About Me
'Angie helped me find my own journey instead of trying to walk everyone else’s journey. This was incredibly liberating for me (once I got it!) and helped me focus on what and who I can and cannot influence and change. To be able to understand that I am not responsible for everything and everyone’s decision helped me drop my shoulders and breathe for the first time in a long time. Angie walked my journey with me to find a happier place which has improved my relationship with my 18 year old son and helped me cope better with life in general. My hour with Angie every week was my oasis and sustained me until I was able to walk the journey on my own. #notmyjourney became my motto and is a gentle reminder to stop when I start trying to walk someone else’s journey. As Angie says: “go gently…. no blame…. And BREATHE!'
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After a career in both private and government sectors, in Australia and Canada, I returned home to Canberra. While raising my family, I became interested in what it means to be human, to feel the highs and lows of the challenges we all face in life, to feel connected to self and others, and to seek and find meaning and purpose in life.
Since 2013, I have been involved in pastoral care and ministry. Through this work I became interested in the intersection of theology and psychology, which led me to return to tertiary study, obtaining qualifications in counselling, family therapy and theology.
I am a qualified and registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Australia’s largest single registration body for Counsellors and Psychotherapists. This means that I am bound by their Code of Ethics and Practice, that I have current and comprehensive Professional Indemnity and Public Liability Insurance, and that I meet their annual Supervision and Professional Development requirements. In short, this ensures that I am well trained to provide you with the highest level of professional support.
I work as a Counsellor & Family Therapist in a private practice in a peaceful and picturesque rural environment in Canberra, supporting people through challenges such as anxiety & depression, stress management, communication conflicts, pre/post marriage counselling, family therapy (including families with children on the Autism spectrum) and trauma, grief & loss. I have an interest in the relationship between spirituality and mental health, and offer Christian Counselling services to members of a range of churches across Canberra.
As an experienced trainer and workshop facilitator, I design and deliver workshops on a range of mental health topics for community and church groups. Some recent activities include presenting at Charles Sturt University’s School of Theology (St Mark’s National Theological Centre) on ‘Mind Matters’ – a practical workshop I have developed using Theology and Psychology for improved brain health and wellbeing for graduate/students. I have also worked with the Australian Institute of Family Counselling as a course developer and presenter of live professional development programs for counselling students on mental health modalities, such as Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy.
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Professional Memberships
Australian Counselling Association (MACA Reg. 11402)
Mental Health Professionals’ Network – ACT Autism Interest Group Network
Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Qualifications
Advanced Diploma of Counselling and Family Therapy (10487NAT)
Australian Institute of Family Counselling
Diploma of Counselling (CHC51015)
Australian Institute of Family Counselling
Diploma of Counselling (Christian) (10486NAT)
Australian Institute of Family Counselling
Diploma of Theology, with Distinction
St Mark’s National Theological Centre, Charles Sturt University
Cert IV in Assessment and Workplace Training (BSZ40198)
Training for Health & Community Services Inc
Awards
The Marie Louise Uhr Memorial Award for Excellence in Academic Scholarship (2017)
The Executive Dean’s Merit Award for Outstanding Scholarship (2016)
Certification
Registered Counsellor
Australian Counselling Association
Working with Vulnerable People
ACT Government
Creating Safe Ministries
Anglican Diocese of Canberra-Goulburn
