Anglicare’s FREE counselling sessions to help tackle life’s challenges

Navigating post-Covid life has brought unique challenges, from financial pressures to social anxieties. Recognising this, Anglicare, funded by the Sydney North Health Network, is offering FREE counselling sessions, no referral needed. Join their free online sessions to find support and dive into topics like confidence-building, resilience, and making it through the festive seasons on a tight budget or without a loved one, from the comfort of your home.

There’s no doubt that many of us are experiencing increased levels of stress from rising living costs and financial pressures, to difficulties managing social interactions and relationships in a post-pandemic world. At the same time, accessing subsidised psychologist sessions has become more challenging due to a reduced availability, which has made affordable counselling further out of reach for many who are in urgent need of it.

Funded by the Sydney North Health Network (SNHN), Anglicare is offering FREE counselling sessions which do not require a doctor’s referral or a mental health care plan. It couldn’t be easier (or more affordable) to get the help you need.

Check out their upcoming weekly one-hour group courses and online webinars:

Group Course: Growing in Confidence – Tuesdays 7, 14 & 28 November & 5 December
Group Course: Building Resilience – Wednesdays 8, 15 & 29 November & 6 December
Webinar: Domestic Violence – What is it? What supports are available? Wednesday 29 November
Webinar: Enjoying the Festive Season when the Budget is Tight: Tuesday 5 December
Webinar: Celebrating Christmas without a Loved One: Tuesday 12 December

Group Course: Growing in confidence

Growing in confidence

Have you ever felt anxious around people? Have you ever been at a party and felt like you did not belong there and couldn’t wait to leave? Have you chosen to be quiet because you don’t know what to say when you are around people? Have you found yourself spending more and more time by yourself at home? And have you been sad and disappointed about all this? Then you are not alone! Whether you are aware of this or not – many people are facing a lack of confidence that makes it very difficult to build positive relationships and to participate in the community.

Join Anglicare’s “Growing Confidence” Group where their experienced wellbeing coaches will help you understand more about the struggles you are facing.

Step by step, you will learn how you can grow in confidence when interacting with others and you will have the opportunity to practice some of the learnings together with the other group participants in a safe and therapeutic environment.

When: Tuesdays – 7, 14 & 28 November and 5 December
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm

Group Course: Building Resilience

All of us have experienced (or will at some point experience) tough times in our lives. This could be anything from sickness, relationship issues, unemployment, loss of a loved one, financial stress, loneliness – the list is endless. Unfortunately, we cannot always stop bad things to happen to us. However, developing resilience can help us getting through these difficult times.

Resilience is something anyone can learn and apply to their lives. It will make you stronger and better equipped when facing challenges. Join this group and learn how to develop more resilience which will help you to bounce back when things have knocked you down.

Anglicare’s experienced wellbeing coaches will guide you through understanding what resilience is and what it isn’t and will introduce practical strategies on how you can grow resilience in your life.

When: Wednesdays – 8, 15 & 29 November and 6 December
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm

Webinar: Domestic Violence – What is it? What supports are available?

Support for DV

1 in 5 people in Australia experience family and domestic violence. Unfortunately, many are suffering in silence, do not know where to turn and what supports are available.

Would you like to know more about family and domestic Violence? Are you experiencing this yourself or do you know someone who is?

You can join their webinar and an experienced practitioner will help the participants understand what family and domestic violence is, how it might manifest, how it affects individuals and families and what supports are available.

When: Wednesday 29 November 2023
Time: 12.30pm – 2pm

Webinar: Enjoying the festive season when the budget is tight

As we are entering the festive season, we are getting excited about buying presents, looking up recipes for special Christmas meals and planning for get togethers with family and friends. But what if thinking of these things are causing you to feel stressed and anxious? Financial stress, climbing interest rates and increasing prices can turn the joy about Christmas into panic.

For many individuals and families Christmas can be challenging because the budget is tight. And especially this year, many more families will face this challenge. But even though things might look different, Christmas can still be celebrated on a small budget.

Anglicare’s experienced wellbeing coaches will introduce you to practical steps you can take to prepare well for Christmas, use your resources wisely and try some new things that can help you to spark the joy of this season.

When: Tuesday 5 December 2023
Time: 4pm – 5.30pm

Webinar: Celebrating Christmas without a loved one

Celebrating Christmas without a loved one

Christmas is often celebrated as a season of joy. But not for everyone this will be true this year. Have you lost a loved one and this will be your first Christmas without them? Or have you celebrated Christmas without a loved one before and found this very challenging?

You are not alone on this journey and what you are facing will happen to most people during their lifetime.

You are invited to join Anglicare’s webinar and hear about ways to stay well and look after yourself this Christmas. Anglicare’s experienced wellbeing coaches will introduce ideas and strategies that can help you prepare yourself for a time that can be challenging and will help you plan for a Christmas that will be different but can still be meaningful and worthwhile celebrating.

When: Tuesday 12 December
Time: 10am – 12pm

How to access the free counselling sessions…

Who can attend: Anyone above the age of 18 who lives, works or studies in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Kuring-gai, Lane Cove, Mosman, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, Ryde and Willoughby.

How: Online via Zoom (attending couldn’t be easier!).

Book now: Complete their enquiry form to register and please include the session title/s you’re interested in next to your own name and they’ll get back in touch with the zoom link.

CONTACT ANGLICARE