Victor Counted, Ph.D.

Dr Victor Counted is the Head of Research & Program Development at Counted Solutions Pty Limited and Fellow of the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University. He is also Research Associate of the Cambridge Institute for Applied Psychology and Religion and Bible teacher at Zuphland Ministries. 

Dr Counted earned his Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. (Religious Studies) degree from the University of Groningen and a second Ph.D. (Psychology) from Western Sydney University. He also has a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) from Stellenbosch University where he examined youth identity crisis in a South African context, and did his seminary education at West Africa Theological Seminary. 

Dr Counted is interested in the psychology of religion and social and environmental psychology. His scholarly work examines health outcomes, adult attachment experiences, place attitudes, religious behaviours, psychopathology, and global migration epigenetics. 

When not researching, he enjoys trying new restaurants, movies, destinations around the world, and sharing the message of hope and resilience with other travelers on the road of life.