Adventist Counselling Services (ACS) was established to be a professional, affordable Christian counselling service and has expanded to include psychology services. For decades, ACS has been providing individual, couple and family counselling, along with various group workshops and pre-marital preparation. Along with these services, ACS now also provides psychometric testing to assist in identifying learning…

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Parramatta Church recently held a preaching and small group series called ‘Life in Balance’. Organised by pastoral team Jean-Pierre Martinez and David McKibben, the ‘Mind in Balance’ seminar series was presented for the first time in May 2015 as a church and community outreach. Mrs Claire Marsh (Psychologist and Manager of Adventist Counselling Services) and…

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Currently counsellors, social workers and psychologists have joined to form the Adventist Counsellors Network (ACN) to gain support from other professionals. Talking about their experiences of being a Christian in their profession and fulfilling their requirements for continuing professional development, they share resources and ideas about work practices and discuss presentations about relevant topics. Adventist…

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As many as one in four people may experience depression at some time in their life. With symptoms ranging from low mood and lack of pleasure in day-to-day activities to feelings of worthlessness and thoughts of self harm, it can be an overwhelming and debilitating experience. Rather than being a life-sentence, depression can largely be…

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As a Psychologist and a Christian, the question of how counselling and Christianity can be integrated often comes up. The concept and practice of counselling has been viewed and received in different ways by the church and its members. Why does the church need counsellors? Many Christians may wonder why the church needs counsellors. Isn’t…

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