Relationship Matters serves the community by promoting positive relationships for the achievement of wellbeing and the fullness of life.
We believe that every relationship is a thread, threads which are woven together to form the tapestry or our lives. We are committed to supporting the most crucial threads through life’s challenges and transitions by offering a range of services.
No matter where you are in your life journey, we have a relationship service to support you.
You can browse our services below or select a statement that best describes your current situation.
The Circle of Security Parenting program is a transformative 6-week initiative designed to help parents provide the emotional support their children need for secure attachment, resilience, and school readiness. Participants learn strategies to build confidence as parents, enabling their children to explore the world with the reassurance of a safe haven to return to.
LifeWorks Accessible Psychological Intervention (API) Services are available, free to eligible people who live or work in the Glen Eira or Frankston catchments. Call the SEMPHN Mental Health Intake team on 1800 862 363 to check eligibility.
Relationship Matters is a leader in the delivery of Men’s Behaviour Change Programs (MBCP) across Victoria. We are committed to providing programs that positively impact on individuals and communities. Our Family Violence Prevention team works directly with men and also supports their current and former partners.
Separation can be a difficult and challenging time whether you are married, in a de facto or same-sex relationship, or a grandparent. At Relationship Matters we provide flexible, accessible and comprehensive Family Dispute Resolution Services.
At times, life can get a little bumpy and we turn to family, friends or colleagues for support, we can also turn to Counselling.
Relationships are essential to daily life. Yet, relationships, whether with a spouse, child, parent, ex-partner or even a work colleague, can be complicated and, at times, challenging. They take time, thought and effort to develop, nurture and sustain. At Relationship Matters, we hope to support your efforts by offering a range of programs to help […]
A six week course for women interested in exploring some of their issues and concerns around recognising, expressing and managing strong emotions. Delivered by experienced group facilitators in a safe and respectful space.
SeaChange: Moving Forward is a transformative 6-week program designed to offer support to women navigating the complex aftermath of family violence, particularly those who have found themselves compelled to use force as a protective measure against the violence inflicted upon them. This innovative program is carefully crafted to address the unique challenges faced by victim-survivors, providing a safe and compassionate space for healing and growth. Delivered by experienced group facilitators in a safe and respectful space.
Discover a new path to Emotional Wellness and Self-Regulation! If you’re seeking a transformative journey towards a healthier and more balanced life, join our Mindful-based Emotional Wellness group. Share experiences, explore effective strategies and develop a toolkit to help you navigate life’s ups and downs in a supportive environment of like-minded people. Don’t let stress […]
This blended course is ideal for many workplaces where 2-day face-to-face training courses are more challenging for course participant attendance.
Rainbow Door and Relationship Matters have partnered to offer free counselling and mediation to support the LGBTIQA+
communities.
The Parenting After Separation (PAS) program provides parents with key information and strategies to assist for you and your children to successfully adjust to separation and/or associated conflict.
The Parenting After Separation (PAS) program provides parents with key information and strategies to assist for you and your children to successfully adjust to separation and/or associated conflict.
Learn to help recognise, understand and manage your own and your children’s emotions
Learn to stay calm when dealing with children’s behaviours
Enhance your ability to build positive parenting toward children’s emotional connections
Assist children to prevent/reduce challenging behaviour
Recognise, understand and manage their own and their children’s emotions
The Parenting After Separation program is designed to support separated parents to co-parent effectively, helping parents and children to successfully adjust to separation and navigate any associated conflict.
Are you getting angry and annoyed with those you love? Hurting your loved ones emotionally or physically? Bottling things up and then exploding? Feeling anxious, confused or losing self-control?
The VicRoads Safe Driving Program is a court mandated program for offenders who have been found guilty of certain high risk driving offences.
The Parenting After Separation (PAS) program provides parents with key information and strategies to assist for you and your children to successfully adjust to separation and/or associated conflict.
The ‘Prepare-Enrich’ Committed Couples (Private Sessions) program is the leading national relationship questionnaire and skill building program.
The nature of intimate relationships can change over time. Sometimes couples can feel more like housemates than partners or have difficulty finding compromises on how to parent, or share the responsibilities of day-to-day life.
