How Jefferson works
Jefferson works with people to understand what matters to them, where they want their lives or relationships to move, and what may be keeping them stuck. He aims to make it easier to talk openly about difficult experiences. Together, you can recognise patterns and consider practical ways of making change.
Alongside counselling, Jefferson is an architect. This background has shaped how he looks at systems, patterns and the ways different parts of a problem affect one another. His Master of Counselling research explored trauma and faith.
Designing things people can use
Alongside my counselling work, I run my own architectural practice and enjoy designing furniture and digital apps. I find myself bringing that same design thinking into the counselling room. A handout needs to communicate clearly, be easy to use and feel like it belongs with the other resources we share.
Katie and I develop resources together, drawing on our work with individuals and couples. We keep refining how an idea is explained until it becomes easier to understand and put into practice.
Explore the resources we create →Couples, men and individual counselling
An important part of Jefferson’s work is counselling couples alongside Katie. Together they help partners make sense of repeated conflict, difficulty communicating, changes in connection and the effects of broken trust. Their work draws on Gottman-informed ideas and emotionally focused approaches, with practical skills to use beyond the counselling room.
Jefferson also has a particular interest in counselling men. This can include relationship pressures, emotional awareness, identity, life changes and patterns of behaviour that are no longer helping.
He works with clients concerned about problematic pornography use and compulsive sexual behaviour. He approaches these concerns without shame, considering the person’s experiences, values, relationships and the circumstances that may maintain a pattern.
Practical counselling and professional supervision
Jefferson draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), emotionally focused approaches and Gottman-informed relationship work. He combines careful listening and emotional understanding with recognising patterns, setting goals and trying practical strategies between sessions.
He also offers professional supervision, primarily for counsellors. His approach creates room to reflect on difficult client work, ethical responsibilities, professional development and the wellbeing of the practitioner.
Faith and spiritual questions can be included when a client wants them to form part of the conversation. Jefferson works respectfully with people of different beliefs and backgrounds.
Particular areas of work
- Couples counselling alongside Katie, with attention to communication, recurring conflict, emotional connection and trust.
- Individual counselling, particularly for men exploring relationships, emotional awareness, identity, life pressures and behaviour patterns.
- Counselling for compulsive sexual behaviour and problematic pornography use, with a non-shaming, values-informed approach.
- Reflective professional supervision for counsellors, including ethical decisions, development and practitioner wellbeing.
Formal qualifications
Completed qualifications
- Master of Counselling
- Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Spiritual)
- Advanced Diploma of Counselling and Family Therapy
- Diploma in Working with Compulsive Sexual Behaviour and Sex Addiction
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Member No. 81499; Christian Counsellors Association of Australia (CCAA), Member No. 100619.
See our full study and training section →Approaches that inform the work
These describe areas of practice and learning, rather than separate certifications:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and practical strategies for behaviour change.
- Gottman-informed and emotionally focused approaches in couples counselling alongside Katie.
- Additional specialist training in compulsive sexual behaviour and sex addiction.
- Professional supervision and reflective clinical practice.
Counselling with Jefferson
Counselling begins with understanding your circumstances, what you have tried and what you hope to change. We can use focused counselling, practical skills and work between sessions, depending on your needs. Faith or spirituality can be included at your request, where it is important to you.