Keynote Closing Session Denis will pull together the conference on how we can as Christian and counsellors move forward into the ever changing world whilst remaining true. Conference Workshop 8: Incarnation and Promise: Worldview Implications in an Age of Secularism  All personal and professional practice is founded on a worldview which infuses and informs all…

Heather is a professional counsellor and social worker currently based in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Heather commenced fulltime counselling practice in 2002 and enjoys working as a person centred therapist assisting people to find peace in the midst of life’s challenges. Heather understands the importance of providing a counselling environment which creates…

Dominie works as a counsellor in private practice attached to a multi-disciplinary team where the focus is managing pain, often comorbid with complex trauma. A clinical supervisor working with counsellors across a broad range of counselling contexts and organisations, Dominie has for 6 years convened a specialist Trauma Interest Group and presented workshops and lectures…

Dr Jackie Amos is a Child and Adolescent psychiatrist and Gestalt psychotherapist. She worked as a community CAMHS psychiatrist, for 17 years, where she supported many children and their families experiencing trauma. Jackie now works for Centacare, Adelaide, in the Children’s Services Unit. In her doctoral research Jackie developed two complementary and clinically informative models…

With 25 years of private practice as a therapist, and more than 40% of her work focused on relationships in all their various presentations, Joy is first and foremost a thinker, and interpreter of life, and the nuances of life that bring our clients into our rooms feeling confused and overwhelmed about how they arrive…

Neil has worked in the field of the counselling since the mid 1990’s and has maintained a private practice for the past 30 years. During this time, he began the Narara Counselling service, worked for BCS Lifecare as the northern regional manager, worked for Unifam in domestic violence perpetrators groups, and facilitated lots of groups…

Val is a clinical counsellor working in private practice with clients who are often dealing with trauma. Previously, Val worked in community development and was Practicum Coordinator and lecturer in the School of Counselling at Excelsia College.   Val offers clinical supervision to counsellors, students, pastors and Christian leaders. She also provides Integration Supervisor for counsellors…

Mona has been a professional counsellor since 2005 with a vast range of training and experience especially with women and Domestic Violence.  Mona has developed and facilitated courses in this area as well as in pre-marriage.  Mona works at a Charity organisation, Bay City Care in Rockdale as the Centre Coordinator and as a counsellor,…

Doug Sotheren is a well-respected Relationship Counsellor working in the field for over 40 years in counselling, teaching and supervision.  Doug has been an active member with a number of counselling organisations over his lifespan including CCAA and AARC and in 2014 was awarded Life Member for his service to CCAA.  Doug first trained as a relationship counsellor and further enhanced his skills with Gestalt and Family Therapy.  His interest in body focused or somatic models of counselling led to training in this field.For 8 years, from 1973 Doug has operated a counselling centre in Western Sydney, which in later years became the LifeCare Counselling Service.  He has run his own private practice from 1989.  Doug has over 40,000 hours of counselling, and thousands of hours of intensive clinical supervision and group training for counsellors and other health professionals throughout Australia.