ROAD TRAUMA COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT
At Amber Community, our dedicated counsellors are experienced in helping individuals navigate the complex emotions, thoughts, and behaviours associated with road trauma.
Who is Amber Community, and who can access our support?
Amber Community supports people affected by road trauma, including those who have been injured, those who have lost someone, family members, friends, witnesses, and others affected by a road incident. Our specialist counselling and support focuses specifically on the impact of road trauma. You don’t have to have been physically injured to be affected.
Making an appointment with a counsellor
Our office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. To make an appointment, please call us on 1300 367 797 or complete our convenient enquiry form here. Reach out to us today, and let us support you.
What to expect from our counselling services
Our counselling services are designed to provide much-needed support, and here’s what you can expect:
Free and confidential
Rest assured that your counselling sessions are entirely free of charge and strictly confidential.
No referral needed
You don’t require a referral to access our counselling services.
Flexible sessions
Counselling sessions can be conducted face-to-face, online, or over the telephone, ensuring that you receive support in a way that suits you best.
Our clients include
- Bereaved families
- Friends and colleagues
- Injured individuals and their caregivers
- Drivers and passengers
- First-on-scene responders
- Witnesses
- People who offered assistance
- Emergency service personnel
Access helpful information
We understand that reactions to road trauma can be overwhelming. That’s why we provide resources that may help you cope with these reactions. Click here to access valuable information and guidance.
Counselling for children and young people
Children make sense of death and traumatic events in their own unique ways. Their understanding and coping style depend on age, maturity, life experience, and the support around them. Just like adults, a child’s response to road trauma, whether they were directly involved in a crash, witnessed one, or lost someone close, varies significantly from one young person to another.
Amber Community can provide counselling support for children aged 12 years and over. Before counselling begins, we speak with parents or guardians to ensure our service is a good fit. This conversation helps us understand your expectations, explore whether your child is open to counselling, and confirm that they feel comfortable engaging in counselling support.
Support for children under 12 years
For children under 12 years, Amber Community can support parents and guardians directly. We can help you to understand how road trauma may be affecting your child and offer guidance, strategies, and emotional support so you can best assist them at home.
If you would like to make an appointment to speak with a counsellor at Amber Community, please contact us on 1300 367 797 or complete our convenient enquiry form here.
Amber Community’s Counselling and Support Services are supported by funding provided by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).