Australasian Association

Over 25 years experience in counselling and pastoral care. Currently working at a number of council depots, administrative offices, libraries, and activity centres in on-site counsellor role as part of the EAP program.

I am a firm believer that regular supervision keeps us focussed, healthy and sustained for the journey. My counselling background spanned various sectors, including homelessness, child safety, unemployment and residential programs. I now divide my time between my private practice (supervision and counselling) and pastoral care in church life. I appreciate the complexities in straddling a role between counselling and pastoral care. Having been in church leadership roles for the past four decades, I understand the pressures that ministry can bring on our closest relationships. My experience includes relationship counselling, pastoral supervision and chaplaincy supervision. My formal qualifications are: B.Theology, B.Human Services, M.Counselling, GradCert Professional Supervision (Clinical), (Pastoral). I am an ordained minister with ACC, supervisor with Scripture Union and Chaplaincy Australia, member of Australian Counselling Association. I have offices in Logan and Gold Coast hinterland for in person appointments. Skype is also an option.

Initially trained as a secondary teacher, I have thirty-five years experience as a local church pastor and denominational leader within the Baptist Churches of NSW/ACT. In those years I have developed a vital interest in and concern for the ongoing well-being, professional development and ongoing effectiveness of pastors, chaplains and others in the helping professions. In addition to my experience, and other post-graduate professional qualifications, I operate with a Grad. Cert. in Professional Supervision (Pastoral) through St. Marks Theological Centre (ACT). I am married to Rhonda, with three children and five grandchildren, and am located in southern Sydney metro area. My personal interests include bushwalking and reading.

Kaye is a psychotherapist, clinical hypnotherapist, somatic trauma therapist, animal assisted therapist working in private practice in Bacchus Marsh. She provides supervision across: psychotherapy, counselling, grief and loss, supervision of supervision, trauma, Brainspotting, Animal Assisted Therapy, complex PTSD and dissociation, and somatic trauma therapy. Kaye provides individual supervision face to face or by Zoom or Skype and offers group supervision at various Melbourne locations. Kaye works with creative expression, animal assisted therapy - supervision and drumming as non-verbal ways to explore areas where words are not enough. She considers the key elements in effective supervision are to create and maintain a safe, open and honest environment that supports transformational learning and facilitates critical reflection on all aspects of clinical work. She recognises the value and importance of jointly establishing an agreed definition of supervision, roles, responsibilities and boundaries by having a simple agreement that puts words to the unspoken and clarifies agreed expectations. Email: kayegriffin@mindmatterscounselling.com Kaye considers the key elements in effective supervision are to create and maintain a safe, open and honest environment that supports transformational learning and facilitates critical reflection on all aspects of clinical work. Kaye provides formal and informal feedback based on a central focus around the welfare of clients and the quality of the service they receive. She recognises the value and importance of jointly establishing an agreed definition of supervision, roles, responsibilities and boundaries by having a simple agreement that puts words to the unspoken and clarifies agreed expectations – this allows the supervisee to be able to focus on a creative approach so new knowledge and learning can take place within the clinical supervision framework. Email: kayegriffin@mindmatterscounselling.com

Fiona is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and PACFA accredited Supervisor. Fiona’s work as a supervisor is embedded in collegiality for both the beginning counsellor and the experienced. Fiona has extensive experience supervising counselling students from Bachelor through to post graduate level and practicing therapists in private practice, education and agency settings. She has also taught in Counselling Programs in both Singapore and Hong Kong. Fiona believes supervision is a mutual working alliance where the supervisee can review, reflect on, learn, develop their work and manage their self care in a respectful safe space. As an educator Fiona also enjoys developing and delivering professional development and currently facilitates How to deliver Psychotherapy and Counselling online for PACFA. All sessions are delivered via the Zoom platform.