BComp, GradDipCouns, MCouns

Ireni Farag is the Academic Program Advisor for Psychotherapy and Counselling at Western Sydney University, where she also lectures across Counselling and Human Services programs. A PhD candidate at Flinders University, her research uses Conversation Analysis to explore communication in therapeutic and cross-cultural contexts. Ireni has over 15 years of professional counselling experience and has taught extensively in counselling, psychotherapy, spirituality, and human services. Her current work at St Athanasius College examines the intersections between psychotherapeutic frameworks and early Christian writings, with a particular focus on Desert Spirituality.  At the University of Divinity, Ireni is accredited to deliver units in Professional Counselling (DZ).

Selected peer-reviewed journal articles/book chapters

(2022). Pornography consumption or addiction and its treatment. Counselling Australia Journal. 23(1), 46-50.

(2021). Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) amongst adolescents in schools. Encyclopedia of Behavioral Sciences and Psychology. Online: https://encyclopedia.pub/17081

(2021). “I’m Real Curious About Your Thoughts About This Experience”: Checking-in in Counselling. (Unpublished Master’s Thesis). University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia.

(forthcoming). Consideration for therapists working with adolescent refugees. Child and Youth Services.