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Keith Counselling, Cairns
We help people with single parenting and co-parenting after separation, in person in Cairns and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Adoption and foster care support in Australia
For adoptees, birth parents, adoptive and foster families. Talk with people in Australia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
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Bruce Counselling
Run by people who have been through a loved one's addiction and family estrangement themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
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Easy Ride Patient Transport, Gold
Run by people who have been through single parenting and parenting a child with a disability themselves.
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Steady Hands Care, Brisbane
Run by people who have been through parenting a struggling teen and caregiver burnout themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
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Sydney Community Food Hub, Sydney
A small team supporting caregiver burnout and empty nest. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
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The Toowoomba Men's Shed
Run by people who have been through a loved one's addiction and caring for an aging parent themselves.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
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Toowoomba Talking Therapies
A small team supporting parenting a struggling teen and caring for an aging parent. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
From people who came through it
“Para quien empieza como familia de acogida: no te voy a mentir, hay días que parece que no das una. El trabajo de historia de vida es duro, el panel te pone nervioso y los adolescentes mienten y vapean. Pero también hay momentos buenos. Busca a alguien con quien hablar, como yo con Kerry. Y ten paciencia contigo misma.”
sundayspark · been through adoption and foster care“to anyone just starting out with fostering or adoption: it's not going to be like you imagine, and that's okay. some days you'll feel like you're getting it all wrong. i've been doing this for 8 years and i still have days where i want to hide in the shed. but you learn. you learn that the small wins matter more than the big ones. and you learn to ask for help, even when it's the last thing you want to do. you're not doing it alone, even if it feels like it.”
Second Oak · been through adoption and foster care“I was where you are a year and a half ago. The worst part was foster caring for 8 years. My kids say I'm back. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. Praying for you.”
elijah.north89 · been through adoption and foster care“I think I was sure I'd never feel normal again. I was wrong. I stopped trying to be the perfect parent. Good enough is enough. Keep going, even slowly.”
Rami from Tangier · been through adoption and foster care