Services

Relationships can be tough, and sometimes we all need some extra support and guidance to help us move forward. Couples Counselling at RANSW offers a supportive environment where you can discuss concerns, overcome tensions and strengthen your partnership.

Going through separation or divorce is often emotional and difficult, and it’s normal to feel overwhelmed. To help you through, we offer affordable Family Dispute Resolution services, also known as family mediation, throughout NSW.

Our trained and compassionate family therapists provide Family Counselling services online and in-person throughout NSW. Family Counselling provides a safe space to address problems, hear each other’s perspectives, overcome difficulties, improve communication, and restore and strengthen relationships.

Life can be full of ups and downs. While we may be able to overcome most challenges by ourselves, sometimes we need some extra support. Individual Counselling offers a supportive environment to identify and manage problems and concerns.

The teenage years can feel like an emotional minefield – and knowing how to support an adolescent can seem equally as daunting. Adolescent Family Counselling aims to restore and repair relationships by providing strategies to support teens and their families through significant life changes.

We all have the right to feel safe. Taking the first steps to speak to someone about domestic and family violence can be conflicting and overwhelming. At Relationships Australia NSW, we provide compassionate, understanding, and confidential domestic violence support for victims.

The Children’s Contact Service provides a safe, neutral and child-focused environment for families to build and maintain meaningful relationships while staff supervise and monitor interactions.

A fortnightly playgroup for single parents and carers who don't currently live with their children. The group offers support in transitioning to independent parenting in a friendly and inclusive setting.

An intensive program involving casework support and an 18-week group program to help men make choices that match their values and intentions to develop safe and respectful relationships.

The Family Advocacy and Support Service (FASS) is a free service which supports men going through the Family Court system in cases of domestic and family violence. By offering aid to both perpetrators and victims, we aim to encourage long term positive behaviour change.

Let’s Talk helps older people and their families address age-related issues and disagreements, and make decisions that protect the rights and safety of everyone involved.

Adapting to change during separation and divorce is challenging. This service provides flexible support, online or over the phone, to help manage relationship breakdowns, including resolving disputes for parenting and property arrangements.

Separation and divorce can be one of the most stressful and significant life changes for anyone to go through – Stay focused on your children's needs with support from our Parenting Orders Program.

A free service for those who spent time in institutional or foster care before 1990. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services and delivered by Relationships Australia NSW’s Wattle Place centre.

Wattle Place offers inclusive support for adults who experienced institutional or foster care as children, were impacted by forced adoption practices, or experienced institutional child sexual abuse. Our services provide assistance personalised to your individual needs and experiences.

Community Builders delivers free programs to community, multicultural and faith groups and local schools throughout Northern Sydney, to help build resilience, connection and growth.

A free support service for Care Leavers and Forgotten Australians in central and eastern Sydney to support transitions into aged care services.

Trauma-informed support and mental health care on the Central Coast for individuals and families affected by domestic, family, or sexual violence.

Free, safe and confidential support to people who are experiencing domestic, family, or sexual violence, including child sexual abuse, in Newcastle and the Central Coast. Referrals via local GP or health professionals.

Free, safe and confidential support to people who are experiencing domestic, family, or sexual violence, including child sexual abuse, in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Lithgow and Penrith Regions. Referrals via local GP or health professionals.

An educational seminar to support high school students in their understanding of healthy relationships within their families and communities.

A free service for people 26 or over, who were in out-of-home care in NSW. Funded by the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, and delivered by Relationships Australia NSW’s Wattle Place centre.

A free support service for people impacted by past forced adoptions. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services and delivered by Relationships Australia NSW’s Wattle Place centre.

A free service which works to improve mental health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Caber-ra nanga is a Gaimariagal word meaning ‘resting the mind’.

A free and confidential support to people who are applying, or thinking of applying, to the National Redress Scheme. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services and delivered by Relationships Australia NSW’s Wattle Place centre.

Transitioning from out-of-home care into independent living can come with challenges. Our Aftercare Resource Centre provides customised resources, information and support for care leavers to help navigate the process.

When parents separate, it can significantly impact their children. Kids in Focus is a practical, online course developed for separating families to navigate and support their children through these challenges.

In relationships, communication is key. This online course helps you develop skills to repair, strengthen, and improve your relationship, using common scenarios and tailored activities.

It’s normal to experience mixed emotions when embarking on the next phase of a relationship. Whether you’re excited, anxious or somewhere in between, Prepare and Enrich will help empower and strengthen your partnership into the future.

Adoption can be an exciting change for a family, but it’s crucial to have the tools to manage its unique set of challenges and complexities. The free Intercountry Adoptee and Family Support Service (ICAFSS) supports intercountry adoptees and their families.