The WATCS Family Violence Team is DVA approved. It is made up of counsellors and therapists who are experienced in working with issues related to family violence.

Staff possess a wide range of skills and provide:

• Child counselling/play therapy
• Group work for women
• Individual counselling
• Family therapy
• Couple therapy
• Teaching on the effects of trauma on brain development
• Section 9 counselling

Moving On From Family Violence - Group for women

This is a women's group with a focus on family violence:

• Learn how violence affects your children
• Understand rights in relationships
• Have fun and be supportive of yourself and other women 

From Wednesday, 3rd August 2011, 9.30-11.30am, for 15 weeks, not including the school holidays

Cost is by koha or fees may be paid by the Family Court or Work & Income. No one will be turned away if unable to pay.

For all enquiries please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 09 837 2491

Our service is concerned primarily with the wellbeing of women and their children. If a woman wants to finish her relationship we will support her to move through this process. We can also help her to achieve effective co-parenting with the father of her children. When a woman wants to stay in her relationship we will work with the whole family to build the relationship and keep the family safe.

We offer couples, whether they are together or separated, the opportunity to work on their issues; particulalry involving parenting.

Where parents are struggling with difficult or truamatised children who have experienced or witnessed faimly violence, we provide individual and family therapy.

Unfortunately, we have no childcare facilities at WATCS.