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Counsellor

Margaret Brighton



Education & Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Arts in Christian Counselling
  • Registered Counsellor, Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
  • Prepare/Enrich facilitator for pre-marriage couples

Approach
Margaret’s approach is open, friendly and empowering, helping clients build on their strengths, develop new strategies and find hope during challenging times.
Experience
  • Counselling with CityLife Community Care since 2010
  • Crisis counsellor with Lifeline
  • Prayer ministry volunteer on the Light FM Careline
  • Teacher of Natural Family Planning
  • Teacher of a Christian sexuality program in schools
  • Serves in various volunteer and leadership roles at CityLife Church

Areas of Focus
Margaret supports clients experiencing:
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Trauma
  • Grief and loss
  • Parenting challenges
  • Family violence recovery
  • Conflict resolution
  • Pre-marriage counselling (three sessions required)
  • Communication issues
  • Divorce recovery
  • Spiritual issues

Additional services: Prepare/Enrich facilitator for pre-marriage counselling (three sessions required)
Therapeutic Modalities
  • Margaret draws on a range of therapeutic tools, tailored to each person and situation, including Prepare/Enrich for couples
  • Focused on encouraging and empowering couples and individuals to enhance their strengths, learn new strategies and find hope in difficult situations

Availability
  • Tuesday: 4:00pm – 8:00pm (phone or telehealth sessions only)
  • Thursday: 4:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Friday: 10:00am – 3:00pm

Location: CityLife Community Care, Wantirna South
Session options: In-person and telehealth sessions available
Fee Schedule
All fees are for a 50min session
  Individual Couple Family
Standard $100 $115 $130
Health Care Card $60 $75 $90
Pre-Marriage Counselling
$140 per 75-minute session (x3 sessions required)
Available upon request