Our Commitment
The Counselling and support department of Citipointe desire to provide skilled and affordable help to meet the needs of the families and individuals of the community through counselling, life skill training, personal development groups, and courses relating to such issues as behaviour management, parenting, communication and relationship satisfaction.
Our counsellors are skilled in the areas of:
- Family
- Relationships
- Men’s & women’s issues
- Children - art/sand play therapy
- Adolescents
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Grief & loss
- Eating disorders
- Sexual brokeness
Our Values
Community
We are committed to providing a wholistic service that will utilise a variety of strategies - including networking with other agencies - to provide the best possible solutions for those facing life’s challenges.
Excellence
Our counsellors are university trained and chosen for their professionalism, their compassion and their integrity. Our volunteers are mature people of exceptional character and trained in people helping skills.
Human dignity
We see every person as being unique and valuable and therefore uphold high standards of confidentiality, equity, and social justice.
Counselling
Male and female counsellors
Mandarin-speaking counsellor
Life Skill Training
Examples of workshops coming up in 2008:
Communication skills that transform relationships
Managing difficult people
Managing your budget
Practical tips for surviving single parenthood
Personal Development
Search for Life – personal development groups
Human beings are spectacular, brilliant and broken. Why do so many contradictions exist in our lives? Everyone needs to understand the power of our internal cry for acceptance, value and belonging. This program identifies the cause of so many human tensions and introduces participants to the healing power of truth in a caring environment.
Support Groups
Examples of groups to be starting in 2008:
- Couple care
- Surviving single parenthood
- Divorce recovery
- Divorce recovery for kids
- Parents of “special” children
Interest/Social Groups
Examples of groups to be starting in 2008 for:
- Retirees
- Single parents
- Grandparents caring for grandchildren
Community Building
Community Networking Breakfast
If you are a professional or a student involved in working in our community in any “people helping” capacity, this breakfast is for you. Bring along your brochures and your business cards and connect with other like-minded people.
The Community Networking Breakfast is a great opportunity to let others know what you are doing and to find out what others are doing to build a better community.
Professional Development
Eating Disorders – a Narrative Approach
A half day seminar for professionals and students with an interest in, or working with those who self-harm or suffer with eating disorders.
Presented by Mim Weber, Psychologist, who is presently working in this area
Leadership Training
People Helpers Course
This course is for all who have a desire to help others or just want to understand themselves better.
This course will equip people to overcome barriers that prevent them from connecting and serving.
Module 1
Module 1 is entitled Personal Foundations for People Helpers and explores the character, the beliefs and the motives of those drawn to this ministry; the basic principles of accountability, repentance and forgiveness and how these can bring freedom to our lives; teaching on judgment, dealing with painful memories, inner vows and soul-ties.
