Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of psychotherapy. Let’s find out more about what Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is and how it works. What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies. These strategies can help to change an individual’s behaviour and develop their psychological Read more
Post Natal Depression Support
Post Natal Depression (PND) affects 1 in 7 Australian women every year, but it doesn’t stop there. The major life transition for those married, in a committed relationship or single parents (both women and men), in combination with a drastic change in hormones can cause a depressive episode lasting between one month and up to Read more
Counselling for Mental Health
The Importance Of Counselling For Your Overall Mental Health According to the World Health Organization or WHO, mental health is the state of well being where a person recognizes his or her potential. The person can work fruitfully, contribute to the community and be able to handle and cope with the stress life may bring. Read more
Hypnotherapy for Anxiety and Depression
In this article we explore hypnotherapy for anxiety and depression, clinical hypnotherapy and Hypno-CBT. Firstly let’s look at what clinical hypnotherapy actually is. What is clinical hypnotherapy? Clinical hypnotherapy is a psychotherapy treatment in combination with hypnosis. During a hypnotherapy session, the individual taking part in the treatment would be brought into deeper levels of Read more
Help with Grief
Death is an inevitable part of life, yet the gift of a being’s life seems to bring us so much joy that we forget mortality as a fact. This is a good thing as the love, appreciation and sense of connection we experience with a significant other is what contributes to giving our life a sense Read more
How to help someone with depression
Depression impacts 1 in 5 Australians at some stage during their lifetime and it is often difficult to know how to help someone who needs treatment for depression. The depression may be a reaction to a negative life event, for example the loss of a job, however it may also be a more severe clinical depression. Whatever Read more
Quarter-Life Crisis
What is Quarter-Life? After WWII there was a change in society due to industrialisation and globalisation. Jobs required more training which meant children stayed in school longer and entered the workforce later. This also meant that they gained financial independence and got married later in life. Both marriage and financial independence are two aspects that Read more
Adjustment to Retirement
Retirement is a time, for most people, of looking forward to more freedom, more leisure time and maybe even time to enjoy all those hobbies you have always wanted to take up! Although retirement can be all of this and more, it can also be a time of loss. Loss of work/career Loss of work Read more
Parent Child Conflict
Conflict is a normal part of any relationship, particularly family relationships due to the amount of time spent together. Conflict is not necessarily bad, what matters is how you deal with conflict when it arises. There will be times where there is more conflict between a parent and child than usual, such as the ‘terrible twos’ Read more
Sibling Rivalry
When a second child comes into your family it is not only a time for celebration but also possibly a time to heave a sigh of relief. At last, a playmate for your first child, a little person to help take the pressure off mummy. They’ll be best friends forever, right? Maybe, maybe not! It’s Read more