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Understanding how to help

Centre-based support and counselling

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Centre-based support and counselling involves a young person meeting with a trained youth AOD counsellor or other therapist for scheduled appointments to discuss substance use or other issues that are currently impacting them.

Generally, young people are required to make their own way to appointments, so this option is well suited to young people who have the resources to get themselves around and are personally motivated to attend.

Sessions are 1:1 and could cover a number of different topics, including drug and alcohol counselling, grief and loss and family therapy.

Centre-based support and counselling is also often used to support young people experiencing a range of serious mental health problems, including major depression, PTSD, other anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder and psychotic illness.

Centre-based support is well suited to young people who have the resources to get themselves around and are personally motivated to attend.

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YoDAA is a free and confidential online and phone service that offers supports to young people, families and professionals. You can contact 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

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Counselling Online – free drug and alcohol counselling in Australia

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