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Freedom Christian Counselling

Qualified Counsellor - Clinically Trained - APA Registered - CBT Based Therapy - Confidential - Non-judgemental

ABOUT – Counsellor
Our counsellor is APA registered and currently undertaking their Bachelor of Psychological Science with a specific interest in neuroscience. They have a clinical background and have previously worked and trained under some of the most phenomenal professionals in the industry with extensive expertise and backgrounds, ranging from general mental health to forensic psychiatry. Their approach is client-centered and rooted in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. Our counsellor can be described as empathetic, non-judgemental, practical, direct, and empowering. MISSION & VALUES
At our core, our aim is to provide a practical Christian counselling service that allows space for God and is founded on biblical principles. We are passionate about seeing lives transformed and people walking in freedom through the power of God at work in their lives. Our service prides itself on being client-centered and although this is a Christian based service, clients are under no obligation to discuss God, Christianity, or Spirituality. Our aim is to empower you and help you develop the tools you need to navigate trauma and mental health related symptoms that will enable inner healing, capacity building, emotional regulation and to walk in freedom.

04/04/2026

This week’s Torah portion, Shemini, invites us into a deeply moving moment of sacred dedication and divine presence. After days of preparation, the eighth day arrives, a day marked by the glory of God appearing before the people. It is a holy encounter, but also a sobering reminder about reverence, obedience, and the weight of serving in His presence.

Throughout these readings, we see a beautiful tension: God is incredibly near, revealing Himself in fire and glory, and yet He is holy, calling us to approach Him with awe, humility, and integrity. It reminds us that walking with God isn’t just about doing things for Him, but doing life with Him, in a posture of humility and wholehearted worship.

We also see across the connected scriptures that God is not limited by the boundaries we expect. He calls whom He chooses, receives all who seek Him with sincere hearts, and delights in obedience over ritual. Whether it’s a priest, a king, or a Roman centurion — He looks upon the heart.

Shemini becomes an invitation for us today — not just to observe a story, but to examine our own hearts. How are we approaching God? With familiarity but no reverence? With routine but no heart? With service but no surrender?

This portion gently reminds us that God’s presence is not something to treat lightly, but it is also not something to fear and avoid. It is something to honour, welcome, and carry into our everyday lives.

So this week, let’s lean into God’s presence with both confidence and reverence.
Offer Him not just your service, but your heart.
Slow down, invite Him into your ordinary moments, and let your actions, words, and decisions reflect a desire to honour Him.

Because when we make space for His presence, He shows up! It is in His presence that we are truly found.

Shabbat Shalom, friends 💛

02/04/2026

On this Good Friday we stand at the foot of the cross, bearing witness that our freedom wasn’t free, but bought at the highest cost.

In the weight of darkness and the hush before dawn, we remember the cost of love, the depth of sacrifice, and the quiet hope held in the stillness.

May this sacred pause draw our hearts closer to Him, deeper into gratitude, reflection, and the promise that something far greater is coming.

01/04/2026

We will be closed Friday April 3rd, Sunday April 5th, and Monday April 6th, then open Tuesday April 7th.

May this time bring rest, meaning, and the joy of Christ’s victory.

31/03/2026

God Is Near

Loneliness is one of the biggest contributors to depression, anxiety, and emotional distress. Humans were never designed to feel alone. We were created for connection, not just with people, but with God.

The Bible repeatedly tells us that God is near. Not far. Not distant. Not waiting for us to be better. Near.

When people pray, studies show reduced stress levels, lower heart rates, and increased feelings of peace and safety. This makes sense, because we were designed to live in connection with God, not separated from Him.

You do not have to chase God across the universe.
You do not have to earn His attention.
You do not have to perform to be close to Him.

He is already near. We just turn toward Him.

29/03/2026

If you’ve had one of those days where you feel like you “missed God”…

Take a moment tonight.
Invite Him into it anyway.

Reflect back with Him:
Where was He present today?
Where did you feel peace, strength, or comfort?
What did you sense Him saying to you?
Where do you want Him to meet you tomorrow?

God is not bound by time.
It’s never too late to reconnect.

Even now… you can turn toward Him.

Psalm 139:23–24 “Search me, O God… and lead me in the way everlasting.”

27/03/2026

This week’s Torah portion, Tzav (“Command”), is a powerful invitation into deeper relationship with God through reverence, responsibility, and wholehearted devotion.

Tzav teaches us not just about offerings and rituals, but about consistency, sacred responsibility, and obedience from the heart. The fire on the altar was to be kept burning continually — a steady, intentional act of devotion.

And this speaks to us today, with lives that are filled with what we are tending daily, our attention, our priorities, our responses, our devotion. Tzav calls us to live with intentionality, where even the smallest actions can become offerings of love.

In the accompanying readings from Jeremiah and Mark, we’re reminded that God is not looking for empty ritual, but for hearts that are humble, kind, and faithful. What truly delights Him is not sacrifice alone, but lives lived in love, truth, and justice.

It’s a beautiful reminder that God desires intimacy over performance, and presence over perfection.

So this week, don’t just reflect,,,,respond.

Where can you move from routine to relationship?
From obligation to heartfelt obedience?

Choose one small, intentional step:
– pause and return your attention to God in a busy moment
– respond with kindness where it would be easier not to
– create space, even briefly, to be present with Him

Because it’s in the daily, consistent turning toward Him that something deeper is formed.

Even the ordinary becomes sacred
when it is offered with a willing heart.

