MCouns, Grad.Cert. Bereavement Counselling & Interventions, DipMin, DipCouns, Cert IV TAE
Mueller Community Church Counsellor, Jenny Billingham is available for parents, families, students & staff of Mueller College.
All of us face challenges that we struggle to make sense of. We all experience life changes, transitions and loss, and it’s at those times that we may feel isolated. Loss isn’t just losing someone close. It can include loss of a relationship, job, health, home, dreams and expectations to name a few. We all differ, face different circumstances and have differing needs. Stress, anxiety, family problems, decision making, and concerns about work are a few of the issues people face.
Counselling allows a safe place to voice your thoughts, fears and feelings. Voicing them aloud to another person can help us make sense of them and often enables us to see things from a different perspective. Friends and family members can be a great support to us, but may not be unable to provide an objective point of view. A counsellor won’t tell you what to do, but may help you consider choices, decisions and changes to enable you to live your life more fully. Counselling doesn’t need to be long-term – in fact a single session may be all that’s needed. Sometimes, though, more is needed over a period of weeks or months. Counselling can assist you to journey towards change and growth in the life challenges you face.
Jenny Billingham
To make an appointment with Jenny, please call 3897 2706 or 0427 876 396. If the phone is unattended, please leave a message and your call will be returned at the earliest convenience. Respect and confidentiality are always assured. Jenny also writes weekly articles for Mueller Connect, which are posted under News/Mueller Community Church.
Recent articles…
Some Final Words on Resilience
We are all relational beings and do need one another. We have been created that way. Encouraging children to develop strong relationships with both adults and children fosters the development of support networks and resilience. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, close family friends can help fulfil this role.
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People Need Time to Heal
We all have an innate capacity for overcoming adversity and as we deal with everyday issues, we draw upon this capacity. When a major life struggle occurs, we draw upon it in a much bigger way. Life may never be the same, but as we adapt to the loss we construct a “new” normal which may include a new way of looking at ourselves, at our lives and at the world.
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Life Skills and Resilience
All of us need to be able to communicate with other people. We need to be able to both start and end conversations. When we’re speaking with others, one of the most valuable things we can contribute is to listen actively.
