Practitioners

Angela holds a PhD in Education and a Masters of Education Counselling and Guidance and has over twenty-five years experience in the education and counselling field. Angela’s research and practice has focused on building resilience and wellbeing among children, adolescents and adults. She has presented and published her research in counselling and education journals.

 Angela has had extensive experience working with students, families and agencies as a student welfare coordinator and teacher in secondary schools, university lecturer and student advisor and a counsellor in private practice. For the past 18 years Angela has worked at Monash University teaching counselling and teaching to Masters of Education and Masters of Counselling students. During this time she was also the Onshore and Offshore student adviser often teaching in Singapore and Hong Kong with a diverse group of students. Angela’s degree in Horticulture has also led to a lifelong passion for plants, animals and sustainable environments and she uses Nature Therapy as part of her counselling practice.

 Working with retired racehorses that have been retrained as therapy horses, Angela has been able to include them as part of her counselling practice. Using both contemporary and creative therapies such as Equine Assisted Therapy, Play Therapy, Nature Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness are key aspects of her counselling approach.

Dip Applied Science (Horticulture)

Dip Education (Secondary)

Masters of Education (Counselling & Guidance)

PhD in Education

Australian Counselling Association (ACA) Academic membership