Betsy Mills Counselling

I walk with people to help them reconnect with their authentic selves and live true to their values and beliefs.
When you come to see me, my priority is that you will feel safe and cared for. I respect you and your values and empower you to express yourself and your feelings.
My approach to counselling and healing is effective because it is unique to your needs. It is more effective because it engages on all levels - mind, body and spirit - allowing you to move forward in your life.
Some of the keys to empowering yourself to live your life the way you want to include:

mindfulness
self awareness
self realisation
connectedness
life balance
self empowerment

The tools that I use include:

• Traditional talk therapies
  
• Expressive therapies – drawing therapy, art therapy, sand tray and play therapy
  
• Crystal Energy therapy

Practice

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Individual Counselling

• Managing Stress and Anxiety
  
• Grief & Loss
  
• Depression
  
• Self Esteem, Self Worth

Relationship Counselling

• Individuals, Couples, Families, Children
  
• Conflict resolution
  
• Visioning and creating family culture
  
• Parenting, post-separation parenting
  
• Managing separation

Meditation


About Betsy Mills

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PACFA Reg: 21655
QCA Clinical Member

In choosing a counsellor, it is helpful to know about the person you will open yourself up to. Building a trusting relationship with you is my first priority - so I would like to share something about myself and my journey.

Much of my lifetime has been spent working with people and experiencing change and challenges. I have worked professionally as an individual and family counsellor, family support worker, and an educator.

The changes and challenges that I have experienced throughout my life have presented me with opportunities to learn about myself and grow spiritiually. During these times it has been invaluable to have a 'third party' other than my friends whom I didn't want to burden. I needed someone to draw out my strengths, reflect my abilities, gifts and talents so that I could make my decisions from a position of empowerment. I understand the importance of being empowered; to be able to reach through the strong emotions; the fears that otherwise hold me back, and be empowered to achieve what I want to achieve.

Connecting with the Earth and Nature has been a great source for peace and joy for me even in the most challenging of times and so my journey has become a Shamanic journey. I practise energy healing within a Shamanic framework and this lends more meaning and depth to my work.

Things I love!

• Time with grand-children and my family
  
• Creating
  
• Gardening
  
• Being at one with nature - walking and dreaming
  
• Connecting with other like-minded people
  
• Meeting with my friends
  
• Reading and researching

I am a clinical member of Queensland Counsellors' Association and registered with PACFA. This means that I am qualified and experienced. I practise ethically, keep up to date with professional development and undergo regular professional supervision.


Contact

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If you would like to speak to me or ask a question you are welcome to please call me and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

I work from Moxa Natural Therapies' Centre on Monday's and Tuesdays from 2pm and from my office at Arana Hills by appointment.

LOCATIONS:

Arlington Drive
Arana Hills
Q. 4054

Moxa Natural Therapies' Centre
2/158 Boundary Street
West End
p. 3255 3670

Call - 0405 450 094


Testimonials

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Betsy Mills has gathered many skills in the Art of Healing. She incorporates her Counselling Accreditation with Energy work and Intuition and Shamanic philosophies. She is very kind and gentle, and the reason why I had such an effective and profound session was because of how relaxed and safe I felt with her. I would recommend this as a regular treatment like a massage or a Doctors check-up for basic maintenance of your whole emotional, physical and mental body. But also it greatly helps you shift blockages so you can move forward and grow. I have known Betsy for several years and know her to be truly a loving and wise woman.

Louise R.

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I consider myself very fortunate to have found Betsy. I had been struggling with some issues for a long time and had tried many different avenues to overcome these problems. From my first meeting with Betsy I felt that at long last I had found a person who could help me wade my way through to find some peace and resolution.

Betsy’s is a genuine and caring person who has an ability to view situations from all angles and help to bring clarification to life’s difficult situations. Talking to Betsy is like talking with an old friend but she brings an objectivity that you cannot find when discussing problems with those close to us. I felt totally comfortable to cry, laugh and share my most personal thoughts and fears with her.

I am now moving through my life with more ease, armed with the tools that Betsy taught me and I often hear her words there in the back of my mind reminding me of how to view a situation or deal with the issues in my life.

Thank you Betsy for being available to me and for helping me to achieve a happier and stronger “me”.

Sue P.

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Betsy allowed me to be myself and she was able to reflect accurately my distress and the places of learning that came out of building trust. I am a more confident and trusting person as a result of engaging in counseling with her.

Betsy provided a safe thoughtful haven for an extremely distressed woman who she listened to with quiet purpose and genuine empathy.

I have been able to access my personal strengths in a way that wasn’t possible before. And to be clearer about my own business and others and not to allow others stuff to get in the way.

Betsy has empathy, quietness, genuineness, ability to focus without judgment and reassuring warmth that helped me overcome personal sensitivity.

It’s such a personal business going to a counselor and I had experienced a couple of duds before coming to Betsy. Her professional presentation, reassuring beginning and good skill base made for a helpful and trusting learning experience. I would strongly recommend Betsy to anyone that would listen. Her spiritual sensitivity gave the counseling another dimension that lifted me significantly.

Trish P. (Social Worker)

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My experience with Betsy was a deep journey into myself to find the strength in me in maybe during one of the most crucial time of my life.
It felt to me, that life was giving me the opportunity to revisit a lesson and Betsy made me find the wisdom and power within myself. Was an amazing experience to discover such power.

First of all, during my process with Betsy, the most important thing she did was to help me recognize that I was in an abusive relationship. I think this was the most crucial help that she could give me. Coming from Brazil, and a Latin culture, I didn’t realize how my family history was making me repeat such kind of pattern.

I realized how abusive my upbringing was and how this was impacting in the relationship I was in. It was very painful and I found myself in a whirlwind.

Gradually, the relaxation techniques helped me to clear my mind. This helped me to calm down and do not spiral in anxiety when I had a confronting discussion and helped me to calm my inner self down.
Another technique very important was the listing of thoughts. Particularly things that I liked and dislike in what I was dealing with. This was a fantastic exercise to organize my thoughts and what I wanted for myself and helped me to plan and gradually achieve my “cure”. And gradually find the wisdom I had within myself.
In my situation also… awareness of who I am, what I have become and what’s my potential as a woman, a mother, a professional and as a partner, and most of all to value and be proud of who I am.

Betsy has managed to help me find happiness with myself, even if I “crave” the wish to have a partner in my life, a family, I can wait to find the right person !!! Yes, there is someone out there that want the same things I want and I don’t need to put up with false promises and manipulation . Only I can make myself happy. Others will want to be happy with me if I’m happy.

Give yourself an opportunity!!! Let Betsy help you to find the wisdom within yourself.
Trust that you can be whatever you what to be and can be!!!
You can become whatever dreamed of…it is possible, you can become whatever you wish. Don’t self yourself cheap!!!!

Go for it !!!! Trust the chance you’ve been given…you came across some very special person and professional that can help!!!!

Yara B. Architect