The Haven - your anchor in the complexity of family law 

The Haven is a Sydney-based initiative providing integrated, trauma-informed support to women and children navigating the Australian family law system.

What Sets Us Apart

Jane has been working in this space for years and has both professional and lived experience in navigating this system. 

The family law system is not only legally complex, it is frequently a site of prolonged psychological trauma. Women experiencing custody disputes, post-separation abuse, and domestic and family violence often face heightened PTSD, anxiety, financial instability, and social isolation. Children are also deeply impacted.

The Haven fills a critical service gap by delivering wrap around legal navigation, therapeutic mental health care, peer support, and long-term recovery services under one coordinated model.

We do not replace legal services. We strengthen outcomes by ensuring women are psychologically supported, legally informed, and socially stabilised before, during, and long after court proceedings.

Legal System Navigation

  • Support understanding court processes, reports, mediation, and parenting orders and affidavits 

  • Coordination between legal teams and clinicians

  • Support with strategic decisions and communication

  • Preparation support for expert reports, helping you be prepared to ensure a positive outcome.

Clinical Mental Health & Child Support

  • Trauma-informed therapy (in-person and telehealth)

  • PTSD-specific interventions 

  • Child therapy and mother-child reattachment support

Long-Term Recovery & Reintegration (12–24 Months Post-Court)

  • Ongoing therapeutic care

  • Parenting after conflict programs

  • Financial literacy and legal literacy education

  • Employment readiness and housing navigation support

  • Peer mentoring and alumni program (“Thrive Circle”)

  • Pathways into volunteer leadership

What Sets The Haven Apart

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    Dual-Focus Model

    Equal priority given to legal navigation and psychological recovery

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    Long-Term Commitment

    Support extends 12–24 months beyond court conclusion

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    Lived Experience Leadership:

    Peer mentors with direct system experience

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    Independence

    Woman-centred, safety-first approach

Pricing

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Court support

$200 per hour 

Clinical reports

$960 - reports used in interim and final hearings, including affidavits.

Reading affidavits and emails

Flat rate of 20 dollars - dependent on length of material.


The family law system determines futures yet too often leaves women and children emotionally fractured.

The Haven ensures that women do not face this system alone and that healing does not end when court orders are made.

We are building not just a service, but a recovery pathway.

— Jane

Let’s Work Together

We do not simply help women survive court.
We support them to rebuild beyond it.

Get in touch so we can start supporting you today.