was set up to assist people with psychiatric illness to gain and maintain employment in the general work force. The service has been providing employment support to people with disabilities since 1989 and is funded by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

To be eligible for this program, individuals must meet the following criteria:
- Have a diagnosed psychiatric disability.
- Live within a nominated catchment area.
- Be well and largely free of symptoms.
- Be regularly seeing a mental health worker.
- Be ready and motivated to pursue at least 8 hours of work a week.
- Be able to travel to and from work.
- Be free of illicit drug use or alcohol dependency, or receiving specialist drug/alcohol counselling.


People who join the STEPS program are assigned an Employment Counsellor, who works one-on-one to address issues relating to both obtaining and maintaining employment. Once clients are working, STEPS can provide support for as long as is required.

More information about STEPS Employment Service
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A formal psychological assessment is an invaluable tool in addressing and treating psychological disorders. The Sydney Counselling Centre's psychologists have extensive experience in this field. Employing the latest interview and testing techniques, they can determine a wide range of information about each client’s condition, background, and prospects for improvement.

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The expert treatment of psychological conditions is one of the Sydney Counselling Centre's specialities. Psychologists employ the latest techniques for treating serious disorders including:
- depression, anxiety, anger, panic attacks, and phobias
- eating disorders, compulsions and rituals, and other behaviour problems
- alcohol and drug dependency
- suicidal thinking
- post-traumatic stress
- problems stemming from physical and sexual abuse

More information about Psychological Therapy
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The Sydney Counselling Centre provides clinical psychological, neuropsychological and medico-legal consulting services to clients in support of civil and criminal court cases. Specialities include:
- family dispute and child residence (previously referred to as custody) evaluations
- personal injury assessments
- malingering assessment
- juvenile assessment
- general forensic assessment
- abuse issues assessments

More information about Consulting, Mediation and Forensic Report Services
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The Sydney Counselling Centre also provides a range of services to employers to assist with staff selection, development, and support. These services include:
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
- staff training and development (eg. communication skills, stress management)
- staff debriefing (individuals and groups)
- psychometric assessments during recruitment
- Internet counselling support

More information about Employee Assistance Programs
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The counselling team at the Sydney Counselling Centre has extensive experience in helping people identify new career paths and achieve success in their chosen fields. They can help you find the areas that suit your skills and personality and locate training opportunities. They can also support you in overcoming any problems that have affected your working life in the past.

More information about Vocational Guidance
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Group programs operate at different times of the year. Currently programs include * Parent Coaching; *Anger Management; *Job Search Skills

More information about Group Training Programs
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