Our specialist workers are available to provide practical help and support to women who are experiencing or have previously experienced domestic, family and/or sexual violence and are ready to heal and recover from the violence and abuse.
Our service works with you to identify and meet their individual needs and goals.
Our caseworkers have knowledge of the services, programs and resources available throughout the Illawarra region. They can help with applications and referrals and advocate on your behalf.
The team can provide the following free services:
Please note we are not a crisis service; for urgent assistance, please call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Police on 000.
We provide free trauma and violence-informed counselling through a strength-based, feminist and client-centred approach to support women in healing and recovering from domestic, family and sexual violence.
Our qualified and experienced counsellors offer face-to-face and telephone counselling for as long as you need it.
You can also book in with our Therapy Dog, Dusty.
After a request for counselling, our Intake Coordinator will contact you by phone for a private and confidential conversation about the support you need.
If you are from an organisation or agency and would like to refer a client, please download and complete our Interagency Referral Form and email it to intake@womenstrc.com.au.
Please note we are not a crisis service; for urgent assistance, please call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Police on 000.
The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre has partnered with The Zahra Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that supports women impacted by domestic and family abuse, providing free programs, services, education and grants promoting economic well-being and empowering participants to build a life that is free from poverty and abuse.
A Zahra Foundation is recruiting a qualified and accredited Financial Counsellor to be available on-site to support women who may be experiencing financial debt or hardship or are simply concerned that ‘something is not right’ by providing:
To meet with our Financial Counsellor at the Centre, contact us to book an appointment.
Appointments are private and confidential.
We provide a range of free healing therapies tailored to your specific needs in a safe, supportive and empowering environment in the Centre.
Our list of therapies will continue to grow as we build new partnerships.
Our qualified and experienced trauma-informed massage therapist supports women to reconnect with their bodies and promotes healing by relieving tension and resetting the nervous system.
The practice nurtures self-connection, fosters mindfulness and breathing techniques and restores empowerment.
The Centre offers a range of massage techniques, including:
Contact us to book an appointment.
During our free Movement for Mental Health Group, you’ll explore the powerful relationship between your mind and body. You can participate while sitting, standing, or lying down. It will include transformative practices such as progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness, meditation, and biofeedback.
When: Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 11am.
Where: Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.
Our free self-care group meets twice weekly in a quiet room in the Centre.
During the session, you will discover the different elements of self-care and explore some of the barriers and benefits of self-care.
When: Every Monday from 10am to 11am and every Wednesday from 11.30am to 12.30pm.
Where: Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.
Our free walking group meets twice weekly and provides a simple yet powerful way to boost your health, get some fresh air, and connect with others.
Our walks suit all fitness levels and are a perfect way to reconnect with nature.
You may also be joined by our Therapy Dog Dusty.
When: Every Monday at 11.30am and Friday, from 10am.
Our Self-Compassion Workshop is designed to help you embrace self-kindness and resilience. Delivered in a nurturing environment by trauma and violence-informed specialists, it will teach you how to cultivate kindness toward yourself.
When: Every Tuesday and Friday from 11.30am to 12.30pm.
Where: Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.
During our free Movement for Mental Health Group, you’ll explore the powerful relationship between your mind and body. You can participate while sitting, standing, or lying down. It will include transformative practices such as progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness, meditation, and biofeedback.
When: Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 11am.
Where: Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.
The Centre offers free aromatherapy workshops for those who want to learn how to make their own creams and balms.
When: Tuesdays at 1.30pm.
Where: Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre
Music can be healing, grounding and joyous. Join a small group of women singing songs together in a free, soothing, fun community activity.
No experience is necessary. This is a safe group where there is no judgment.
When: Every Monday from 11am to 12pm.
Where: Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.
Play is vital to our well-being, no matter how old we are. Board games are a fun and easy way to reconnect with our sense of play.
Join our group to play classic games like Scrabble, Payday, The Game of Life, and Cluedo, and newer ones like Catan, Wingspan, and Articulate.
When: Every Monday from 12pm to 1.30pm.
Where: Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.
We have partnered with employment experts from Sureway. Their support worker can help you achieve your employment goals.
They can provide support with:
To meet with an expert at the Centre, contact us to book an appointment.
You can meet with a Community Engagement Officer from Services Australia in the Centre who can support you in accessing information, payments and services.
Contact us to book an appointment.
Get the latest info, news & events from Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre.
The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is situated on the land of the Dharawal Nation. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land and we pay our respects to Elders past and present for they hold the memories, traditions and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia. This land is, was, and always will be traditional Aboriginal land. We acknowledge that we work in the context of generations of resilient, strengths-based, holistic resistance to violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We commit to actively supporting and promoting the voices of Aboriginal people and organisations in our work. We fully support the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Notifications
