Bryce caught the travel bug early in his 20’s. He travelled the world, starting from Australia, then to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand (including a Northern Area trek), Kathmandu, a Himalayan trek, and then made the decision to do an overland tour, which, was supposed to last for only 60 days, but ended up doubling to120 days because of many major break downs. He travelled more exotic countries like Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Iran (getting out of Iran 3 days before the helicopter mission to extract the American Hostages was aborted). He then caught the last bus through Afghanistan before the Russians closed the borders. He toured around the entirety of Europe, worked in Turkey as a sheep herder, then on one of the Greek Isles as part of the crew of a fishing trawler. Bryce went around Great Britain, travelled Northern and Eastern Europe, leaving a mere two weeks before the Olympic Games in Russia began. He then travelled back to Australia through Egypt, Morocco, and then South Africa. It was this experience that gave him an invaluable knowledge of various cultures and traditions.
While working in Sydney, Bryce has counselled people who have come from 54 varying cultural backgrounds. He has vast experience in mental health, intellectual disabilities, and welfare in general. He acquired his counselling certificates in 1996, but has kept up to date with developments and research since then.
Moving to the Central Coast has allowed Bryce to become involved in many community activities including APEX, Lions Club, local churches and community neighbourhood centres (on both the Central Coast and in South Western Sydney). He has been a part of various committees including neighbourhood community committees, Central Coast Volunteers, Mental Health, youth committees and has been a neighbourhood centre director.
Bryce has recently turned his attention into setting up a private counselling practice, due to the restrictions he encountered as being employed as part of a company –his realisation that he was unable to reach his full potential to help and counsel people in a holistic manner, is what turned his dream into this reality.
