Your child is using drugs — and you're terrified.
Talk privately to an experienced professional who works with drug-affected families every day — for what actually helps and how to keep yourself standing.
One-hour session · $150–350
Talk privately to an experienced professional who works with drug-affected families every day — for what actually helps and how to keep yourself standing.
When you realise your child is using, the ground disappears. You swing between rescuing them and wanting to throw them out, you can't sleep, and you can't tell friends or family without the shame and the judgement.
The internet is full of contradictory advice — tough love, unconditional support — and none of it is written by someone who truly understands what families in this situation are dealing with.
A private hour with an experienced professional who works with drug-affected families gives you what actually helps: how to talk to your child, where the real boundaries are, and how to survive this without losing yourself. This is support for you; treatment for your child is a separate, professional path.
What actually helps — and what harms
Boundaries that protect you both
Guidance from a professional who works with families in this situation
Real, relevant professional experience — not a generic coach pitch.
No — it's support for you, the parent. Treatment for your child is a separate, professional path, and Family Drug Support (1300 368 186) offers free 24/7 help for families. This is the human help for the person holding it all together: you.
There's no single right answer, and anyone who gives you one in the abstract is guessing. An experienced professional can help you think through what fits your child and your family — without the judgement.
Completely private. For many parents it's the first place they can be fully honest about what's happening, without the shame of telling people who know them.
If your child is in immediate danger, call 000 — this isn't a crisis service. This is for the long, hard middle: how to cope and what to do next.