Dr Nathan Beel

Dr Nathan Beel
NameDr Nathan Beel
Email Addressnathan.beel@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Counselling)
QualificationsBA Tabor Coll, GDipChristCouns Tabor Coll, MCouns QUT, PhD USQ
DepartmentSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1248-1417
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Biography

Nathan Beel is an Australian counselling academic, educator, and a registered clinical counsellor and supervisor with PACFA, with over two decades of experience in the counselling field and more than 14 years in academia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Graduate Diploma from Tabor College, a Master of Counselling from Queensland University of Technology, and a PhD from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), where his research focused on male-friendly counselling.

Dr Beel has published in counsellor education, ethics, male-friendly counselling approaches, and the professional identity of counsellors.

Fields of Research

  • 440507. Studies of men and masculinities
  • 440902. Counselling, wellbeing and community services

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia
BA
Tabor Coll
1998
GDipChristCouns
Tabor Coll
2000
MCouns
QUT
2005
PhD
USQ
2020

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Domestic and family violence programs focused on working with male perpetrators: A mixed methods study evaluating the Good Lives model as a focus on group based interventions. Associate SupervisorDoctoral2019

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
A Transtheoretical Framework of Recommendations for Male-Friendly Counselling with Adolescent MalesAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024

Building the Australian Counselling Profession's Research Capacity for the Future: A Collaborative Strategic Approach

Beel, Nathan, Cocodia, E. A., Andrews, Katrina, Stephens, Stephani, Pelden, Sonam and Hodges, Shannon. 2025. "Building the Australian Counselling Profession's Research Capacity for the Future: A Collaborative Strategic Approach." Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 25 (2). https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70022

Shaping the profession: Australian counselling educators' perspectives on professional identity, values, and education

Beel, Nathan, Taylor, Sharyn and Chinchen, Christine. 2025. "Shaping the profession: Australian counselling educators' perspectives on professional identity, values, and education." Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia. https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.129711

Academic critiques of the manosphere: Analysing themes and narratives

Beel, Nathan. 2024. "Academic critiques of the manosphere: Analysing themes and narratives." New Male Studies. 13 (2), pp. 1-21.

Research preparation in Australian accredited counsellor education: A brief report

Beel, Nathan and Purvis, Mayumi. 2024. "Research preparation in Australian accredited counsellor education: A brief report." Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia. 12 (2). https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.126644

Ready, Set, Reform? Exploring not-for-profit practitioner perceptions of readiness

Malhotra, Aastha, Bayliss, Luke, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol and Burton, Lorelle. 2024. "Ready, Set, Reform? Exploring not-for-profit practitioner perceptions of readiness." Jackson, A. (ed.) 37th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (ANZAM 2024). Woollongong, New South Wales, Australia 03 - 05 Dec 2024 Australia.

Australian educators teaching in ACA and PACFA accredited counselling and psychotherapy courses

Beel, N. and Purvis, M.. 2024. Australian educators teaching in ACA and PACFA accredited counselling and psychotherapy courses. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/z97qw

Understanding the transition from psychology graduate to post-graduate counselling studies

Saywell, Cassandra, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol and McMullen, Crystal. 2024. "Understanding the transition from psychology graduate to post-graduate counselling studies." Australian Journal of Career Development. 33 (2), pp. 188-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/10384162241255803

Male-friendly counselling for young men: a thematic analysis of client and caregiver experiences of Menslink counselling

Boerma, Micah, Beel, Nathan, Neill, James T., Jeffries, Carla, Krishnamoorthy, Govind and Guerri-Guttenberg, Jonathan. 2024. "Male-friendly counselling for young men: a thematic analysis of client and caregiver experiences of Menslink counselling." Australian Psychologist. 59 (6), pp. 496-507. https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2024.2378119

‘It's all about rapport’: Australian therapists' recommendations for engaging adolescent males in counselling and psychotherapy

Boerma, Micah, Beel, Nathan, Jeffries, Carla and Krishnamoorthy, Govind. 2024. "‘It's all about rapport’: Australian therapists' recommendations for engaging adolescent males in counselling and psychotherapy." Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 24 (2), pp. 805-817. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12716

