Clare Lie
Intern Counsellor
Trauma, general counselling
Clare offers a calm, compassionate space where clients feel heard and understood. With experience in nursing, pastoral care, and international ministry, she brings trauma-informed support to adults and families, combining professional skill, cultural sensitivity, and genuine care to help clients move toward healing, resilience, and meaningful change.
Areas of Professional Practice
- Trauma
- Grief and bereavement
- Missionary debriefing
- Crisis counselling
- Cross-cultural support
- Emotional wellbeing
- Emotional resilience
Professional Experience
Clare has experience supporting individuals, families, and communities across a range of clinical, pastoral, and cross-cultural settings. Her background includes nursing, pastoral care, counselling, and international ministry work, giving her a holistic understanding of emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual wellbeing.
She has provided crisis support, trauma-informed care, and end-of-life support for clients and carers, and has experience walking alongside people during periods of grief, uncertainty, and significant life transition.
Clare’s international experience includes leadership and pastoral work in Egypt, where she supported local church partners, refugees, and school communities through practical care, emotional support, and cross-cultural ministry.
She is currently completing a Master of Counselling at Morling College, building on her Graduate Diploma in Counselling and her nursing and community care background. Clare is trained in emotion coaching for teenagers, trauma-informed care, and cross-cultural pastoral support, integrating professional expertise with warmth, empathy, and cultural awareness.
Counselling Style
- Trauma-informed therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Warm and compassionate
- Holistic and relational
- Creating a safe space for healing and growth
Qualifications
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M Couns (Cand)
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Grad Dip Couns
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Grad Dip Bible & Missions
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B Nursing
Professional Memberships
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Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) – Student Member
