Bethesda Counselling and Family Therapy

Bethesda Counselling and Family Therapy ✝️ Professional & Caring Counselling & Psychotherapy Services. EAP Service Provider. Sensitive & compassionate support for Individuals, Couples & Families.

Midland & Online. He cares; We care ~ You matter 🙏 Based in Midland, Perth. Counselling to help you, your relationships and your family

One of the greatest contributors to recovery and the ability to adjust to life’s challenges is to have understanding support. Bethesda Counselling cares about you, your relationships and your family. The name “Bethesda” is synonymous with healing and means “house of mercy, house of grace”. These are the values that Bethesda Counselling and Family Therapy have been founded on. Services are non judgemental, respectful of dignity and diversity and ethically bound to the Christian Counsellors Association of Australia’s Code of Ethics and the Australian Counselling Association’s Code of Ethics . Each counselling session is uniquely tailored to support clients’ individuality by offering a sensitive combination of talking, art and creative therapies. Christian counselling and prayer ministry is also available upon request. Bethesda Counselling and Family Therapy was established in 2012 by Narelle. At present, she is the only counsellor and family therapist on staff. Her vision is to see Bethesda grow and be able to provide placements for additional staff in the future whose skills, talents and expertise will add value to the organisation’s ability to impact and enhance lives and relationships.

17/03/2026

Escape to serenity ~ Bookmark this one for when you need a gentle space to reset ~ just 30 seconds of natures sound therapy. Close your eyes & Breathe deeply 🍃——————————————————-🎶

17/03/2026

Flourishing Element #3: Relationships

Humans are wired for connection.

The quality of our relationships plays a huge role in how we navigate both the joys and the difficult seasons of life.

Research suggests that flourishing relationships often have a 5:1 ratio — five positive interactions for every one negative interaction.

Positive interactions can be simple:
✨ Encouragement
✨ Empathy
✨ Respect
✨ Genuine listening
✨ Checking in with someone you care about

Sometimes the most powerful thing we can offer another person is simply our presence and attention.

👇 What helps you feel most supported in a relationship?




16/03/2026

Flourishing Element #2: Engagement

Have you ever noticed how some activities make you feel completely absorbed?

You lose track of time ~ you’re in the “Flow”
You feel energised rather than drained.

That’s called engagement — when we’re using our natural strengths and gifts.

Research shows that when we live from our God-given strengths, our well-being and sense of flourishing increase.

If you’re curious to discover your strengths, there’s a free questionnaire at www.authentichappiness.org created by Martin Seligman.

👇 I’m curious — what’s something you do that puts you into that flow state?




10/03/2026

Grief can feel far heavier and more exhausting than we ever expected.

If you’re feeling more tired, slower, or needing extra rest or space — that’s okay, it’s normal - there’s nothing wrong with you. It’s all part of mourning.

Go gently.
Care for yourself with the same compassion you would offer someone else.

Some seasons require softer and slower steps 🤍

If you’re needing support in this season, please reach out.
You don’t have to navigate grief alone.

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow....
07/03/2026

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”
— Isaiah 1:17 (NIV)

International Women’s Day is a celebration of strength, resilience, leadership, and courage.

It is also a call.
🌸A call to seek justice.
🌸To defend.
🌸To advocate.
🌸To protect.

Honouring women is not only about recognising achievement — it is about ensuring safety, dignity, and freedom.

God’s heart has always been clear. Justice and compassion are not optional expressions of faith — they reflect His character.

As we reflect today, how might we live this Scripture more intentionally in the spaces God has entrusted to us?

I’ve shared a deeper reflection on violence against women, coercive control, and God’s heart for justice and restoration on the blog. You’re warmly invited to read it if you’d like to explore this further. 🤍

Here's the link: https://bethesdacounselling.com.au/international-womens-day-violence-against-women-coercive-control-and-gods-heart-for-women/

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”— 2 Corinthians 3:17Sometimes we don...
06/03/2026

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
— 2 Corinthians 3:17

Sometimes we don’t just need to hear that we are free.
We need to paint it.
Write it.
Colour it.
Create it.

