Our Partners
Our In-House Partners
At The Northern Centre, we not only provide in-house family and homelessness support, we have a range of partners that can provide additional support.
Meet our team of in-house partners …
Our partners provide their noted services below at The Northern Centre in West Ryde.
Please book their services directly.
Catholic Care – Financial Counselling
Mondays to Wednesday 8:30am – 4:30pm
Providing information, support and advocacy to assist people experiencing financial difficulty.
Alessandra Amico-Smith (Monday and Tuesday)
Phone: 0427 078 366
Email: alessandra.amico@catholiccaredbb.org.au
Steve Cribb (Wednesday)
Phone: 0481 602 080
Lisa Harnum Foundation
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The Lisa Harnum foundation provides case management including advocacy with Centrelink and Housing, support with police reporting, family law and AVO court matters as well as information, referrals, and emotional support for women experiencing domestic family violence. The case worker works out of a saferoom at Top Ryde.
Victims of domestic violence do not need to have left their abusive relationship to receive case management. They must reside within the Ryde LGA
Phone: 1300 732 848
Email: Rydecaseworker@lisahf.org.au
Medicare Mental Health
The first Wednesday of each month 8:30am to 4:30pm
Medicare Mental Health service acts as an open door to help all Australians access mental health and wellbeing services that are right for them. It makes it easier for people to navigate and choose the most suitable care options, whether that’s face-to-face, via phone or online.
Phone: 1800 595 212 or 02 9477 8700
Email: nswintake@pccs.org.au
headspace Chatswood
Wednesdays and Fridays 8:30am to 4:30pm and Thursdays 9:30am to 6:00pm
headspace provides early intervention and prevention services for young people 12-25 years old, who may be experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns that impact on their everyday functioning.
At headspace, we have a ‘no wrong door policy’, meaning that no young person is turned away without connection to appropriate internal or external services. At times there will be young people that make contact with the service that may not be appropriate for the headspace model of care.
Our clinicians will assist in the referral to more appropriate services for the young person and their family.
Phone: 8021 3668
Hicksons Hunt & Hunt Lawyers – Women’s Legal Clinic
Thursdays 1:00pm to 4:00pm
A weekly pro bono legal service hosted by Hicksons Hunt and Hunt Lawyers, delivering a service to women focusing on custody, family or domestic violence, child and spousal support or property issues. Appointments are 40 mins each. The clinic provides initial legal advice only and most often only one appointment per client (in extreme circumstances as directed, clients may have a second appointment). TIS are engaged when required and TNC have a Chinese and Korean worker who may be able to support translation services.
By Appointment Only
Phone: 9334 0111
Email: connect@tncinc.org.au
Elizabeth Lee – Psychology
Fridays 8:30am to 4:30pm and Saturdays – by appointment
Elizabeth provides free services under NDIS and Carers NSW (6 free counselling sessions) with a focus on any relationship, addiction, mental health concerns for individuals, couples and families.
Bilingual English/Korean speaking Psychotherapist, Problem Gambling Counsellor, Registered NDIS and Carers NSW provider and Victims’ Services provider.
By Appointment Only
Elizabeth Lee (MCAP; Grad Dip. Counselling; BA Psychology)
Phone: 0414 525 277
Email: leese.elizabeth@gmail.com
Katherine Millen JP Clinic
First Wednesday of every month from 9:30am to 11:00am – drop in clinic
Katherine Millen is a Justice of the Peace (JP) appointed by the Governor of NSW.
Her primary role is to witness a person making a statutory declaration or affidavit and to certify copies of original documents for community members.
Phone: 9334 0111
Email: connect@tncinc.org.au
KYDS Youth Counselling
Mondays 10:00am to 6:00pm and other times by appointment
KYDS offers free confidential counselling and mental health support services for youths aged 10 to 18 years old.
Phone: 9416 0900
Email: counsellor@kyds.org.au
Odyssey House
Wednesdays 3:00pm to 8:00pm
SMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training) is a free group program assisting any problematic behaviours, including addiction to alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs, gambling, and other addictions.
SMART is guided by trained professionals, and participants come to help themselves and one another using a variety of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and motivational tools and techniques.
