Warren Douglas
Australian born, I am an educator, mentor, and pastoral counsellor with several years of experience supporting individuals through education, mentoring, and community-based work. My background includes pastoral care, life coaching, behavioural mentoring, and chaplaincy across schools, community projects, and online environments.
I am passionate about helping people feel heard, supported, and empowered to move forward.
Education & Professional Background
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MPhil/PhD (ongoing)
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MA Education & Leadership
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BA Theology, Chaplaincy, Life Coaching & Counselling
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Experience in schools, community outreach, online mentoring, and chaplaincy
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Worked with young people, adults, and vulnerable individuals
My Values & Approach
My work is grounded in respect, compassion, and integrity. I believe in meeting one where one is at, listening carefully, and supporting one without judgement.
I aim to provide a calm, confidential space where one feels safe to explore thoughts, emotions, and direction in life.
Poem of my life - Been there
My name is Warren
Warren Douglas….
Born in Sydney, Australia
Did I have a birth twin?!
“Fred did it,” say I to my mum when caught in mischief!
Dreamer. Photographer. Hours in my father’s dark room, watching in fascination as the images emerge out of the water!
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Shattered bubble. Mum is gone.
13 years old. Standing amidst shopping bags in the driveway.
She is not coming. My world crumbles around me.
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Confusion. Rebellion.
Mum is back. Step dad. RAAF. Not for long.
Avondale. Band of happy, carefree young people. The record slows down, out of tune; I drop out.
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Entrepreneurial. Doing well.
Where am I? It is in the news. Bad accident. Driver should have died. God miraculously saved my life. Long convalescence..
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Sweet, smiling. Soul mate? New dreams. Little ones. Part of me. Joy.
I start preaching. Wally, my speech therapist impacts my life. College. Overseas missionary campaigns. Philippines. India.
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The record winds down once again, out of tune
Downwards spiral. Family is no more.
Grim reality. My sister’s garage. Uncle to a cheerful bunch.
Is that it?
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Dare I dream again? A call from France!
2010. AAA Coordinator.
Lay preaching. My vocation.
Drop it all? I do.
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Europe. Fascinating! Another world! Starry eyed.
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2020. And the years have gone by.
Milestones marked. Boxes ticked.
The world comes to a grinding halt. We brave it. Active community involvement. Rewarding. Input many lives.
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2025.
All h e l l breaks loose in Europe.
I feel as the lost 13 year old standing with bags of groceries in the middle of the driveway!
Confused. At a loss. …
My sister. My nephew. They stand by me. I re-surface. Old, grey haired.
Psalm 1
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2026.
One last milestone to achieve.
Arise! And shine! He is at the door! Matthew 25: 23
And so I continue forward, believing the words: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
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My journey has taken me through joy and heartbreak, success and loss, faith and doubt. Yet through it all, God has been present.
The door is near. The journey continues, in a world of turmoil where meaning and purpose can only be found in the promise of Jeremiah 29: 11 – 13 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
My name is Warren. And this is my story.