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John Court Until recently Programme Director for a Doctor of Counselling degree at University of South Australia, a founding member of the Christian Counselling Association Australia and an honorary Life Member of the Counselling Association of South Australia. I am travelling and networking with counselling groups across SE Asia as circumstances allow. Now largely in retirement..

Dr. Bryan Craig  is Senior Consultant at the Adventist Institute of Family Relations in Sydney, Australia.  He provides training for Christian counsellors in church and community settings, and conducts seminars and workshops on marriage and family relationships. He is a clinical member of the Australian Association of Relationship Counsellors and the NSW Family Therapy Association. Bryan is passionate about building quality relationships and creating connections between people and enjoys the challenge of developing healthy communities based on love, respect and unity.

David Depledge was involved in the setting up of the Association of Christian Counsellors in the UK in the early 1990s and has continued his involvement ever since, becoming Chief Executive of the organisation from 2001 to 2007. He continues to be a director and editor of the magazine of ACC-UK. In 2003, David was made a Fellow of ACC in recognition of his contribution to the development of Christian Counselling in the UK. Since 1997, David has been President of ACC-Europe, a growing network of ACCs now covering over a dozen countries.

Dr. Ulrich Giesekus is a German who received much of his professional training in the USA: M.Ed. in Counseling, University of Delaware 1983 Ph.D. in Psychology, United States International University 1988
He works as Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Freudenstadt, Germany
In Germany, Switzerland and Austria he is a well known Christian speaker and author
Ulrich has been married to Heidrun since 1979. They have four children, born from 1981 to 1988.
More information about his work and life can be found on his
website (in German).

Dr Archibald Hart is currently Senior Professor of Psychology and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California .
Until late 2005 he also served as the Executive Editor and Director of International Relations for the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Originally trained in South Africa, he joined the faculty at the Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, in May 1973 after spending one year as a post-doctorate fellow at Fuller. He is licensed in the state of California as a psychologist and Board certified in Psychopharmacology. He specializes in psychotherapy from a Christian orientation, the treatment of depression, anxiety and stress disorders. His major research interests are in the area of the emotional hazards of the ministry, panic disorder, stress management for leaders, and psychophysiological measures of emotion and spirituality.
Dr. Hart maintains a clinical practice seeing many ministers and their families as well as other Christian clients and continues a publishing career, writing numerous journal and magazine articles in addition to books

Dr Carina Le Roux
MB., Ch. B - University of Pretoria 1976; M. Med (Psych) - University of Pretoria 1982.
Specialist /Lecturer and later Senior Specialist / Senior Lecturer - Department of Health and University of Pretoria 1983 -1994
Private Psychiatric Practice, Groenkloof, Pretoria, South-Africa since 1995.
Vice Chairperson, Association of Christian Counsellors in SA since it was formed in 1993.
Chairperson, Association of Christian Counsellors in SA since 2002
Founder and Director: El Shaddai Institute of Christian Growth and Healing.
 

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