Dear Members,
We’re excited to announce that the Summer 2025 of the CPCA and AACAD Journal is now live!
This year’s theme, “Counselling and the Lived Experience”, explores powerful and personal stories from our community highlighting the depth, diversity and real-world impact of lived experience in practice.
A huge thank you to all contributors who made this edition possible. Special acknowledgement to:
- Graham – How lived experience can teach you how to be resilient
- Aram Cargill – How can someone who spends their life helping others carry such invisible battles of their own?
- Jessica Whalan – Self-Care in the Digital Age
- Cara McKie – Counselling Should Meet People Where They Are
- Julie Pemberton – The Real Stories Behind Counselling: Why Lived Experience Matters
- Mary-Anne Quezel – My Path into Counselling Was Not a Straight Line
- Thi Thu Van Nguyen – To Be Even More Effective In Helping Others
- Michelle Chisholm – My Miracle Story
- Paul Farley – Ordinary Faces, Extraordinary Lives
- Tanya Tedesco-Malone – Youth at Risk in WA: Issues of Reconnection in the Education System
Your stories, insights and honesty help strengthen our profession and remind us why this work matters.
Enjoy exploring this year’s journal, and feel free to share it with anyone who may find value in its stories.
It will also be published across our Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn channels, so be sure to connect and join the conversation.
Wishing you a safe, restorative end to 2025 and thank you for being part of the CPCA community.
Warm regards,
The CPCA Team
