You’re in an impossible position - and no one trained you for it.
A couple in your congregation is in crisis. You can’t take sides. There may be legal issues - even intervention orders. They might sit in the same service on Sunday.
You have the empathy - but not always the training, the capacity, or the strategy to help them through. That’s where I come in.
More than a referral pathway
Confidential referrals
A professional, faith-informed room for couples or individuals in your congregation - outside the church, with clinical training behind it.
Consultation calls
Talk a situation through before (or instead of) referring - what’s counselling-appropriate, what’s urgent, what’s yours to hold.
Speaking & training
Marriage and relationship sessions for your congregation or leadership team, grounded in research, delivered in plain language.
Referring doesn’t mean reporting
When you refer a couple, what happens in counselling stays in counselling - governed by PACFA and CCAA codes of confidentiality. I won’t report back to you unless the couple chooses to share, and they’ll know that from the first session. It protects them, and it protects you.
Two things to know: couples must ask for help directly - you can open the door and hand them my details, but the step through it has to be theirs. And for your own questions or a consultation, contact me directly - no forms.
I hold no denominational affiliation and work with all churches.
Talk it through with me
enquiries@christiancouplescounselling.com.au
Direct contact for pastors and church leaders. Couples and individuals: please use the confidential enquiry form.