Services
The Oakdene House Foundation provides a wide range of services to individuals, families and the community:
- Responsible gambling counselling provided by Catholic Care.
- One to one counselling is available at no cost by appointment.
- Short term assessment and recovery preparation for sufferers of addiction.
- Suicide prevention counselling
- Support and guidance for addicts, families and significant others.
- Group therapy for addicts, families and significant others in recognition of the impact of addiction.
- Financial counselling.
- Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
- Gamblers Anonymous meetings.
- Spanish speaking AA meetings.
- 12 Step/Traditions meeting.
- Educational presentations.
- Multi-lingual services available.
- Serenity BBQ (a social gathering held throughout the year).
Life Choices
Life Choices is a 6 week program for men and women. The purpose of these group meetings is to dispel the myths and aid in the education and understanding of the illness of addiction as well as aiding in life education.
- Visit the Life Choices page for full details: Sessions are held at the following times:
Tuesday: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Tuesday: 5:00pm – 6:30pm (Via Zoom Only)
Wednesday: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Thursday: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Friday: 5:00pm – 6:30pm - Refreshments and a light supper are supplied.
The Outpatients Program
The Outpatients Program is a structured rehabilitation program committed to recovery. The program offers self-directed and facilitated, individual and group sessions that encompass the following:
- Clients are encouraged to attend 12 step meetings during and post clinical treatment.
- Oakdene House Outpatient Program revolves around complete abstinence.
- Individual therapy sessions are modulated, providing the client the opportunity
to follow their own path and to direct their own recovery, according to their needs. - Group sessions provide therapeutic and practical tools to skill clients in managing the financial, emotional and spiritual maintenance of their day-to-day lives.
- Oakdene House supports clients to abstain from their substance of dependence through self-directed, therapist and peer-supported programs of recovery.
- Our counsellors are accredited AOD/ mental health counsellors, specialising in addictions.
All services are provided at no cost.
Oakdene Kitchen
Oakdene Kitchen was established to support to provide support to those in our community who may be struggling with cost of living pressures. The kitchen provides hot nutritious meals every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12 noon.
For any enquiries please contact: kitchen@oakdenehouse.org.au
Oakdene Ladies Boutique
The Oakdene Ladies Boutique aims to empower vulnerable women who are financially disadvantaged and in need of support. Our Clothing Hub offers an authentic shopping experience for people to browse, try on and choose clothes/accessories whilst our Salon provides women the opportunity to have their hair washed, cut and blow dried.
Oakdene Ladies Boutique is via appointment only . Every Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am -4:00pm.
Entry is via a $2 gold coin donation for the clothing hub and $5 to utilise the salon.
Please call 0414 156 100 or contact boutique@oakdenehouse.org.au to make an appointment