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 |