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Valley to Hills Counselling
Provides a range of services in both The Hunter Valley - Wollombi area and North-Western Sydney.
What we offer
Sometimes our lives and relationships become difficult, or even overwhelming. Is it any wonder at those times that help beyond ourselves is needed at a personal level? Valley to Hills Counselling can provide appropriate assistance that is focussed on you and on your relationships.
For individuals we can provide:
- Counselling - for most aspects of life
- Mentoring- for growth and development
For those in relationships we can provide:
The Valley to Hills Approach
We affirm that each person has a unique personality and has been shaped by their own life circumstances. No individual will have the same story, needs or desires as another. We seek to listen to your life story and then help you to understand influences and outcomes in your life. From this starting place we can provide assistance, based on our experience and knowledge, as you delve into any areas of change you are willing to explore.
We recommend early assistance before patterns and expectations become entrenched. Good preparation is particularly important in relationships when two individuals first come together with high excitement and ideals. Preparation through Prepare/Enrich or other means can be of great assistance to establish a healthy relationship for the long run.
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Client Comment:
Over the past 15 years I have been to 4 different
counsellors - my husband has joined me to 3 of those counsellors.
Without a doubt, Andrew has been the most helpful counsellor we have
ever spoken with. We both found Andrew to be understanding,
knowledgeable, supportive, wise, helpful and offered great advice. We
were not just 'another client'. He geniunely cared for us.
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also found the Prepare/Enrich assessment extrememly helpful, not only
for strengthening our relationship but for better dealing with others
too. The counselling provided by Andrew has brought my husband and I
closer together and we are so grateful for all his time and wisdom. It
was a truely invaluable investment.We would highly recommend Andrew's services to anyone.
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Andrew Blamey
Grad. Dip. Counselling
Prepare/Enrich accredited facilitator
Andrew loves to assist couples through a full range of relationship stages - in preparation for marriage; through relationship enrichment; in times of conflict; and during life changes. He generally adopts Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT) methods. EFT assists couples to recognise their underlying individual emotional needs and to build attachment bonds to each other.
When working with individuals, one of Andrew's preferred methods is to assist clients to recognise recurrent life patterns. These patterns are then explored to search for past influences and expectations so they can be dealt with, thus bringing about change in the current situation.
Services offered: relationship counselling, individual counselling, mentoring, marriage preparation and marriage courses |
Karen Blamey
Cert IV in Pastoral Counselling Skills
Prepare/Enrich accredited facilitator
Karen enjoys listening to your stories. She is content to listen as long as it takes for you to feel heard and understood. She has no fixed agenda and hopes to provide feedback appropriate to your needs. She relates easily to most people and delights especially to connect with women and their stories.
Services offered: mentoring and marriage preparation |
Professional Background
Our counsellors
- Offer professional services to anyone, regardless of race, religion, sex, social or choice of life
style. When a counsellor cannot offer service for any reason, they
will endeavour to make a suitable referral.
- Value and participate in continuing education and professional supervision
- Recognise their own levels of competence and personal limitations.
- Adopt the ethical standards of the Australian Association of Relationship Councillors as published at: www.aarc.org.au
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