What's the difference between Christian counselling and regular counselling?

The therapeutic foundations are the same: a safe space, professional skill, evidence-based approaches. The difference is that your faith is welcomed as part of the work: prayer, Scripture and your relationship with God can be integrated into sessions at whatever level you choose.

Do I have to be a Christian to see you?

Not at all. I work with clients of all faiths and none, and faith is only brought into sessions at your invitation. Every client receives the same compassionate, non-judgmental care.

What is a Sozo session?

Sozo is a gentle, guided prayer session focused on inner healing, identifying wounds and lies that block your connection with God and inviting His truth in their place. It's a ministry session rather than talk therapy, and it can stand alone or complement ongoing counselling.

Is Christian counselling professionally regulated?

My practice is bound by the ethical standards of the Australian Counselling Association, of which I'm a Registered Counsellor. Faith integration always sits on top of professional, evidence-based counselling, never in place of it.

Can we pray during sessions?

Yes, absolutely. If you'd like to, we can open or close together in prayer. Others prefer to keep sessions conversational, and that's just as welcome. You lead, and I follow your comfort level.

Do you offer Christian counselling online?

Yes, secure telehealth sessions Australia-wide, including Sozo sessions where appropriate.

In-Person Doncaster · Online Australia-wide

Christian Counselling in Doncaster & Online

Professional counselling that welcomes your faith into the room, because your walk with God is part of your story, not separate from it.

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ACA Registered CounsellorFaith at your invitationSozo inner healing availableAll backgrounds welcome

You shouldn't have to leave your faith at the door.

For many people, faith is their deepest source of strength, meaning and hope, yet in many counselling rooms it's treated as off-limits, or worse, as part of the problem.

In our sessions, your relationship with God can be part of the conversation. We can pray together. We can bring Scripture into how we understand your struggle.

And underneath it all, you still receive professional, evidence-based counselling from a Registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association. Faith integration enriches sound therapeutic practice.

The name Metanoia comes from the Greek word for a transformative change of mind and heart: the same word used in the New Testament for the renewal God works in us. That’s no accident. It’s the heart of this practice.

A woman in quiet prayer by a window with an open Bible

What Christian counselling can help with

Whatever you're carrying, you can bring all of it, including the spiritual parts.

Anxiety, depression & burnout

With faith as a resource, not a pressure.

Grief & seasons of suffering

Loss that raises hard questions of God, asked honestly, without easy answers.

Marriage & relationships

Working through relationship struggles from a faith perspective.

Spiritual dryness & doubt

Feeling distant from God, or unsure what you believe anymore.

Shame, guilt & unforgiveness

Of others, and of yourself.

Church hurt & calling

Spiritual disappointment, life direction, and identity in Christ.

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Inner healing

Sozo inner healing sessions

Sozo (from the Greek for saved, healed, delivered) is a gentle, prayer-based inner healing ministry. It helps you identify and release the lies, wounds and blockages that get in the way of your connection with God, and replace them with His truth.

A Sozo session is different from a counselling session: it's a guided 60-minute time of listening prayer, focused on healing rather than talk therapy.

Many clients combine Sozo with ongoing counselling; others come for Sozo alone. Either is welcome. We'll work out what fits on your free call.

Megan Bodnar, ACA Registered Counsellor offering Christian counselling in Doncaster

Meet Megan

Hi, I'm Megan Bodnar

I'm dedicated to walking alongside you through life's challenges with empathy, professional guidance, and a deep commitment to your well-being, and for clients who want it, with prayerful discernment in how I listen and guide.

Over the past eight years I've walked alongside many clients through anxiety, burnout, grief and seasons of change. I'm a Registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association, trained through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors, and my practice is grounded in evidence-based approaches.

To be plain about it: my faith is in Jesus Christ. I believe He is the one who truly sets people free, and that the deepest change, the kind that reaches all the way down, is His work and not mine. That conviction is why this practice carries the name it does, and it is the hope I bring into every session.

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Where I'm coming from

Grounded in faith, open to everyone.

I'm a Christian, and I'm part of a local church here in Melbourne's east called Saints Church. Clients come to me from every kind of church background, and some from none. Whatever yours is, you'll be met with respect and not sized up.

And to be clear: you set the dial. Some clients want prayer in every session; some want a counsellor who simply understands their worldview. Both are welcome, and clients who don't share my faith receive the same wholehearted, non-judgmental care.

Christian Counselling & Sozo at a glance

Everything you need to know before you book, in one place.

Sessions

60 minutes, counselling & Sozo

Fee

$140 per session, same fee online

Faith integration

At your invitation, you set the dial

Referral

None needed, book directly

Location

Doncaster VIC 3108 · telehealth Australia-wide

First step

Free 15-minute phone call

Metanoia Counselling offers Christian counselling in Doncaster and online across Australia. Megan Bodnar is an ACA Registered Counsellor who integrates evidence-based therapeutic practice with Christian faith for clients who want it, including prayer, Scripture and Sozo inner healing sessions. Clients of all backgrounds are equally welcome, and faith is only ever included at your invitation.

Christian Counselling & Sozo FAQs

Come as you are.

Book a free call and let's talk about what you're carrying.

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