Phone: 1800 297 739 (option 2)
Email: cssn@odysseyhouse.com.au
SDECC (Sydney Drug Education & Counselling Centre)
Every Second Monday 11:00am – 6:00pm
SDECC provides free alcohol and drug counselling to young people aged 12-25. It also provides support and counselling for parents/carers of young people with drug and alcohol issues. SDECC works within a family-inclusive, trauma-informed framework.
Our highly qualified counsellors understand the complexities of AOD use and mental health issues, both for individuals and families.
We welcome and include the LGBTQIA+ community and celebrate diversity in all its forms. For any young person aged 12-25 and their parents/carers who live/work/study in the LGA area.
Nick Fisher
Phone: 9977 0711
Email: nick@sdecc.org.au
Gunawirra – YAMP
Thursdays 10:00am – 2:00pm
The Yarning Aboriginal Mothers Program (YAMP), based in The Northern Centre, West Ryde is an early intervention service for women with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children.
The program occurs on a weekly basis, during this time our team of Aboriginal professional’s work together alongside the women to support them and their family’s needs. By focusing on and actively supporting the vital healthy links between mother and child, we aim to reduce the impact of intergenerational trauma in Aboriginal families.
Jessica Grace – Social Worker
Phone : 0455 116 088
Email: jgrace@gunawirra.org.au
Aknoon Cultural Centre
Weekly Thursdays 5pm – 7pm
First Monday of each month 6:00pm – 9:00pm and Last Sunday of each month 2:30pm-5:30pm,
The Aknoon Cultural Centre (ACC) is an NFP community. The main purpose of the ACC is to help new immigrants feel less isolated by creating a supportive social network and encouraging community involvement and responsibility.
To date, ACC has helped over two hundred new families settle into the community through various cultural activities. These include Family Night events, Youth Classes, Creative Writing Workshops, Art Classes, Computer Skills Courses, Theatrical Performances, and Awareness Talks.
Diversity and Disability Alliance- Young Adults Peer Cafe
Third Tuesday of each month
The Young Adults Peer Café focuses on participants from the Ryde LGA and surrounding area which provides Peer Support and capacity building for people with disability from CALD backgrounds
The Young Adults Peer Café is open to people aged 18 – 35.
Cecilia Park, DDAlliance Coordinator
Phone: 0405 806 836
Email: cecilia@ddalliance.org.au
Together Parent Support
Social Connect meetings: first Saturday of each month, 2:00pm–4:00pm
Together Parent Support Inc. provides compassionate, practical support to Chinese-speaking parents and Carers of young people aged 12-15, combining professional expertise with real-life parenting insight. They focus on strengthening family relationships, building parenting confidence, and creating safe, inclusive spaces for connection, learning, and peer support.
Vivienne Li
Phone: 0414 494 626
Supporting Families at The Northern Centre
Parenting Programs
The Northern Centre offers a range of parenting programs to assist in raising happy, healthy children.
Supported Playgroups
Supported Playgroup provide children with an opportunity to socialise, play and learn in a structured and positive environment as well as participating in age-appropriate learning experiences and activities
Parenting Toolbox
Our monthly newsletter with everything you need to know to raise happy, healthy children.
How we help
We support FAMILIES to thrive
We offer counselling, information, advice, case management, referrals, and access to evidence-based parenting programs and supported playgroups-helping families build stronger, healthier relationships.
LGAs of Ryde, Hunters Hill and Ku-ring-gai
We support people who are at risk of HOMELESSNESS
We provide tailored housing support to individuals and families – helping them find and maintain safe, accessible, and sustainable housing.
LGAs of Ryde, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Mosman, Willoughby, southern half of Ku-ring-gai and Epping
We empower women and
children to leave DOMESTIC
AND FAMILY VIOLENCE
Our SafeT – Staying Home Leaving Violence program supports women with or without children who have left domestic and family violence to transition away from violence safely, to secure a safe home to rebuild their lives and build their capacity to live their lives free from violence.
LGAs of Ryde, Hunters Hill and Hornsby
We provide additional
support through our wide
range of COLOCATED
PARTNERS
Refer to our website for our colocated partner list at Contact/Our Partners.