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Ashgrove Community Care believes that every person is created with inherent worth, purpose, and the capacity for healing and growth.

Counselling services are grounded in compassion, guided by personal values and offered with a heart to serve those in need of care and support, restoration and hope for the future.

 

Whether you're experiencing grief, trauma, anxiety, relational struggles, or simply need someone to speak with, our counsellors will walk alongside you with empathy, wisdom and confidential care.

Focus Areas

Counselling offers a safe, supportive and confidential environment where you can share your story without being judged or criticised. The counsellor will assist you to identify your desired outcomes; will encourage and help equip you to overcome obstacles and will help you to move towards personal growth and wellbeing.

Abuse and Trauma

Pre-Marriage / Marriage

Anxiety & Depression

Drug & Alcohol Addiction

Parenting

Pastoral Supervision

Domestic Violence

Relationships

Chaplaincy Supervision

Eating Disorders

Divorce & Separation

Professional Supervision

Grief and Loss

Group Therapy

Personal Development

OPTIONS

In Person

Located at 622 Waterworks Road, Ashgrove.  Free car parking and bus stop nearby for easy access. Wheel-chair access from car park and accessible internal toilet.

Remotely

Telephone (Facetime) and On-Line (Zoom)
is available for clients unable to attend the Ashgrove Counselling Centre, or located anywhere in Australia or overseas.

HOURS

Counselling hours are:
Mon - Fri         8:30am to 5:00pm

For after-hours appointments - Confirm with Reception

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Counsellors

The professionally qualified counsellors each bring a deep commitment to compassionate care and support, integrity and guidance. The counsellors have diverse backgrounds and life experience and a shared heart for community ministry. They serve with humility, wisdom, and the desire to see lives restored and strengthened.

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Lorrie Pfeffer

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Focus Areas:

  • Relationship counselling and education, including marriage and pre-marriage 

  • Grief and Loss

  • Mental Health - depression and anxiety

  • Spiritual/pastoral counselling

  • Survivors of Sexual Abuse

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Karen Chapman

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Focus Areas:

  • Working with Women
    (all areas)

  • Couples/Relationships

  • Grief and loss

  • Divorce and recovery

  • Trauma (teenagers, identity/ self-worth, bullying)

  • Family dynamics

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Timothy Dale

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Focus Areas:

  • Men’s counselling

  • Young adult counselling

  • Culturally diverse counselling

  • Addiction counselling

  • Existential counselling

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Angela Johnson

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Focus Areas:

  • Grief and loss

  • Trauma

  • Anxiety

  • Fear and

  • Depression

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Alexander Reese

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Focus Areas:

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • ADHD and ADHD Parenting 

  • Couples and

  • Relationship issues

Counsellors

The professionally qualified counsellors each bring a deep commitment to compassionate care and support, integrity and guidance. The counsellors have diverse backgrounds and life experience and a shared heart for community ministry. They serve with humility, wisdom, and the desire to see lives restored and strengthened.

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Karen Chapman

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Timothy Dale

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Angela Johnson

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Alexander Reese

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Rates

Counselling sessions have a 1 hour duration and are charged at the following rates:

  • Individuals: $120 per session

  • Couples/Families: $150 per session

Concession rates are available for clients with a valid pension card. Additional fee reductions may be considered at the discretion of the ACC Council where appropriate.

 

Fees for in-person sessions are payable at the conclusion of each appointment. Online clients will receive an invoice after each session, with payment due within 7 days.

NDIS clients are welcome—please contact the ACC Co-ordinator for applicable rates.

Make an appointment

To request an appointment, please complete the form provided. The ACC Co-ordinator, Sheba Daniel, will contact you to confirm the details of your appointment.

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