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Counselling Connections Across Australia
Contributors

JOHN ANDERSEN
John is a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary in theology and marriage and family therapy as well as a graduate
of the Australian Catholic University. John was the former head of the counselling school at Tabor College Victoria and
CCAA
is presently in private practice as a psychologist. John is also the President of the Christian Counsellors Association of
Australia.

Contributors
CHRISTIAN DR. WILLEM A. BOEREê
Willem has been in Private Practice as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist for 33 years and has elected, over the last
COUNSELLORS two years, to work on a part-time basis. Willem also became an accredited Supervisor for CCAA in October 1998. He
has chosen to specialise in the twin areas of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Willem’s view is that in counselling, there are
always two important questions: first, what is the presenting problem which, if addressed, will help the client move forward
productively and second, how did this problem come into place. Willem’s preference is to address both questions. If you
will think about a cobweb and a spider and permit the cobweb to represent the symptom (what is the problem) and allow
the spider to represent the reason behind the problem (the causational factor) then, obviously, as long as we brush away
cobwebs without removing the spider, the cobwebs will keep on reappearing. Accordingly, he prefers to work thoroughly
and deal with the cause as well as the symptom rather than work quickly and work with the symptom only. In his
professional opinion, this approach is particularly important when assisting the client who presents with depression. Willem
became a widower in 2014 and his main interests are: reading, classical music, baroque art, gardening and his family.

LYNDY BURT
Lyndy is a founding member of CCAA Tasmania. She joined with others in forming ‘Tassies’ first committee in 2002.
Since then Lyndy has continued to support CCAA in Tasmania and Nationally. Lyndy edited the first edition of Counselling
Connections Across Australia. Lyndy has qualifications in education, training, counselling, and psychology. Lyndy has
taught counselling subjects at both Tabor, now Alpha Crucis college, and the University of Tasmania. She is a registered
counsellor and accredited clinical supervisor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federal Association (PACFA) and
with the Christian Counselling Association of Australia (CCAA). Lyndy works mainly with adults and adolescents and
supports clients across a wide range of concerns. She has extensive experience working with survivors of sexual assault,
trauma, and abuse. Lyndy has a particular interest in complex trauma.

IAN PARKIN
Ian is a clinical supervisor with CCAA and has been in private practice for more than ten years. He holds a Masters
degree in Counselling and post graduate studies in Theology and Relationships Counselling. He is passionate about his
work and his interest in the study of men in retirement was sparked by a person he knew who committing suicide three
weeks after he officially retired from the work force. He is currently part of the Journal committee for CCAA.

DOUG SOTHEREN
Doug has been involved in counselling since the mid 1960’s. Training as a relationship counsellor in the early 70’s he
has remained addicted to the role ever since. Now as a lively 80 year old he maintains his fascination with a counselling
practice and approaches to theological understandings of the therapeutic process..

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