Malvern Centre for Counselling

About the Centre

Many personal decisions are made and problems solved through conversations with family and friends. There are however, times when it may be right to seek assistance away from the usual environment. The Centre was created to meet just such a need.

The Centre has professionally trained and widely experienced counsellors. They are associated with relevant professional bodies and are subject to the Code of Ethics of the Uniting Church and Code of Practice of the Counselling Asssociation of South Australia.

Rev. Dr. Phil Carr directs the Centre. He has had over 30 years experience as a counsellor. He has been a lecturer in the School of Medicine (Flinders University) for over a decade. He is currently teaching Ethical Issues in Counselling with the School of Psychology, within the University of South Australia, and for the Off Shore Programme in Singapore.

What Happens in Counselling

Counselling is not the same as giving advice. Rather a counsellor seeks to help you to focus on and understand more clearly the issues that concern you. By respecting your own values, choices and lifestyle, the counsellor can work with you to make decisions that are right for you.

Counselling takes place in a comfortable and private setting. The content of couselling sessions is confidential. Under normal circumstances, nothing will be disclosed to anyone outside the Centre without your express permission.

Who Benefits?

The Centre serves the wider community. It is also available to ministers, employees and members of the Uniting Church.