Julie Nixon
Bio
I am a counsellor in private practice, having moved from Sydney to Brisbane at the end of last year where I was full time Senior Lecturer in the School of Counselling at Excelsia College.
Bio and Personal Info/Interests: My undergrad is in Primary Teaching to which I have added a Masters in Counselling as well as several certificates in various counselling modalities. I am currently a full time PhD candidate exploring the impact of trauma on missionaries. I have extensive industry experience having worked with children, adolescents, adults and couples in private practice, as a school counsellor and in agencies. I love to work with expressive therapies, but am psychodynamically and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy trained. I am currently on the PACFA Professional Conduct Panel and the QLD CCAA committee. I was Ethics chair of NSW CCAA before moving to QLD. I have 5 grandchildren all under the age of 6. That means I love to play with LEGO and hang out in parks and anywhere near water. My husband has used this current season to build me a garden which brings me an enormous amount of joy. Personal Testimony: Jesus invited me to follow Him when I was 16. I have had the privilege of serving in all kinds of church based ministries over the years and more recently have been involved in trafficking and child soldier work in Asia. |
Qualifications
- Dip Teach
- MCouns
- Cert Art Therapy
- PhD in progress
Research Interests
- Complex Trauma
Professional Experience
- Counsellor @ Lifeworks
- Private Counselling Practice
- School Counsellor
- Children’s and Family Counsellor
- Middle School Teacher & Coordinator
- Primary Teacher & Coordinator
Conferences
Nixon, J. (2017). Christian counselling practice: Fulfilling the mandate of Isaiah 61. In M. Miner & M Dowson (Eds.). Proceedings of the Spirituality, Culture and Well-Being Conference, Inaugural Conference of the Lumen Research Institute, Excelsia College & Indiana Wesleyan University 4th-5th October 2016, pp 95-116, Centre for Human Interaction, Learning and Development: Australia.
Teaching
CO282, SO114, CO591, CO592
Professional Memberships and Associations
- PACFA
- CCAA
- ACA
Community Projects
- Just Projects International – consultant and counsellor
- The Freedom Project – consultant