Counselling involves one person (the counsellor) helping another person to work through issues or difficulties. A counsellor will talk to you and help you think about your experiences.

If you have been in an accident, it could be helpful to see a counsellor and talk about how you are coping with your injury or disability since the accident.

How can counselling help?

Counselling can help in a number of different ways. It can help you:

  • understand your emotions or behaviour
  • improve how you manage relationships and communication
  • set goals
  • identify solutions to problems
  • see how things have, or have not, changed since your accident and how to integrate this into your life.

Confidentiality

Your counsellor treats all the information you share as confidential material. Your counsellor will not pass on personal or confidential information to the Senior Master or staff at Funds in Court [FIC] .

Victims of crime

Counselling can help you recover from the emotional effects of a crime.

If you live in Victoria and you are a victim of crime, you can apply to the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT) for compensation to cover the costs of counselling.

You can find a victim’s support agency in other States and Territories under Victim Support Services on the VOCAT website.