Trauma counselling
and support
We provide specialist therapeutic support for children and young people who have experienced trauma by sexual abuse, violence, neglect or disaster. We work with children and young people, families and carers throughout Australia, including remote and regional areas.
To learn more about each program please contact us.
ACT & New South Wales
Trauma-informed therapeutic support for children and young people living in out-of-home-care
We provide intensive therapeutic supports and interventions for children, young people, their families, and carers to help them live safely at home or, when that isn’t possible, to thrive in permanent, culturally safe, and therapeutically supported environments.
Our goal is to strengthen the relationships around each child or young person and promote placement stability. We work with parents, carers, families, and professional networks to build capacity and support protective, restorative outcomes.
Our service model offers an integrated, flexible therapeutic approach tailored to each child’s needs. Therapeutic Specialists centre children and young people in their practice, engaging families and communities with respect, empowerment, and a focus on belonging, identity, and hope.
We work alongside First Nations children, young people, families, and communities with cultural humility and deep respect for cultural knowledge. We prioritise strong cultural identity and connection, ensuring cultural stories, relationships, and community links remain central to healing and wellbeing.
Supporting placement stability for children and young people in foster and kinship care
The OurSPACE program in New South Wales provides specialist outreach therapeutic trauma support to children and young people under 16, who are living in out-of-home care in either foster or kinship care. We aim to strengthen relationships around each child or young person and promote safe, stable placements.
Using a care‑team approach, we collaborate with all key people involved in the child’s life, including caseworkers, carers, family, school staff, and other services. We also provide direct therapeutic trauma counselling to children and carers across NSW, moving with the child regardless of their placement location. Our team includes both Aboriginal and non‑Aboriginal Therapeutic Specialists, ensuring culturally strong, trauma‑responsive support tailored to each child’s needs.
Therapeutic support for children and young people in kinship care
Therapeutic Kinship Care is delivered by a team embedded within a broader network providing therapeutic support to children and young people in out‑of‑home care. We work alongside kinship carers to strengthen safety, stability, and connection for children living with family or community members. We believe that young people, families, and communities share a fundamental right to shape their own lives.
As a national leader in trauma‑informed counselling and support, we are deeply committed to the safety, healing, and wellbeing of children and young people. Support is provided by an experienced team who centre each child’s needs, promoting their sense of belonging, cultural identity, and connection to family, community, and culture.
Northern Territory
Trauma-informed supports for children and young people in the Northern Territory
We provide trauma‑informed clinical supports for children, young people, and their families across Darwin, Alice Springs, and remote NT communities. Our services include psychological assessments, therapeutic needs assessments, counselling, play therapy, and parenting support.
Our Therapeutic Specialists work alongside First Nations children, young people, families, and communities with cultural humility and deep respect for cultural knowledge. We prioritise strong identity and cultural connection, ensuring that cultural stories, relationships, and community ties remain central to each child’s healing and wellbeing.
Victoria
Counselling for children, young people, and families affected by abuse and family violence
The Child Trauma Service in Eastern Metro Victoria and Shepparton provides therapeutic support to children and young people recovering from sexual abuse, and family violence. We work with children, parents, carers, and families through individual, dyadic, and family counselling, as well as therapeutic group programs.
Therapeutic support for young people with complex needs in foster care
The Equip program, delivered in partnership with Upper Murray Family Care in Albury and Wodonga, provides intensive therapeutic counselling for young people with complex behaviours who need support to reconnect and remain within a foster care placement.
Our Therapeutic Specialists support young people who have complex needs and challenging behaviours, helping carers understand the impacts of trauma and respond in ways that strengthen safety, stability, and connection. The Equip program aims to maintain home-based care placements and reduce the risk of young people entering residential care.
Therapeutic family violence support for children and young people
The HEART program is delivered in partnership with Brophy Family and Youth Services, Sexual Assault and Family Violence Services, Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation, and Southwest Centre Against Sexual Assault. Our Therapeutic Specialists support children and young people who have experienced family violence, offering case management, counselling, groupwork, and family‑based support.
The program includes dyadic, individual, and family therapeutic responses, along with group programs co‑facilitated with practitioners from partner agencies. This collaborative approach strengthens supports around children and young people and promotes healing, safety, and long‑term wellbeing.
Therapeutic support for children and young people who have experienced family violence
Working in partnership with Brophy Family and Youth Services since 2008 to support the delivery of trauma-informed, therapeutic interventions across the foster care, kinship, youth and family services programs. Alongside counselling support for children and families, we also provide case consultation and trauma-informed practice training.
Therapeutic support for carers of children and young people in out-of-home-care with complex needs
The Treatment and Care for Kids Program (TrACK) provides intensive therapeutic support for carers supporting children and young people with complex needs and challenging behaviours. By strengthening carers’ understanding of children’s behaviours and underlying trauma, the program aims to enhance placement stability and increase security and continuity of care.
Our Therapeutic Specialists also provide direct therapeutic support to children and young people where required.
TrACK is delivered in partnership with Anglicare Victoria, who manage foster care placements.
Western Australia
Therapeutic foster care that strengthens safety, connection, and healing
For more than 25 years, we have delivered specialist therapeutic programs supporting children and young people living in foster care. Children are at the centre of our work, and we support carers to build safe, stable, and healing home environments.
Our approach recognises carers as key partners in recovery, building shared understanding of the impacts of trauma and supporting strong, trusting relationships that support healing.
Foster families are supported by experienced Care Coordinators and Therapeutic Specialists, with a strong focus on relationships, stability, and cultural connection, while recognising that those closest to children know them best.
We offer training and support tailored to the changing needs of both children and carers. Every child receives a therapeutic assessment, ongoing advocacy, and therapeutic support. Every carer receives wraparound guidance to support them in meeting the needs of the child in their care.
Built on the message Ordinary People, Extraordinary Hearts, this program is open to carers across Perth, Western Australia.
Counselling and support service for Department of Communities foster carers
OurSPACE WA is a counselling service for foster and family (kinship) carers across Western Australia. The team understands the joys and challenges of caring for children and young people in out of home care, and we believe that reaching out for support is a strength – particularly early on, when it can reduce stress and strengthen stability within the placement.
Our experienced counsellors listen to a carers story and what is important to them, so together we can decide on the best course of action. OurSPACE WA is respectful of carers beliefs and culture, and can provide support with carer wellbeing and mental health, placement challenges, communication with the care team, and therapeutic consultation to better meet children’s therapeutic needs.