Canberra and Region Branch
The Canberra and Region Branch officially commenced operating on 1 July 2016.
Individual members of PACFA in Canberra and the surrounding region receive automatic membership of the Canberra and Region Branch with their PACFA membership.
A Leadership Group has been established to lead the Branch and to plan activities for members, which will include:
- Providing continuing professional development
- Providing opportunities for networking and peer support
- Undertaking local outreach
- Promoting PACFA to local education providers and students
- Building a vibrant community of practitioners in a particular geographic area
- Providing opportunities for practitioners in regional and rural areas to participate
Contact the Canberra branch at [email protected]
Leadership Group
Canberra and Region Leadership Group
The Canberra and Region Leadership Group consists of PACFA members dedicated to supporting the branch’s activities and goals. The group plays an active role in fostering professional development, networking, and outreach in the Canberra region.
Meet the Leadership Group
Convenor – Donna McMillan
Donna McMillan has been practising counselling since 2016. She specialises in relationships, specifically working with couples and parents. She has broad experience locally and internationally, having lived overseas as an expatriate. She is also culturally sensitive and has a deep understanding of the role of culture for both individuals and couples.
She uses an integrative approach to counselling and works with her clients' unique needs. She holds a Bachelor's Degree of Science (Psychology) and a Masters of Counselling from the University of Canberra. She is in private practice on the Kingston Foreshore in Canberra.
Britt McDonald-Hall
Britt is a counsellor and supervisor in private practice and with a community organisation. She has many years of experience in mental health, including 7 years specialising in attachment, and has worked as a perinatal mental health support worker, counsellor, and relationship attachment therapist. Britt is a Circle of Security Intensive therapist and supervisor, and has PACFA endorsed qualifications in clinical supervision. Britt is passionate about self-care, and how we look after ourselves as practitioners, and runs drumming circles as part of her own self-care to experience joy and fun.
Contact the Canberra and Region Leadership Group: [email protected]