More Than Just Counselling: Australian Counsellor Job Advertisement Trends

Beel, Nathan. 2023. "More Than Just Counselling: Australian Counsellor Job Advertisement Trends ." Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia. 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.77591

Introduction

Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol. 2023. "Introduction." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common client issues in counselling: An Australian perspective.. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 1-11

Depression

Brown, James and Beel, Nathan. 2023. "Depression." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common client issues in counselling: An Australian perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 102-117

Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective

Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya, du Plessis, Carol, Mullens, Amy B., Rees, Bronwyn, Purnell-Webb, Trish, Brown, Samantha, Murray, Judith, Ayre, Kay, Gilmour, John, Falcon, John, Flanagan, John, Brown, James, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Bryce, India, Malengret, Claire, Dall'Osto, Claire and King, Deborah. Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) 2023. Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective . University of Southern Queensland.

Trauma in Children and Adolescence

Krishnamoorthy, Govind and Mullens, Amy B.. 2023. "Trauma in Children and Adolescence." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 189-197

Trauma in Adults

Mullens, Amy B., Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Gilmour, John and Bryce, India. 2023. "Trauma in Adults." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 171-188

Child Maltreatment

Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Ayre, Kay, Rees, Bronwyn and Brown, Samantha. 2023. "Child Maltreatment." Beel, Nathan, Chinchen, Christine, Machin, Tanya and du Plessis, Carol (ed.) Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 66-85

Transformative change comes from more than structured content: Qualitative exploration of parent experiences of a post-separation group program

Bayliss, Luke, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Malhotra, Aastha, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol, Crathern, Jennifer, Hall, Stuart and Burton, Lorelle. 2023. "Transformative change comes from more than structured content: Qualitative exploration of parent experiences of a post-separation group program." Family Relations. 72 (5), pp. 3067-3083. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12836

Review: Recommendations for male-friendly counselling with adolescent males: A qualitative systematic literature review

Boerma, Micah, Beel, Nathan, Jeffries, Carla and Ruse, Jesse. 2023. "Review: Recommendations for male-friendly counselling with adolescent males: A qualitative systematic literature review ." Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 28 (4), pp. 536-549. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12633

Patterns in Making Victims' Gender Visible or Invisible in News Media Reporting of Boko Haram's Massacres and Kidnappings

Beel, Nathan and Jonathan, Kate. 2023. "Patterns in Making Victims' Gender Visible or Invisible in News Media Reporting of Boko Haram's Massacres and Kidnappings." International Journal of Communication. 17, pp. 5708-5735.

Patterns in Making Victims’ Gender Visible or Invisible in News Media Reporting of Boko Haram’s Massacres and Kidnappings

Beel, Nathan and Jonathan, Kate. 2023. "Patterns in Making Victims’ Gender Visible or Invisible in News Media Reporting of Boko Haram’s Massacres and Kidnappings." International Journal of Communication. 17, p. 5708–5735.

Future-proofing Queensland families: Investigating CatholicCare’s leadership in family support services and responses to national family law reforms

Bayliss, Luke, Krishnamoorthy, Govind, Malhotra, Aastha, Beel, Nathan, du Plessis, Carol and Burton, Lorelle. 2022. Future-proofing Queensland families: Investigating CatholicCare’s leadership in family support services and responses to national family law reforms. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Applications and careers for counsellors and counselling psychologists

Beel, Nathan, Hoare, Nancey, Davies, Michael, O'Hara, Denis J. and du Preez, Jan. 2022. "Applications and careers for counsellors and counselling psychologists." Machin, Tony, Machin, Tanya, Jeffries, Carla, Hoare, Nancey and Abel, Susan (ed.) The Australian Handbook for Careers in Psychological Science. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland. pp. 116-139

Show no weakness: Male-friendly counsellors’ descriptions of men

Beel, Nathan, Brownlow, Charlotte, Jeffries, Carla and du Preez, Jan. 2022. "Show no weakness: Male-friendly counsellors’ descriptions of men." Australian Counselling Research Journal. 16 (1), pp. 12-22.

