Service types: Abuse and violence support, Education programmes, Information and support, Support groups.

Our women’s programme is for women who have been, or are currently in abusive relationships and would like support to make positive changes to their lives, or wish to heal from those experiences  and work towards a violence free future for themselves and their children.

Service types: Abuse and violence support, Education programmes, Information and support, Support groups.

Abuse Prevention Services offer programme and counselling to children who have been impacted by family harm.   We offer a respectful and safe place for children to explore and overcome issues that may affect their lives.   We aim to have children thrive in their lives.  We offer support that is child centred and goes at the child’s pace.   We aim to offer support that is fun, educational, and healing. 

Play therapy as offered by Abuse Prevention Services is a very respectful and safe way of working with children. By being child centred it ensures that the work is at the child’s pace and that children determine what they are wanting to work through. It trusts that children will naturally bring forward what they are trying to resolve within themselves.  We may include other therapies, such as art therapy techniques, sand tray along with child centred play therapy to assist children in their process.

Play therapy is based on an understanding that play is the main language of children and is more effective than talk therapy in helping children to feel soothed. Children get to work through issues such as feeling powerless, anxious, worried, angry or isolated, which are common concerns for children impacted by family harm.

Abuse Prevention Services offer support to men who recognise that their behaviour is having negative impacts and/or causing harm within their family and their relationships and want to change.

Our programme allows men to recognise unwanted, controlling, harmful or abusive patterns of behaviour and provides tools to develop positive and empowering ways of interacting and building respectful relationships.  

The objectives of the programme are to encourage men to be accountable for their abusive behaviour as well as assisting them to change attitudes and beliefs and develop an understanding of the effect their abusive behaviour has on women and children.

Service types: Abuse and violence support, Counselling, Stopping violence services, Counselling.

Our counsellors work to provide a judgement free, compassionate, and safe space for those impacted by unhealthy behaviours in relationships to get the support they deserve. Our trained professional counsellors are here to listen, guide and walk with you, trusting that you are the expert on your own life, while offering an environment where you feel safe to explore your experiences, and develop tools to assist you in coping with challenges that may arise as a result of being in or having been in relationships or families where abusive behaviours are present.

We cater services for each individual client and are equipped to work with people who come from various diverse backgrounds. This includes, men, women, those who identify with the rainbow community, young people, and children.

If you are unsure that we are the right place for you, feel free to contact us with any queries you have and we will do our best to connect you with the most suitable support service.

Service types: Abuse and violence support, Counselling, Education programmes, Family violence intervention, Information and support, Referral to specialist services, Support groups, Advocacy, Stopping violence services, Counselling, Family violence intervention, Referral to specialist services, Support groups, Education programmes, Information and support.

Abuse Prevention Services assists families in the wider Rodney/Hibiscus Coast areas who are affected by family violence or abusive relationships to heal from trauma and make positive changes to their lives through education and support.

For Women: Our Safety Services Programme, Living Free, is for all women who have experienced or been impacted by family violence or abusive relationships.

For Children and Young People: Our team are fully trained and are experienced in working with children and young people who have been impacted by family violence. They have a wide range of skills relating to family violence/abuse, child protection, adolescent issues and childhood trauma. We provide play therapy for younger children.

For Men: Our Non-Violence programme is for anyone who identifies that their behaviour is negatively impacting on their family and wishes to make changes and build respectful relationships.