Shabbat Shalom friends 💛

26/03/2026

God Speaks and We Can Hear Him

Many people live believing God is silent, distant, or hard to hear. But Jesus said the opposite. He said His people hear His voice.

Research in neuroscience shows that people who regularly engage in prayer and meditation develop greater emotional regulation, reduced anxiety, and increased clarity in decision-making. Quieting our minds and turning toward God actually changes the way our brain processes stress and direction.

God is not hiding from you. He is not playing games with your life. He is a Shepherd who speaks, guides, and leads. The question is often not whether God is speaking, but whether we are slowing down enough to listen.

God guides gently. Often not through loud voices, but through peace, conviction, wisdom, scripture, and quiet nudges in our spirit.

You are not alone trying to figure life out — God is a speaking God who leads His people.

24/03/2026

There is something incredibly powerful about identity. Psychology tells us that a secure identity is one of the strongest predictors of emotional stability, resilience, and healthy relationships. When people know who they are and where they belong, anxiety decreases, confidence increases, and they are able to navigate life with greater peace.

The Bible tells us our identity is not something we earn, build, or prove. It is something we are given. We are called children of God, not because we performed well enough, but because He loves us enough.

God is not distant, and He is not reluctant toward us. He is a Father who gives identity, belonging, and covering freely. We are not striving to become His children; we are learning to live as the children we already are.

Today, rest in this: You are not trying to earn a place with God, you already belong to Him.

22/03/2026

One of the biggest traps is thinking we have to feel spiritual to stay connected to God.

But consistency isn’t built on feelings, it’s built on intention and faithfulness.
Not performance… relationship.

Some days you’ll feel full.
Other days you’ll feel flat.
Some days it’ll come naturally.
Other days it’ll feel like effort.

But putting God first isn’t about having a perfect routine
it’s about staying connected.
It’s choosing to turn your heart (and your mind) toward Him, even in the smallest ways.

A whispered prayer
A single moment of awareness
A moment of tuning your thoughts into Him

Today, don’t wait until you “feel it.” Just draw near.

Galatians 6:9 “Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap…”

20/03/2026

This week, VaYikra begins with a quiet but deeply personal moment:

“And He called…”

Not a command. Not a demand.
A call.

God begins with invitation.

He calls Moses closer… and in doing so, reminds us that relationship with Him always starts the same way: He draws us in.

And what follows is all about offerings.
But not in the way we often think.

This isn’t about ritual for the sake of ritual, it’s about the heart behind what we bring. Every offering described carries the same underlying truth: God makes space for us to come near, exactly as we are, but He invites us to come intentionally.

Some offerings were given in gratitude.
Some in repentance.
Some simply as a desire to be close.

And that still speaks today.

Because we’re still bringing things before God…..whether we realise it or not.

Our time.
Our attention.
Our responses.
Our relationships.
Our worship.

The question isn’t if we’re offering something…
it’s what are we bringing, and from where in our heart is it coming?

God is not looking for perfection.
He’s not asking for performance.
He’s not measuring the size of what we bring.

He is looking for honesty, willingness, and a heart that desires to know Him and to draw near.

And the beautiful thing is, there is room for all of you.
The messy parts.
The grateful parts.
The parts that need healing.
The parts that don’t quite have the words yet.

Let’s pause this week and ask, what are we bringing, and from where in our heart is it coming?

Maybe your offering looks like:
– choosing presence over distraction
– softening your response in a hard moment
– sitting with God honestly instead of pretending you’re okay
– offering gratitude where you’d normally overlook it

It doesn’t have to be big to be sacred.

Because every time we turn toward Him with intention —
we answer the call of VaYikra.

And closeness to Him begins.

Shabbat Shalom Friends 💛

15/03/2026

Sometimes we forget God is near…
we forget because we’re busy.

That’s why reminders can be powerful:
an alarm on your phone
a sticky note on the mirror
pairing prayer with your coffee
a breath prayer while brushing your teeth

Not because God needs a reminder…
but because we do.

What daily habit could you pair with a moment of God-awareness?

Deuteronomy 6:7-9 ‘Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.’

13/03/2026

Vayakhel & Pekudei — Gathered, Built, Filled

In Vayakhel, the people are assembled.

After failure.
After repentance.
After mercy.

They are gathered again, not to scatter in fear, but to build.

And this time, the energy is different. Hearts are stirred. Gifts are brought willingly. Craftsmen step forward. Women spin thread. Leaders offer precious stones. The giving becomes so abundant that Moses must tell them to stop.

There is something powerful about a community restored and re-focused.

Worship here is not individualistic.
It is collective.
It is embodied.
It is practical.

Then comes Pekudei, the accounting, the careful record, the completion. Every detail is noted. Every instruction followed. What was commanded is now constructed.

And then… the glory fills it.

The cloud descends.
The Presence dwells.

The same people who once shaped a golden calf now shape a dwelling place for God.

That is grace.

These portions remind us that God does not discard broken people, He re-gathers them. He invites them to build again. And when obedience meets generosity, His presence fills the space.

Perhaps the question for us is not just, “What can I give?”
But, “What are we building together?”

Are our lives creating space for His glory?
Are our homes, communities, churches places where His presence feels welcome?

This week, consider what you are contributing, not out of obligation, but from restoration. Your time. Your skills. Your faithfulness in the unseen details.

When we build according to His design, He fills what we construct.

May we be people who gather well, build faithfully, and make room for His glory.

Shabbat Shalom, friends 💛

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Maryborough, QLD
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Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
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