Counselling session
ONLINE Appointment
For individuals and families experiencing relationship breakdown, disconnection, or rejection between parents and children
These sessions provide a supportive space to make sense of painful family dynamics and their impact on children, parents, and extended family members. Using evidence-informed strategies, Amanda helps clients explore coping skills, improve communication, and navigate the emotional toll of fractured family relationships.
Common areas of focus include:
- Emotional manipulation, rejection, or fractured parent–child bonds
- Trauma responses and coping strategies for parents and children
- Guidance on what helps (and what hinders) reconnection
- Building readiness for safe, meaningful relationships in the future
Walk & Talk Counselling or Refocus/Psychoeducation
Appointment Paid by invoice (fILL Out Form Below)
Walk & Talk sessions provide an alternative to traditional indoor or online appointments by combining supportive conversation with gentle movement outdoors. Many people find it easier to reflect, process, and talk about difficult issues while walking side-by-side rather than sitting online.
These sessions can be tailored as:
- Counselling – a safe, space to explore the situation, stress, family dynamics, and personal wellbeing
- Refocus/Psychoeducation – guided conversations offering practical strategies, insights, and evidence-informed information to help you or your family navigate challenges.
Session details:
- Duration: 1 hour
- Fee: $149
- Weather permitting (sessions will be rescheduled or moved online if conditions are unsuitable)
- Wear comfortable walking shoes (sneakers recommended) and a hat
- Water bubblers are available onsite
Meeting points:
- Oxenford Lake, Oxenford, QLD – Out the front of SYC Oxenford Watersports Centre
- Redland Bay Foreshore, QLD – Near the parking lot at Sel Outridge Park, The Esplanade
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Specialised Consultation Session
ONLINE APPOINTMENT
For families and practitioners navigating complex family dynamics, legal processes, or child protection matters
These sessions provide clarity and structured guidance in situations where family relationships intersect with professional systems such as the Family Court, child protection, or therapeutic services.
They are suitable for:
- Parents and family members seeking tailored strategies, case preparation support, or a deeper understanding of coercive parent–child dynamics.
- Practitioners such as lawyers, social workers, and counsellors who require psychoeducation, case insights, or practical frameworks to better support their clients.
Sessions may include:
- Understanding patterns of relational breakdown, coercive behaviours, and their impact on children and parents
- Practical strategies for coping, planning, or reunification
- Guidance on documenting and presenting family dynamics for court or professional contexts
- Access to research and resources tailored to the specific case or professional role
Speaker/Presentations
Conferences, Private or Public Events
If you would like Amanda Sillars to speak at your next event — whether private, professional, or community-based — please enquire below. Pricing is available upon application and may vary depending on the type of presentation and travel requirements.
Examples of Presentation Topics
- Generational lived experience and open Q&A
- Recognising coercive parent–child dynamics and their impact on family relationships
- Understanding the roles within fractured families: the child caught in the middle, the parent under pressure, and the wider family system
- The hidden harms of coercion in families and what effective support and interventions can look like
- Preparing families and professionals for safe and meaningful reconnection
- Tailored presentations designed for your audience
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Crisis support & Help Lines
Amanda does NOT offer LEGAL ADVICE, emergency or crisis support
In an EMERGENCY situation if you are located in Australia call: 000
Call Triple Zero (000) only in life threatening emergencies. When you call:
- They will ask... Do you want Police, Fire or Ambulance
- Stay calm, don't shout, speak slowly and clearly.
- Tell them exactly where to come. Give an address or location
Stay focused, stay relevant, stay on the line
INTERNATIONAL HELP LINES
+ 1,300 helplines in over 130 countries, Thank you to International Association for Suicide Prevention and Lifeline International. SEARCH HERE
AUSTRALIAN HELP LINES
- Lifeline on 13 11 14 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Kids Helpline on 1800 551 800 (24hr/7 days a week)
- MensLine Australia on 1300 789 978 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Beyond Blue on 1300 22 46 36 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Headspace (Age 12 to 25) on 1800 650 890 (9am to 1am chat with clinicians)
- 1800RESPECT Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence on 1800 737 732 (24hr/7 days a week)
- Griefline on 1300 845745 (8am to 8pm AEST)
- QLife LGBTI peer support on 1800 184 527 or webchat (3pm to midnight/7 days a week)