Deb has been counselling for the past 9 years in private practice. She realized at age 52, after supporting her husband in his vocation and raising a family, that she wanted to gain some further tools to help her do what she loves to do……..to help others better understand their own value system and belief structures.

Deb delights in helping her clients to discover insights into their ways of thinking that can become their tools for healing and emotional growth. As their slowly peel back the layers of the present and the past, ‘The light bulb moments’ create an option for change, to do things a different way.

Deb help her clients explore this through therapies such as, Genogram (Family History), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Inner Child, Solution-Focused Therapy, Dr John & Dr Julie Gottmann (Couples), and others.

Melinda is passionate about encouraging individuals to identify their unique strengths and consider new opportunities for their life.

Melinda brings extensive experience working across the full spectrum of services supporting individuals through some of the most emotionally challenging experiences in life. This includes deceased estate administration, personal financial administration, and disability services, including time working with NDIS participants. Melinda has experience walking alongside individuals with complex mental health challenges as they consider new opportunities and integrate positive change resulting in a fuller life and greater sense of self.

As a result, Melinda brings a unique perspective and interest each individual’s life story. She is passionate about encouraging individuals to identify their unique strengths and consider new opportunities for their life. She works with adolescents, adults, and couples; supporting them to navigate the challenges of life transitions, grief and loss, singlehood, identity, and relationships.

John Andersen is a psychologist and marriage and family therapist with over 25 years counselling experience. He has leadership experience in churches and management experience in business corporations. John is one of the founders of Mount Evelyn Counselling.

After completing graduate studies in marriage and family therapy in the United States, John worked as a marriage and family therapist in Nebraska, and then taught counselling at Tabor College for six years. He continues to provide training in counselling as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Divinity, and mentors counsellors and psychologist as an AHPRA accredited supervisor. His areas of research interest are integration of psychology with theology and shame and identity transformation in therapy.

John adopts a systemic approach to addressing complex marital, family and blended family issues. He specializes in marital/couple counselling, working through divorce, and addressing blended family issues. John’s approach to counselling focuses on finding new solutions, changing long-standing patterns in a person’s life, transforming identity and finding meaning, with an emphasis on the present, while not ignoring the past.

John also works with individuals in the following areas:

• Impact of complex trauma and abuse on identity
• Shame and identity transformation
• Resolving depression & anxiety in adults and teenagers
• Work related stress
• Breaking sexual addiction patterns
• Walking with people through suffering
• Negative emotions and emotion regulation

Deborah is a registered psychologist. Due to her prior experience in education especially at the primary school level she is committed to a learning and growth modality to life. She works with children, teenagers and adults, fostering hope, helping them harness their strengths, overcome executive function deficits and work out adaptive strategies around what they struggle with. She believes that self-acceptance, awareness of core values and utilizing emotions productively become powerful motivators to support change, and that overcoming obstacles and a sense of defeat is a normal process in maturation and growth.

Deborah utilizes a variety of approaches gleaned from strengths-based Solution-Focused therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Reality therapy, mindfulness approaches, and trauma informed. With children she may often utilize play therapy as a means of helping a child express themselves, process issues and learn to socially relate.

Deborah provides formal assessments for both children and adults. This includes educational, ADHD and ASD (Autism).

Jacqui is a caring, creative and empathetic counsellor who has worked within a range of clinical settings and across many ages, including Primary and Secondary Schools, a nursing home, the community sector, and private practice. She has experience working with people who have struggled with

• Chronic illness – both physical health and mental health.
• Grief and loss.
• Trauma.
• family dynamics.
• Anxiety.
• Depression.

Her current work is varied, working with children, adolescents and adults. She relies on a strength-based trauma informed approach to guide her practice and interventions.

In consultation with parents, Jacqui works to support young people to find their joy, resilience, and love of life. Sessions are structured around fun, creativity, and age-appropriate education so children are engaged in the process. Working alongside Jacqui are Therapy Dogs, Lucy and Tara.

She works especially in the areas of:

• Relationship dynamics, including attachment wounds and developmental trauma.
• Creative modalities such as play and art.
• Somatic Experiencing.
• Finding identity and spark to fuel a dream filled life.
• Animal Assisted Therapy.

More information can be found at http://refinery.net.au

Life can bring challenges and unexpected twists and turns that, at times,
become overwhelming.  Pamela loves to come alongside people to help them
overcome the different challenges and changes that life brings so that they
can live life well.  She provides a safe, warm space for people to navigate
these ups and downs and empower people to bring balance, pursue purpose and
to live well. 





Pamela takes a holistic approach as she believes that overall well-being is
essential.  This includes mental, physical, emotional, social and spiritual
health.  She aims to address not just the symptoms but also the root cause
of distress, identifying strengths and encouraging personal growth along the
way; whilst providing tools and knowledge to improve regulation,
communication and problem solving skill



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As everyone is unique, Pamela tailors the approach to bring the best outcome
for them.  She loves to see clients grow within themselves, gaining
knowledge, tools and confidence in who they are and their ability to handle
the challenges of life and once again notice the glimmers of joy found in
everyday life.  Modalities utilised include Solution Focused Therapy,
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and
Commitment Therapy, often incorporating creative strength-based approaches.