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Families are at the heart of everything we do at Learning Links.

That’s why we seek to support parents and carers to foster meaningful relationships and offer guidance when life’s challenges start to feel overwhelming and out of your control.

Our family counselling service can help you, or family members as required, to better cope with a range of concerns that may be affecting your child and family life.

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There are many situations or challenges that can cause pressures in the home and lead to parent stress and anxiety, including:

Establishing structure and routines in the home

Managing difficult behaviours

Communicating effectively with your child

Supporting emotional regulation

Helping your child cope with change

Supporting your child through separation or divorce

Evidence-based Support for the Whole Family

Our psychologists utilise a number of evidence-based therapies in family counselling sessions, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Brief Solutions, Narrative Therapy and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.

They’ll work closely with you to understand your child’s needs and the challenges you are facing as a parent or carer, so you can develop strategies to support them – and your own wellbeing – in the best possible way.

Learning Links offers centre-based or online telehealth family counselling support. This can be facilitated by both registered and provisionally registered psychologists.

We also provide individual psychological therapy sessions for children, as well as a range of group programs.

Speak to us today, and see how we can support your family.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When and where can I access family counselling sessions?

Face-to-face family counselling sessions are available at our Learning Centres in Alexandria, Bella Vista, Gledswood Hills, Liverpool and Peakhurst. 

Online video or phone telehealth sessions are also available – see below for more information. 

Sessions are run  Monday to Friday 8.30am-6.00pm and Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm (times vary by location).

Sessions run throughout the year including during school holidays. Learning Links closes annually over the Christmas period from late December to end of January

How long and often are family counselling sessions?

Depending on your needs and situation, sessions with our psychologists are offered on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis for 50 minutes. 

The first session will help our psychologist gain a good understanding of your individual and family goals to work towards in subsequent sessions.

How much do family counselling sessions cost?

Counselling with a registered or provisionally registered psychologist is charged at $214.00 per session.

A Medicare rebate of $96.65 is available for parents who are eligible for a Mental Health Care Plan – for up to 10 sessions per calendar year. This results in an out-of-pocket cost of $117.35 per session.

Learning Links offers bulk-billed sessions Monday-Friday between 10am-2pm, subject to availability.

Can I use funding to access family counselling?

You may be able to access our family counselling service through support that is funded by the government, either fully or in part.

You can speak to your GP about accessing Medicare rebates through a Mental Health Care Plan, through which individuals can receive rebates for up to 10 individual counselling sessions each calendar year to reduce out of pocket costs. For the purposes of family counselling, the Mental Health Care Plan must be related to your capacity as parent or carer.

How do telehealth family counselling sessions work?

Our psychologists offer family counselling sessions via video and phone, to ensure parents and carers facing challenges with their mental health and wellbeing can be supported from home or another suitable location. 

Online sessions are as effective as face-to-face support and can offer a range of benefits, including: 

  • A flexible and convenient way for you to receive continued support, without the need for travel 
  • A familiar and comfortable environment to build a strong relationship with the psychologist 
  • Different ways to gain strategies for providing support in the home 

Learning Links uses the Zoom video platform to deliver online sessions. Once your booking is confirmed, our team will email a unique Zoom link to access each session. Sessions can also be run over the phone if technology is unavailable or this method is preferred.