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Counselling Services

Support through life’s challenges

Ballarat Community Health offers quality and affordable counselling services to help individuals, couples, families, and groups work through a diverse range of life challenges. Whether you are experiencing a difficult life event, relationship concerns, stress, grief, mental health challenges or simply need someone to talk to, our counsellors provide a safe, confidential, and supportive environment to explore what is happening and identify ways forward over multiple disciplines.

What is counselling?

Counselling is a process of working through difficult life situations with a trained counsellor in a private and confidential space.

While counselling is often talk-based, counsellors may also use a range of activities and therapeutic approaches to support your goals and wellbeing. At BCH, our counsellors draw on an evidence-informed approach.

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Group-based approaches

Our team includes professionals with different qualifications, experience, and areas of specialisation. This allows us to provide support that is tailored to individual needs and circumstances.

What can counselling help with?

  • Abuse and trauma
  • Anxiety and stress
  • Depression and low mood
  • Alcohol and other drug concerns
  • Grief, loss, and bereavement
  • Bullying
  • Career, employment, and unemployment challenges
  • Caring for someone experiencing physical health, mental health or alcohol and other drug issues
  • Caring for someone experiencing physical health, mental health or alcohol and other drug issues
  • Family violence
  • Health and wellbeing concerns
  • Identity, sexuality, and relationships
  • Infertility and pregnancy-related concerns
  • Loneliness and social isolation
  • Mental health challenges
  • Neurodiversity
  • Parenting and family concerns
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Multiple or complex issues
  • Other personal challenges and life circumstances

If you are unsure whether counselling is right for you, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your situation and identify the most appropriate support option.

What to expect

  • Individual counselling sessions vary in duration depending on the service, but most initial sessions will go for 50 minutes
  • Appointments are typically offered in person at one of our BCH locations. Phone or video appointments may also be available in some situations.
  • Your counsellor will work with you to understand your goals, strengths, and circumstances, and support you at a pace that feels right for you.

Finding the right service

BCH offers a range of counselling, mental health, alcohol and other drug, family violence, and wellbeing services. Depending on your needs, you may be connected with a specialised program or service area.

Contact

Phone (03) 5338 4500

or refer to the referral forms on the Counselling Services linked to this page.