The teaching staff of CCS are all trained and accredited counsellors with at least 5 years of counselling experience.  They also hold formal qualifications in general education and/or Adult Education.  Adjunct lecturers are also employed by CCS to provide training in special topics. 

The Principal:

Mrs Jenny Regan BEd BCoun

Since becoming a Primary Teacher in the 1960's, Mrs Regan has taught at all levels from Pre-school to High School.  She has degrees in teaching and counselling and is currently doing a Masters, focusing on counselling Indigenous Australians.  Mrs Regan has been counselling with ACS since 1997 and has previously held the position of Community Education Manager at ACS.  Mrs Regan helped write the first course accreditation submission to the NSW Higher Education Board in 2000-2003 which led to the accreditation of the CCS degree and the creation of the College of Counselling Studies. 

The Tutors:

Mrs Libby Every (Inverell)

Mrs Every is a practising relationship and gambling counsellor with the Anglican Counselling Service (ACS) in Inverell and Glen Innes. Mrs Every has a broad employment history and had worked with ACS since 1993. She runs many of the life skills education courses offered by both the College and the Anglican Counselling Service.

Dr Catherine Hungerford (Tamworth)

Dr Hungerford was awarded her PhD in Communication Studies in 2004 and worked with Miss Reid to re-write the Level 1 Communication unit for CCS.  She completed a counselling internship with the Anglican Counselling Service in 2000-2003, joining the staff of ACS as a relationship counsellor in 2004.  Dr Hungerford also works for Mental Health ACT as the Clinical Support Officer.

Mrs Wendy Long (Moree)

Mrs Long was part of Miss Reid's second group of trainees, and has been with the Anglican Counselling Service since 1987.  Mrs Long trained as a nurse and has worked as a Ward Sister and Director of Nursing.  She is currently a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care.

Bettina Reader (Armidale)

Mrs Reader completed her Bachelor of Counselling Studies with the College in 2005. She is a practising counsellor with the Anglican Counselling Service (ACS) in Armidale as well as Armidale Women's Centre and St Mark's Chapel. Throughout Mrs Reader's career she has worked in a variety of community service roles.

Mrs Jenny Regan (Tamworth)

Mrs Regan is the Principal of the College of Counselling Studies and continues to practice as a counsellor with the Anglican Counselling Service (ACS) in Tamworth. Mrs Regan is the Coordinator of Counselling for ACS and works part of her time as a counsellor for the Coledale outreach programme run by ACS. She is currently completing her Masters in Counselling.

Mrs Betty Yeaman (Tamworth)

Mrs Yeaman has spend 20 years as a Lifeline telephone counsellor, trainer and supervisor.  She has done clinical and advocacy work with Indigenous Australians whilst working as a registered nurse.  Having started her training with ACS in 1999, Mrs Yeaman was the Manager of Supervision with ACS until 2007: She currently conducts a private counselling practice and runs community education groups .

The Support Staff

Other people that you will come in contact with at CCS are:

Mrs Carolyn Russ:  Carolyn is the Registrar.  Carolyn's main responsibility is to handle general enquiries, fee payments and periodic payment scheduling and enrolments. Carolyn manages the bulk of administrative tasks including manning the phones between 9am & 12 pm daily, keeping student files correct, compiling the monthly What’s It newsletter and any other tasks required.

Miss Meryl Gowing:  Meryl is the Administrative Assistant for the Executive Director of the Anglican Counselling Service.  Meryl is responsible for IT support (Meryl ... the computer crashed again!).

Mrs Nancy Christie: Nancy is the CCS receptionist Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.  Nancy was among the first graduates from CCS and will answer your general enquiries.

Mrs Jane Lepp: Jane is the CCS Librarian in Tamworth. Jane is available 9am to 1pm on Mondays. Jane can assist you with your research enquiries. Jane is a qualified Library Technician.

Mrs Kathryn Cramer: Kathryn is the CCS Vet Manager. Kathryn is assisting the College with it's application to become a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and to ensure we are meeting the Vocational Educational Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) standards. Kathryn is available Wednesday mornings and when required.

The Markers:  There are currently 6 people marking the different units in CCS.  When you enrol in a unit, your marker will write to you and introduce themself.

See CCS contacts page for general enquiries.

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Last modified: 26-Oct-2009