28 Mar 2021 Tips for caring for someone with a mental health condition
One in five Australians will experience an episode of mental illness in their lifetime. In many of these situations their friends and relatives will care for them on a daily...
28 Mar 2021 Helping your anxious child to be BRAVE
To help children to overcome anxiety we can teach them to be BRAVE. Using the letters form the word brave, we can teach children simple steps to approach rather than avoid...
15 Mar 2021 Could you be causing your child’s anxiety by accident?
All parents naturally want to soothe their children and protect them from pain and suffering. However, in doing so parents may be unwittingly causing children to develop anxiety disorders. It is...
01 Mar 2021 Understanding child anxiety
What is anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of living. Anxiety is part of our survival instinct and it kicks in when we feel that we are under threat. When under...
01 Mar 2021 Why do psychologist use different treatments?
Ever wondered why psychologists use different treatment approaches? Some use cognitive behavioural, psychoanalytic, emotions focused, just to name a few. Find out why in this video from Psychologist Elizabeth Ang. ...
23 Feb 2021 What is ACT?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is commonly referred to as ACT, which is said as one word “Act” rather than the individual letters. It is an evidence-based cognitive and behavioural intervention. ACT...
15 Feb 2021 What is EFT?
Emotion focused therapy (EFT) in its most simplistic form is a type of therapy that is focused on emotions. It is sometimes called “Process Experiential Therapy”. The core tenet of...
08 Feb 2021 What is CBT?
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is based on the principles that our emotions and behaviours are influenced by our thoughts. Often these are unhelpful automatic thoughts, meaning that they occur in...
31 Jan 2021 Understanding the process of therapy
When people commence working with a psychologists, whether for the first time or if you have engaged with a psychologist before, it can be a daunting prospect; What’s it going...
07 Dec 2020 How self compassionate are you?
Whilst it is perhaps not possible to be too kind to ourselves, there are certainly those out there that could benefit from an injection of self-compassion. Perhaps you are wondering...