What would happen if you gave yourself permission to “arty explore” the freedom God has already given you?

What has He set you free to:
• Be?
• Release?
• Pursue?
• Enjoy?
• Lay down?

💜You don’t need to be an artist.
Just willing to be curious and to play a little.

Maybe grab a journal.
Maybe doodle.
Maybe paint a heart and write “I am free” across the top.

🕊️Freedom isn’t just a theology.
It’s something we can gently step into — colour by colour, layer by layer.

What is one thing God is inviting you to walk free in right now? 🤍

If everything feels heavier than you can explain right now, you don’t have to carry it on your own and you don’t even have to put it into words. 🙏🏼

🎨Sometimes healing doesn’t start with talking. It starts with creating.

Book an art therapy session with me, and I’ll gently guide you through a different way of processing, releasing, and breathing again.
Link here: https://bethesdacounselling.com.au/

✨Inspired by Maritza Parra – HeartWork Journalling ✨
I so love her work and the way she has encouraged me to incorporate doodling into my art therapy toolkit.

04/03/2026

For many adults, words can feel limiting — especially when emotions feel complex or overwhelming.

When grief feels too heavy…
When anxiety feels too tangled…
When trauma feels too hard to explain…

Sometimes healing doesn’t begin with talking.
🕊️Sometimes it begins with colour.
🕊️With movement.
🕊️Allowing the hands to express what the heart cannot yet say.

🌿Expressive Arts Therapy invites healing through creativity. Through watercolour, journalling, clay, collage, and even gentle doodling — we explore what may not yet have language.

It is not about performance or perfection.
It is about the process.
About tuning in.
Regulating.
Releasing.
Listening to what is unfolding within.

You do not need to be artistic.
You simply need to be willing.

If you’re carrying more than feels manageable right now, you don’t have to carry it alone and you don’t even have to talk about it. Book an art therapy session with me - I’d love to guide you in a different way. 🎨🧑‍🎨

With warmth,
Narelle 🤍

Scripture of the Month“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine…”— Song of Solomon 6:3As we approach International Women...
03/03/2026

Scripture of the Month
“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine…”
— Song of Solomon 6:3

As we approach International Women’s Day, this verse feels especially tender.

To be called beloved is to be known, chosen, and treated with dignity. It speaks of mutuality — not control. Of honour — not domination. Of belonging — without the loss of self.

💜International Women’s Day invites us to celebrate the strength, leadership, and resilience of women. But it also calls us to reflect more deeply on what it truly means for women to be safe, valued, and protected.

🕊️God’s heart for women has always been rooted in dignity and freedom. To be “beloved” is never to be controlled or diminished. It is to be seen, respected, valued and honoured.

Later this week, I’ll be sharing a blog on violence against women, coercive control, and God’s heart for justice and restoration. I invite you to watch out for it.🤗🤗

As you reflect on this verse, what does the word beloved stir in your heart? 🤍

Happy Labour Day! 👏🩵 Today we honour the workers, the builders, the caregivers, the creators — everyone whose daily effo...
01/03/2026

Happy Labour Day! 👏
🩵 Today we honour the workers, the builders, the caregivers, the creators — everyone whose daily effort keeps our country & communities moving forward.

🩵 Labour Day is a reminder of just how foundational hard work is to any flourishing community- and it also reminds us of the value of something just as powerful: Rest

🩵 Labour Day isn’t only about recognising the value of hard work — it’s about recognising the right to pause. To switch off. To breathe. To spend time with the people and things that refill your cup.

🩵 Rest isn’t a reward you have to earn. It’s part of what makes sustainable, meaningful work possible in the first place.

So today, take the break. Enjoy the public holiday. You deserve both the work you’re proud of — and the rest that keeps you going. Shalom 🩵🙏

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