“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” Luke 4:18-19

                                                                      

Welcome to the Christian Counselling Centre! We are situated in sunny Zimbabwe and serve mostly Harare and the surrounding region.

ABOUT US
The founders of the Christian Counselling Centre, Ian and Adie Wilsher, have been involved in counselling and teaching marriage and family principles for 26 years. For 11 years Ian and Adie worked as pastors of a growing and active Church (Northside Community Church). They had a dream to establish a Counselling Centre in Zimbabwe. In 1996 they were led to start the Centre in Harare.

The Christian Counselling Centre is a non-profit registered Trust that offers counselling to anyone who would like to talk confidentially to a counsellor concerning any problem. Our volunteer, multi-denominational team of counsellors is trained to an Advanced level in Christian Counselling.  In addition to providing counselling and counsellor training, the Centre offers seminars and workshops for various areas of need. (Marriage, Parenting, Stress, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, etc.) 

The need for the services of the Christian Counselling Centre has grown steadily in Zimbabwe as it is a country in crisis.  The economy has been in ‘free fall’ for about 10 years. Thus many families are under extreme pressure - essentials (bread, sugar, flour, maize-meal) are very expensive and only available to those who have access to foreign currency.

Many people have left the country - thus whole communities have been disrupted and destroyed.  Families are divided, with parents, brothers and sisters and children left behind. This national crisis has had a pronounced impact on families, marriages and individuals.  The stress and pressure result in problems of anger, conflict, anxiety, depression and a huge sense of loss in individuals, causing and compounded by the breakdown of marriage and family relationships.


The Christian Counselling Centre’s unique and challenging role is to facilitate God’s grace in this very harsh environment.  It has been a privilege to see God at work bringing beauty out of ashes, life out of death, hope and healing.

We Offer:

  •   Christian Counselling  (for marriages, families and individuals)
  •   A safe place to unburden
  •   Confidentiality
  •   A regular programme of courses, seminars and workshops  (See Courses Page)
  •   Support Groups
  •   Counsellor Training Programme  (See Counsellor Training page)
  •   Comfortable atmosphere
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My Story

Read the true life story of God's amazing power to restore and heal a heart broken by the pain of infertility.  Real encouragement and inspiration.  Click on the "My Story" page

Thought for the Week

'Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!' (Phil4:4) We can't always be happy but we always have the choice to rejoice in the Lord.Try it today and see if it makes a difference!

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The basic counselling course for this term ends on 31ST July. Email us to find out about the next one!

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Parenting

Rewards & Discipline

Using rewards based on your feeings & reactions to your child's behaviour and not some material benefit is best. Material rewards for acceptable behaviour tend to place greater emphasis on material things than one should. Rewards related to your feelings and reactions, however, sensitise your child to the feelings of others. Using affection and acceptance teaches that rewards come from human interaction.No matter how gratifying one's work and achievements may be, there can be no greater reward than bringing up a child who respects, loves and is concerned with others in the world in which he lives.

(Adapted from "What Every Child Would Like His Parents to Know" by Dr Lee Salk


Marriage


 

 

 

Friendships within Marriage

In a mature relationship, both partners acknowledge their deep needs to each other without insisting these be met only in the marriage. Friends with whom you can be real, unaffected and natural are needed otherwise a marriage can become in-grown. Do you want your mate's self-perspective to improve? Then encourage him / her to have friends. Good friendships reinforce the worth-building that takes place in your marriage. Remember to also have "couple friends"in which both husbands and wives have a special affinity for each other. If you don't have individual or couple friends, ask God to direct you in developing both types. Spend time with those to whom He leads you. Get to know them and share yourselves.

Adapted from "Building your mate's self-esteem" by Dennis & Barbara Rainey.

Teens & Singles

 

 

 

 

Relating To Parents

As I'm sure you've observed, the teen years can take a family to the brink of civil war. It can be awful! The basic source of conflict between generations is that old bugaboo of power. It is defined as control - control of others, control of our circumstances, and especially control of ourselves. The transfer of power from parents to children should ideally begin in toddlerhood.For instance, when a child can safely walk to school he/she should be allowed to do so. Each year more responsibiltiy and freedom should be granted. But if this doesn't happen, try to understand your parents and remember that the natural progression during a lifetime goes from authority in childhood to friendship during your adult years and finally to your parent's dependence as they age. So try to be forgiving, patient and don't creat bitter memories you can't take back when your parents are gone.

(Adapted from "Life on the Edge" by Dr James Dobson).