The Mulleun Mura program run through the Women's Legal Centre was launched in Canberra on Friday after 14 months of planning, preparation and hard work.

Ngunnawal-Wiradjuri woman and program manager Serena Williams had the vision for the program when she started working at the Women’s Legal Centre in April 2017.

She said the dream only came to fruition through the support of a community of dedicated and passionate people.

Women's Legal Centre executive director Elena Rosenman said they had long been advocating for more support for Indigenous women facing justice issues.

"While we see at government level a strong commitment to Aboriginal people's justice issues, historically that's focused on reducing incarceration rates," Ms Rosenman said.

"But what's happened as a result of that focus is that the projects, the work, the investment, the resources, have gone into services that primarily service men."

Ms Rosenman said there's a lack of understanding about what the issues women are facing in accessing justice.

Indigenous women are accessing the Women's Legal Centre in Canberra for help with domestic violence situations, child protection issues and employment concerns, including bullying and harassment in the workplace.

Ms Williams said there needed to be a greater focus on supporting the matriarchs of families and communities.

“Until we empower women, the matriarch of the family, the one that holds the family together, that's when we will start getting outcomes,” Ms Williams said.

In the final six months of 2017, the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who accessed the Women's Legal Centre doubled to more than 70, after the ACT government provided additional funding. That number likely increased again in the past six months.

Ms Williams said Aboriginal women feel more comfortable approaching her than they would a non-indigenous-led service because of her standing in the community and her determination to assist.

"I'm a passionate Aboriginal woman, I'm a very proud Aboriginal woman and I understand the complexities that our women go through not only from a professional level but from a personal level."

“We show our women and empower our women towards other pathways, we advise them on how we can assist, but we leave the decision of what pathway to take to the women. It’s all about empowerment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. We don’t make those decisions, we are guided by what our clients want.”

"We show them the pathway, we walk that pathway with them. Our door is always open because our women are dealing with difficult issues all the time."

"These things need to be Aboriginal-led. I think we're leading the way. On Ngunnawal country, we’re leading the way."

ACT Attorney General Gordon Ramsay officially launched the program on Friday, saying the government needed to do more to support Canberra's Indigenous population.

"Despite everything that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have done and continue to do for their families, their communities and their country, too often they are still being left behind," Mr Ramsay said.

"This program has been critical in ensuring that legal services in the ACT for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are accessible and appropriate, and the program continues to evolve to meet the needs of its clients."

Mr Ramsay said the new name, Mulleun Mura, evokes the protective mother figure of the wedgetail eagle and a pathway to protection.

"I think this name sends a strong message about the nature of the program," he said.