Separation can be a stressful and difficult time, especially when children are involved. Parenting plans can help to establish a clear and agreed way to manage parenting arrangements.
Yours, Mine, Ours – Dividing your Assets. Family Dispute Resolution allows separating couples to discuss, make decisions and agreements regarding the division of all property, money, liabilities and belongings.
Family breakdown and parental separation can be a traumatic time for children. The family dynamics, rituals and traditions can change from one day to the next.
It is a requirement under the Family Law Act 1975 that separating couples wanting to apply to the Court for a parenting order need to first indicate that a genuine effort to resolve the dispute by family dispute resolution has been attempted. Our registered Family Dispute Resolution Practitioners can help you through this process.
Conventional Family Dispute Resolution is conducted between you and your former partner, facilitated by an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. Sometimes, if your situation is particularly complex or there is a lot at stake, having your lawyer present can assist you in discussing the matters at hand in a legally informed way.
Mediation is a voluntary meeting between people who have a dispute. Facilitated by an impartial mediator, the process aims to negotiate an acceptable resolution for all. Mediation can be an effective tool when you are in a situation that needs resolution but you can’t find away forward with the person/p
The one constant in life is change. At Relationship Matters we provide opportunities for families to come together to discuss changes effecting all members of a family, especially older members.
Parent and Adolescent Mediation helps young people and their families to resolve conflict, and to develop new styles of communication. It allows for equal input from both family members to decide how their conflict will be resolved.
This 6-week program is specifically designed with Dads in mind, and caters for dads of babies through to young teenagers. You will discover what it means to be a father, and to develop a positive parenting style.
Every child is unique! Some kids need more support than others to deal with the personal challenges of ‘growing up’. Let our qualified child counsellors support your child to be the best they can in an ever changing world.
A six-session parenting program for parents of teens to help teens develop emotional intelligence.
Includes how you can communicate more effectively with your teen, understand your teen better, help manage difficult emotions and more
Every organisation encounters difficulty and conflict with individuals, within teams and even across the business at some stage. Conflict is natural but managing it is not always so! LifeWorks in the Workplace can help you to minimise the impact of conflict in the workplace.
Specialist Consulting for your organisation such as independent investigations, mediation, policy review and workplace audits/health checks, Training Solutions offered through our customised in-house courses or E-Learning packages, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) including critical incident debriefings and a manager hotline.
Relationship Matters in the Workplace is renowned for providing training that focuses on developing self-awareness, building skills and knowledge, and facilitating behaviour change back in the workplace. We invite our participants to use the time away from work to reflect on their role, their performance and their development and to explore new ways to engage and enjoy their work lives.
Coaching is the practice of supporting an individual to define and achieve their goals. Relationship Matters in the Workplace offers coaching to individuals and groups, which can be delivered onsite, at our Melbourne office or over the phone.
Our comprehensive outplacement services are designed to provide compassionate support during this transition. We prioritize the well-being of departing employees, ensuring they have the guidance and resources needed to navigate their next steps confidently.
This workshop goes beyond merely understanding stress and well-being; it focuses on applying this knowledge to enhance your life. We will adopt a systems lens to explore how well-being is not only an individual endeavour but also a shared responsibility. Well-being perceptions, experiences, and behaviours are diverse and spread through an interconnected web of social connections at the individual, team, and organisational levels. While self-care is important, having an organisational culture that values employees’ mental health and well-being is equally crucial. Without this, employees will likely experience burnout, leave their jobs, and underperform.
We now know how important it is to look after ourselves. This program focuses on the impact of compassion fatigue and strategies for looking after yourself.
This training is designed to increase understanding of the issues past and present and provide information that will help to communicate sensitively and effectively. It looks at the impact of past policies and practices have had on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, cultures, and practices. It is designed so that you can understand Protocols for community consultation and engagement.
A yarning circle is a harmonious, creative and collaborative way of communicating to encourage responsible, respectful and honest interactions between participants, building trusting relationships. It fosters accountability and provides a safe place to be heard and to respond.