Counselling

Most people face situations in their lives when it seems there is no solution to their crisis, challenge or problem. It appears that there is no possible way to make progress. Chatting with someone who genuinely cares about your challenges and troubles and who is trained to help you discover possible solutions is often all that is required. Our counsellors are available to help you discover options, possibilities and to explore solutions. They are professionally trained.

Thanks for visiting our website. The Church Counselling Service is a non-profit community service agency which is available to anyone. Although based on the Christian ethic for clients from a different orientation the Service provides high quality professional help regardless of religion, lifestyle, sex or race.

Why do people seek Counsellors?

Counselling is not simply for people who are in crisis and unable to cope.  Individuals, couples, families, schools and corporations seek help when they experience:

• Conflict and critical decisions need to be made
• Changes individually, in the family or corporately
• A struggle to discover meaning for life
• Relationship issues
• Problems which dominate and are overwhelming
• A need to improve the quality of their relationships
• The desire to build a new life
• The need to overcome a difficult childhood
• Career dissatisfaction

How does Counselling proceed?

The first session helps the Counsellor understand why you have sought counselling.   At the conclusion of that first session the Counsellor advises whether further counselling would be helpful.   Each session will hone in on client concerns and the client will be assisted in exploring options aimed at healthy resolutions.  Counselling proceeds at a pace you’re comfortable with.

Areas of Counselling

• Family/couple therapy/ relationship issues
• Crises
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• Pre-marriage, relationship issues
• Child & Adolescent behaviour
• Mediation
• Career testing
• Personality/temperament
• Grief and loss
• Careers
• Child and adolescent challenges
• Abuse issues
• Confidentiality - everything said to a counsellor is strictly confidential.  

Counselling Centres

Epping – 4 Cambridge Street

Wahroonga – 144 Fox Valley Road

Appointments and making contact

Appointments are essential and can be made Monday to Thursday between 9am and 5pm.
Messages can be left on our answering machine outside office hours.
Each session normally lasts an hour.
Day and evening appointments are available.
Phone 8876 5238 to make an appointment at either centre
Fax  9868 6533
Email: relateenrich@adventist.org.au
The standard fee for service is $45 per session but that is negotiable if there are financial problems.  In cases of hardship fees are negotiated between client and counsellor.

School Counselling

Adventist Counselling Services also operates a team of School counsellors.  Some are permanently attached to particular schools.  Other counsellors who are skilled at Primary or Secondary School youth are available for private counselling.

Programs, workshops & seminar services

Relationships/Marriage Preparation

• PREPARE for couples planning to marry – stimulates greater understanding and discussion between couples with an emphasis on communication and conflict resolution skills and the things that make individuals different from each other. Plan on 10-12 hours of pre-marriage counseling and preparation.
• ENRICH  for married couples is aimed at making good relationships even better. Taylor-Johnston Temperament Analysis for pre-marriage

Educational activities

• Couple Communication
• Managing Life’s Crises
• Parenting Courses
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Stress Management Seminars
• Parent and Teen Workshop
• Dealing with Divorce
• Anger Management
• Helping Skills Training

Courses are tailor-made for corporations and community groups on request.

Links

Adventist Counselling Services