Blog Category: Counselling
Are We Equipped to Care?
People Are Bringing Heavier Things to Church: Are We Equipped to Care? There was a time when many church care conversations centred around familiar forms of pastoral support: someone grieving the loss of a loved one, a marriage under strain, a young person needing guidance, a new parent feeling overwhelmed, a member of the congregation…
When Good Intentions Are Not Enough | Christian Counselling Skills
When Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Why Christians Need Counselling Skills There are people in every church, family, school, workplace and community who become the ones others turn to. They may not have a formal title. They may not be on staff. They may not think of themselves as a “counsellor”. But people find them…
Build the Highway: Preparing Pathways for People to Return to God
Build the Highway: Preparing Pathways for People to Return to God There is a kind of need that is hard to ignore. We see it in the exhaustion of leaders, the anxiety of young people, the grief sitting quietly beneath the surface of families, the loneliness in our communities, and the spiritual confusion many people…
Tov Academy Counselling Courses Receive ACA Accreditation Tov Academy is pleased to announce that the Australian Counselling Association has approved accreditation for both the 11384NAT Graduate Diploma of Counselling and the 11207NAT Advanced Diploma of Integrative Practice (Counselling). This means that all Tov Academy counselling courses are now ACA accredited. ACA accreditation is a…
Not sure what to say when someone is grieving?
When Someone Is Grieving: What Helps? Most people want to help when someone is grieving. The difficulty is that many of us do not feel confident. We are unsure what to say, how much to say, or whether saying anything at all might make things worse. That hesitation is common. It is also one of…
Emotional Exhaustion, and how to help
Why So Many People Feel Emotionally Exhausted Right Now Understanding what is driving it—and what actually helps A lot of people are carrying a quiet sense of depletion at the moment. They may not call it burnout. More often, it sounds like this: “I’m tired all the time.”“I feel flat.”“I don’t have much left to…
Why Old Patterns Still Show Up in Christian Growth
Why Growth Still Feels Hard: What Counsellors and Coaches Need to Understand About the “Old Self” and the “New Self” For many Christians, one of the most confusing parts of spiritual growth is this: if Christ has made us new, why do old patterns still show up? Why do fear, insecurity, reactivity, pride, avoidance, people-pleasing,…
Faith, Psychology, and Formation in Christian Counselling
Learning to Hold It Together: Why Formation Matters in Christian Counselling Christian counselling is never just about learning techniques. It is about becoming a particular kind of person — one who can listen deeply, reflect wisely, and respond faithfully in the complexity of human lives. This commitment to Christian counselling formation recognises that who we…
When Good Intentions Are Not Enough | Christian Counselling Skills
When Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Why Christians Need Counselling Skills There are people in every church, family, school, workplace and community who become the ones others turn to. They may not have a formal title. They may not be on staff. They may not think of themselves as a “counsellor”. But people find them…
Christian Counselling Training Built on Human Flourishing
More Than Managing: Why Christian Counselling Training Built on Human Flourishing Changes Everything Something has shifted in Australian culture over the past decade, and most of us who work in churches, ministry, and the helping professions have felt it. Mental health has moved from the edges of public conversation to the centre. Diagnoses that once…
