Biblical Counselling in Sydney

About me

My Story

Emmelyn studied biblical counselling and theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, USA under professors such as Ed Welch and David Powlison of the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF). She also served at CCEF as a counseling intern prior to returning home to Sydney.

Emmelyn has served as a Recitation Instructor for a number of courses at CCEF’s School of Biblical Counseling, has been published in the Journal of Biblical Counseling and is an accredited member of the Biblical Counselling Australia network. She also serves on the accreditation committee of Biblical Counselling Australia and as a supervisor to other biblical counsellors.

Emmelyn is married to Jonathan and has two young children.

My Philosophy

As a biblical counsellor, Emmelyn is a Christian who believes that God has revealed himself to the world through his son Jesus Christ, and speaks to us through the Bible. She subscribes to the doctrinal basis of Biblical Counseling Australia (here).

Emmelyn considers it a privilege to walk alongside people as they are facing difficult situations. She is passionate about seeing the Bible come to life as the source of hope, healing and change in their lives.

Emmelyn's areas of counselling interest include:

Trauma
Grief and loss
Ministry stress and issues
Church hurt
Depression and anxiety
Relational issues
Relationship, couples and premarital counselling

"I am very thankful for the counselling I received from Emmelyn. She helped me work through deeply personal issues that I never imagined revealing to anyone. "

My Training

Counseling Intern

Christian Counseling and Education Foundation 2013-14

Recitation Instructor

CCEF School of Biblical Counseling 2013-2019

MA in Religion

Westminster Theological Seminary 2014