Counselling provides a safe, confidential space to help clients to enhance their wellbeing, improve self-understanding and work through life challenges. Reasons that a person might seek counselling include (but are not limited to) grief and loss, relationship issues, work stress, identity challenges, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and addictions. Counsellors are skilled in using empathy, deep ... [Read more now]
Clinical Psychologists have had extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness using psychological treatments. Clinical Psychologists use talk therapies which are backed by evidence which shows they are effective at resolving psychological problems. Different psychological problems are helped by different therapies. Clinical Psychologists build their knowledge about the relationships between psychological problems ... [Read more now]
Unlike going to a doctor who can give you a pill to take away your pain, therapy is collaborative and requires your full participation. Here are some ingredients of successful therapy: You must be willing to come to therapy. If you are coming because your partner or mother told you to, you will most likely drop out. You ... [Read more now]
Whilst the holiday season is usually a time of joy, for many it is a time of anxiety, stress, disappointment, and loneliness. The holiday season comes with high expectations, such as perfect, happy families, huge celebrations, and luxurious gifts. Many people are not able to live up to these ideals and this can cause negative ... [Read more now]
Having mental health issues is hard. But pretending that you are not struggling, is harder. The consequences of a brave face: It is exhausting to keep up a brave face and easier to be honest. You will not seek the help that you need. You do not feel safe around others, especially your employer. You ... [Read more now]
Trust is often defined by taking what you do know about a person in order to feel safe about what you don’t know. It’s about making yourself vulnerable in front of a person that you don’t know a lot about. What you can know about a therapist. You know that they must be smart enough ... [Read more now]
The other day, I was talking to my aunty, who lives in India over the phone. She asked me casually, “How do you miss us?”. I paused a moment and then replied, “I do not know. I have never thought about it as I am always busy at work as well as at home”. Our ... [Read more now]
We all intuitively know what workaholism or work addiction is. Beyond “busy boasting” is the chronic and serious problem of work addiction. You may have seen the signs. The man who is literally NEVER home, the woman who has toiletries and clothes at the office so frequent are her work all nighters. And the person ... [Read more now]
Ongoing loneliness can have serious ramifications. It increases the chance of being depressed or anxious about social interactions, and being depressed or anxious can limit social interactions - exacerbating loneliness. Research has shown how loneliness impacts physical health via poorer sleep, more headache symptoms, increased stomach complaints and more frequent respiratory complaints. The result is ... [Read more now]
For many, the annual summer break is so welcome it's almost palpable. We lead such busy lives at breakneck speed so the opportunity to slow things down, recover and recharge the batteries is time that we relish. There is a common myth that the best way to approach this re-charge is to take time out, ... [Read more now]
