If you’re looking for counselling for men near Melton, you’re in the right place.
Better Place Australia provides a men’s counselling service right here in Melton. You’ll find us at 195 Barries Rd Melton West. Getting here is easy via High Street and then turning into Barries Road. Better Place Australia is located in the Melton Health Hub (adjacent to the Woodgrove Shopping Centre) and virtually backs onto the M8 Western Freeway.
What does counselling for men near Melton help with?
Men who find it difficult managing their emotions in a positive way, can benefit from the counselling for men near Melton service. You will be in one-on-one sessions with a qualified counsellor from Better Place Australia and work through the process of achieving a positive outcome with life’s challenges.
You’ll learn valuable tools and skills to help you manage personal issues, create positive relationship experiences and improve your quality of life.
Here are some typical issues we help men with:
- dealing with strong emotions, such as loss, sadness, anger, confusion
- moving on from past relationships
- wanting to gain support and guidance to enhance your current relationship
- overcoming conflict with partners, parents, family, friends, colleagues or children
- struggling with self-worth and self-esteem
- wanting help to identify what isn’t working in your life
- needing an impartial, non-judgmental person to talk to about problems.
These are just a few of the many challenges men can face. Our men’s counselling service can help you.
How does men’s counselling work?
The one-on-one sessions with the counsellor give you a safe space to share your emotions and challenges, and work through those with the counsellor.
We work with you to help you:
- understand your family history and trigger points
- focus on personal responsibility
- identify strengths in order to promote positive change
- gain a thorough understanding of difficult situations and how decisions impact others
- develop emotional regulation strategies
- clarify healthy relationship boundaries
- understand yourself and how you relate to others
- identify unhelpful thinking that can negatively impact your life
- reframe current relationships and how you can positively change.
There are some circumstances where the counsellor may also encourage you to use certain apps in between sessions, to supplement the counselling you are receiving.
How old do you have to be?
You’re never too old to receive support and guidance on men’s issues. Better Place Australia helps men aged from 16 years and upwards. (For young men 16 -18 years of age in particular, it helps them work through conflict with their parents or other family members.)
How many sessions does it take?
Normally, you’ll find the program runs for 8 to 10 sessions with Better Place Australia. This is spread out over three months. If you find you would like more sessions or specialist services relating to your men’s counselling sessions, you can speak with the counsellor about options available.
Other Better Place Australia support services for men include:
Attendance reports can be issued upon request.
If you need specialist financial counselling, Better Place Australia can offer these free if you reside in one of the many funded areas of Melbourne and across Victoria. You can also learn tools and strategies for managing your financial situation by visiting the Financial First Aid website. The website has important short video case studies you can watch of how our financial counsellors have mediated for people with money troubles.
What do counsellors not do?
Better Place Australia counsellors:
- don’t give advice and are not judgemental
- don’t diagnose mental illness or prescribe medication (only doctors can do that)
- don’t take sides or referee a disagreement.
Contact Better Place Australia
If you need the services of qualified counselling for men near Melton, then reach out to Better Place Australia. It’s the best step you can take to begin the process of positive change in your life.
