The Refugee Therapy Centre offers services to refugees and asylum seekers, with the help of many volunteers, some of which have been part of The Refugee Centre family. They provide psychotherapy, mentoring and assistance that allows refugees and asylum seekers to gain independence, stability and community which improves quality of life, long term.
Individual Therapy
One on one therapy for individuals that need support with their mental health, addressing things like the loss and separation that may have endured, survivors guilt, the loss of our home and community, adapting to a new environment and way of life, and learning new languages.
Couple Therapy
The process of becoming a refugee or asylum seeker can contribute to marital or relationship difficulties. Stress and blame is often projected onto the partner, and mental health issues can make relationship issues difficult to solve alone. We work with couples to give them a space to communicate their thoughts and feelings, and the therapist will guide the couple through origins of relationship difficulties.
Mentoring
Their mentoring project aims to provide language support to clients, and help children with school work. Language and education is fundamental to ease the process of integration. Mentoring sessions are run as a group, which is a great way of increasing social participation, and provides clients with help with English language conversation, understanding letters and forms, and support with homework and education for young people. While mentoring sessions are not therapy, they provide essential social, language and cultural support that is incredibly important for both integration and wellbeing.
They also offer Therapy for Families, Children and Adolescents.