John Andersen is a psychologist and marriage and family therapist. He has 25 years of clinical experience in private practice.  He is the director of Mount Evelyn Counselling. John has been actively involved with CCAA since he returned from the United States in 2000. He is currently the Vice President of the Christian Counsellors Association…

Julie Gillin is a speech pathologist with many years experience working in the field. Julie has three children, with her son developing a drug problem in his teen years.  There followed very difficult years as Julie and her family struggled to understand his problem and how best to help him.  Julie has had contact with…

Joe Coyne has worked for over 20 years in the area of child and family psychology. He is particularly interested in the developmental processes involved in healthy outcomes and the impacts of parenting and life events on personal trajectories. In recent years he has been exploring the benefits of incorporating attachment theory and research into…

Michael Lynch is an Accredited Family Law Specialist and Managing Director at Michael Lynch Family Lawyers. Michael has practiced exclusively in family law and de facto relationship law for nearly 30 years and has extensive experience in all facets of family law. Michael is well recognised and respected as one of Queensland’s leading Family Law…

Jenny is married with two adult children and two grandchildren. She was a teacher for twenty years before feeling called to expand her professional direction into Counselling. Jenny completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling in 2008 and then her Master of Counselling in 2011. She gained clinical registration with the Christian Counsellors Association of…

Trish provides counselling and consulting services as part of her Brisbane-based private practice, Elder Matters, and her focus is on care and support for the experience of ageing, and the many related life transitions affecting individuals and organisations. Trish has personal and professional experience in the aged care sector and a deep respect for older…

Jennifer Fitzgerald, PhD (Clin), is a Clinical Psychologist in Brisbane, and Co-Director of the Australian Centre for EFT (www.aceft.com.au)  She is also an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Queensland, coordinating courses in communication skills for medical students and sex and couples’ therapy for post grad psychology and counselling students….

Spirituality and Worldview Issues in Counselling: Implications for Christian Counsellors
Ethical practice demands that counsellors bracket their own values, and while Christian counsellors can know this explicitly, the practical experience of being confronted with clients who hold very different values and beliefs can create dilemmas for some developing and experienced counsellors. This presentation will introduce some observations on potential difficulties created in trying to integrate a Christian worldview, with the many historical and philosophical influences that have travelled alongside it. Discussion around some of the common dilemmas faced by Christian counsellors regarding spirituality and worldview issues will be invited throughout the presentations with direct questions being presented to the participants ( so come ready to participate!).

Karen Robinson. Before joining JourneyOne as a Business Consultant in 2018, Karen was the Managing Director of Mango Group for over 10 years and so combines extensive consulting experience with her practical understanding of business leadership. She has consulted with clients in the areas of strategy development, culture transformation, and organisational agility. Karen has worked…

Ethical practice demands that counsellors bracket their own values, and while Christian counsellors can know this explicitly, the practical experience of being confronted with clients who hold very different values and beliefs can create dilemmas for some developing and experienced counsellors. This presentation will introduce some observations on potential difficulties created in trying to integrate a Christian worldview, with the many historical and philosophical influences that have travelled alongside it. Discussion around some of the common dilemmas faced by Christian counsellors regarding spirituality and worldview issues will be invited throughout the presentations with direct questions being presented to the participants ( so come ready to participate!).