UNLEASHING POTENTIAL
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UNLEASHING POTENTIAL
Welcome to
Shaping Futures
Helping others to help themselves
Shaping Futures was birthed out of a passion to see males live a purposeful, connected and satisfying life. Our mentoring services are specifically here to help the navigation of that journey through adolescence and our counselling is for men who have already passed this point into adulthood.
My passion is to help guys live a better life. I have no doubt that the twisty roads and the potholes I’ve hit along the way have provided me with great empathy for others and it is this which allows that open space for conversation without judgement in a supportive, safe environment with compassion and trust.
Every male has their own story and it needs to be heard and understood. I want to be here to hear yours and to help you take it to where you want it to go next…a step closer to your potential as you move through your male Journey.
“A supportive, safe environment with nothing but compassion and trust.”
Men's Counselling
Shaping Futures counselling is available in
• Face to Face Sessions,
• Telehealth (Video Sessions), or
• Walk and Talk (Movement Therapy).
The sessions are safe, supportive, confidential and without judgement.
Mentoring
Our method includes safely building rapport, sharing story, listening, physical activity, challenging and role modelling healthy, authentic masculinity. We believe the individual and their unique qualities should be encouraged to find expression, and that all people should be seen equally and deserve our respect.
Camps
Shaping Futures Co currently offers 3 life changing camps. These camps are:
• My Village- 8-11 year old Father/Son camp
• My Tribe -12-14 year old Father/Son Camp
• Rite of Manhood- 15-17 year old Father/Son Rite of Passage camp
(Launching Mid 2022)
SHAPING FUTURES CO
Meaningful Change
We Hear You
We Support You
We Put You First
I offer a . Environment
Helping Others To Help Themselves
Every male has great potential – every male! Inside he holds his own talents and a special place in his relationships, the community and with what he uniquely brings to the world.
Chris Emert | Founder Director
This traditional approach to counselling takes place in either our home practice counselling space at Mermaid Waters or at our Robina office. These spaces are quiet, comfortable, confidential and a safe space for you to share. My approach uses an integration of techniques based on what you bring to our conversation and what fits best for you.
There is significant scientific evidence to back up the benefits of getting the body moving and how this physical movement connects with the mind. Just moving our body and being outside can help us feel good and the literal action of putting one foot in front of the other is powerful as we work together towards your potential. Our counselling conversations follow along the same lines as we do in the counselling room but with the added benefits of being in nature.
Increasingly people are choosing to connect via a video therapy session. The reasons for this are many & varied but may include that it is too far for you to do a face to face, health restrictions (including Covid) or that you simply feel more comfortable doing it from a device in familiar surroundings to you! Whatever your reason for choosing this delivery method, we don’t think there should be a barrier for you to receive the help you need. Online therapy utilising our video link up can provide as close a connection to in person therapy as is possible from distances.
This therapy works in the same way as our face to face therapies only we work virtually instead of in person.
Shaping Futures Co mentoring was established to assist parents and the young men in their lives to safely negotiate the adolescent years. We do this through a mentoring approach in either;
- 1 -1 Mentoring
- Mentoring programs
Our method includes safely building rapport, sharing story, listening, physical activity, challenging and role modelling healthy, authentic masculinity. We believe the individual and their unique qualities should be encouraged to find expression, and that all people should be seen equally and deserve our respect.
We share from experience, from education and in age-appropriate relatable ways.
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Creating Meaningful Ongoing Change
Shaping Futures Co
Excellent Track Record
I am a certified counsellor accredited by the ACA (Australian Counsellors Association). Additionally, I have spent the last few years undertaking training and experience in facilitating Rite Of Passage, father and son camps, engaging in men's groups and working within Education Queensland to provide social-emotional and spiritual support to students, staff and parents.
Supportive Programs
“While girls communicate verbally, boys express their emotions through actions rather than words, seeking attachment through activities or play.” Dr William Pollack, Real Boys (1998)
Our programs apply an activity- based approach rather than a strictly talk-based therapy because this is the way that males learn best. Wherever possible we will be outdoors and moving combining the positive endorphins of physical activity with key conversations, challenge and learnings.
Safe, Supportive & Confidential
Counselling occurs in a safe, confidential and supportive environment. This essentially takes place through real conversations.
At either our Mermaid Waters or Robina offices. These spaces are quiet, comfortable, confidential and a safe space for you to share.
Shaping Futures Online Therapy
Online therapy utilising our video link-up can provide as close a connection to in-person therapy as is possible from distances.
Walk & Talk Counselling
How does walking in nature on the beautiful Gold Coast beaches or amongst a fresh pine tree-filled park sound as therapy? Book Now