COVID-19’s Nudge to Modernise: An Opportunity to Reconsider Telehealth and Counselling Placements

Beel, Nathan. 2021. "COVID-19’s Nudge to Modernise: An Opportunity to Reconsider Telehealth and Counselling Placements ." Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia. 9 (1), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.71230

I’m still in the blue family: gender and professional identity construction in police officers

du Plessis, Carol, Winterbotham, Sonya, Fein, Erich C., Brownlow, Charlotte, du Preez, Jan, McKenna, Bernard, Chen, Peter, Beel, Nathan and du Plessis, Graham. 2021. "I’m still in the blue family: gender and professional identity construction in police officers." Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. 36, pp. 386-396. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-020-09397-9

So you want to be a lecturer in counselling

Beel, Nathan. 2020. "So you want to be a lecturer in counselling." Psychotherapy & Counselling Today.

Understanding the cues and strategies counsellors use to develop rapport with clients through telephone counselling

Phillip, Karen, Beel, Nathan and Machin, Tanya. 2020. "Understanding the cues and strategies counsellors use to develop rapport with clients through telephone counselling." Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia. 8 (1), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.71253

Counseling men: treatment recommendations from Australian men’s therapists

Beel, Nathan, Brownlow, Charlotte, Jeffries, Carla and du Preez, Jan. 2020. "Counseling men: treatment recommendations from Australian men’s therapists." The Journal of Men’s Studies. 28 (1), pp. 101-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/1060826519861969

Therapy dropouts and strategies to reduce them

Beel, Nathan. 2019. "Therapy dropouts and strategies to reduce them." Psychotherapy & Counselling Today. 1, pp. 18-26.

Transtheoretical recommendations for counselling men: scholar and therapist perspectives

Beel, Nathan. 2019. Transtheoretical recommendations for counselling men: scholar and therapist perspectives. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/KRTD-PK13

Recommendations for male-friendly individual counseling with men: A qualitative systematic literature review for the period 1995–2016

Beel, Nathan, Jeffries, Carla, Brownlow, Charlotte, Winterbotham, Sonya and du Preez, Jan. 2018. "Recommendations for male-friendly individual counseling with men: A qualitative systematic literature review for the period 1995–2016." Psychology of Men and Masculinity. 19 (4), pp. 600-611. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000137

Counselling men: an introduction to male-friendly counselling

Beel, Nathan. 2017. "Counselling men: an introduction to male-friendly counselling." PACFA eNewsletter. July, pp. 5-8.

'But we do that too'! Terminology and the challenges in differentiating the counselling profession from other professions that counsel

Beel, Nathan. 2017. "'But we do that too'! Terminology and the challenges in differentiating the counselling profession from other professions that counsel." PACFA eNewsletter. 5, pp. 16-17.

Counselling men: an introduction to man-friendly counselling

Beel, Nathan. 2016. "Counselling men: an introduction to man-friendly counselling." Transformation through relationship: the heart and soul of therapy (2016). Melbourne, Australia 01 - 11 Sep 2016 Australia.

Therapy that fits: feedback informed, client directed counseling

Beel, Nathan. 2016. "Therapy that fits: feedback informed, client directed counseling." Noble, Carolyn and Day, Elizabeth (ed.) Psychotherapy and counselling: reflections on practice. South Melbourne, Australia. Oxford University Press. pp. 88-99

Domestic violence, gender, and counselling: toward a more gender-inclusive understanding

Beel, Nathan. 2013. "Domestic violence, gender, and counselling: toward a more gender-inclusive understanding." Psychotherapy in Australia. 19 (4), pp. 44-52.

What can we learn from what works across therapies?

Beel, Nathan. 2011. "What can we learn from what works across therapies?" Armstrong, Philip (ed.) 2011 Australian Counselling Association National Conference (ACA 2011). Melbourne, Australia 12 - 14 Nov 2011 Brisbane, Australia.

What can we learn from what works across therapies?

Beel, Nathan. 2011. "What can we learn from what works across therapies?" Counselling Australia. 11 (4), pp. 14-18.

Ethical Issues In Internet Counselling: Ethical issues in counselling over the Interenet: an examination of the risks and benefits

Beel, Nathan and Court, John H.. 1999. "Ethical Issues In Internet Counselling: Ethical issues in counselling over the Interenet: an examination of the risks and benefits." Clinical Psychologist. 4 (2), pp. 35-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/13284200008521058