20 Apr 2021 Support needs of Siblings
For the majority of us our relationships with our brother and sisters are some of the most important in our lives. Sibling relationships can be a great source of meaning,...
12 Apr 2021 Self-Care in a Caring Role
Who are carers? When we talk about ‘carers’ this month, we are referring to people who provide unpaid care and support to someone with a mental health condition, typically a family...
29 Mar 2021 Using Exposure therapy to help child anxiety
Childhood anxiety can be debilitating and cause significant distress for children and parents alike. A primary maintaining factor of anxiety is avoidance of a feared situation, event, or object (i.e., stimulus)....
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...