Carers and family members of people with a mental illness
When a family member or a loved one develops a mental illness, the ramifications for carers are significant and often complex.
If you care for someone with an illness, you may experience stress, grief, guilt or feel overwhelmed by what to do to help.
Specialised counselling for carers and family members
I understand the sometimes catastrophic consequences for families when a loved one develops a mental illness. The focus regarding the loved one is often so fully on his or her treatment and recovery to the exclusion of all else. The intense sadness and loss experienced by families is normal, yet sometimes when it is expressed carers feel blamed for being “too stressed” or “depressed” or even for “making things worse”.
Please contact me if you would like support with any of these issues or with other issues not related to one’s role as a carer.
Free counselling is available
As an external provider for Carers Victoria's National Carer Counselling Program (NCCP) you may be entitled to receive a number of sessions free of charge - see counselling for carers.
Additionally, as a registered psychologist, i am also able to offer Medicare rebates for a further 6-10 sessions per year.
If you care for someone with an illness, you may experience stress, grief, guilt or feel overwhelmed by what to do to help.
Specialised counselling for carers and family members
- Respectful, warm and intelligent counselling support for individual carers, couples and families
- Understanding of carer stress, grief, social isolation and frustration with the health and welfare system
- Competent, skilled and respectful short or long-term counselling for people with depression, anxiety, trauma histories and grief and loss
I understand the sometimes catastrophic consequences for families when a loved one develops a mental illness. The focus regarding the loved one is often so fully on his or her treatment and recovery to the exclusion of all else. The intense sadness and loss experienced by families is normal, yet sometimes when it is expressed carers feel blamed for being “too stressed” or “depressed” or even for “making things worse”.
Please contact me if you would like support with any of these issues or with other issues not related to one’s role as a carer.
Free counselling is available
As an external provider for Carers Victoria's National Carer Counselling Program (NCCP) you may be entitled to receive a number of sessions free of charge - see counselling for carers.
Additionally, as a registered psychologist, i am also able to offer Medicare rebates for a further 6-10 sessions per year.
Brochure for carers of people with a mental illness |
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