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Understanding the cycle of perfectionism
10/05/2021PerfectionismFor those struggling with perfectionism, self-defeating thoughts and behaviours around reaching excessive and unrealistic expectation and standards can have significant impacts on various areas… -
What is perfectionism?
04/05/2021PerfectionismPerfectionism is not just about ‘being perfect’ or ‘doing things perfectly’. It’s more about striving for extremely high standards or even holding others to… -
Support needs of Siblings
20/04/2021Children, Family, Parenting, RelationshipsFor the majority of us our relationships with our brother and sisters are some of the most important in our lives. Sibling relationships can… -
Self-Care in a Caring Role
12/04/2021WellbeingWho are carers? When we talk about ‘carers’ this month, we are referring to people who provide unpaid care and support to someone with… -
Using Exposure therapy to help child anxiety
29/03/2021Anxiety, ChildrenChildhood anxiety can be debilitating and cause significant distress for children and parents alike. A primary maintaining factor of anxiety is avoidance of a… -
Tips for caring for someone with a mental health condition
28/03/2021FamilyOne in five Australians will experience an episode of mental illness in their lifetime. In many of these situations their friends and relatives will… -
Helping your anxious child to be BRAVE
28/03/2021Anxiety, ChildrenTo help children to overcome anxiety we can teach them to be BRAVE. Using the letters form the word brave, we can teach children… -
Could you be causing your child’s anxiety by accident?
15/03/2021Anxiety, ChildrenAll parents naturally want to soothe their children and protect them from pain and suffering. However, in doing so parents may be unwittingly causing… -
Understanding child anxiety
01/03/2021Anxiety, ChildrenWhat is anxiety? Anxiety is a normal part of living. Anxiety is part of our survival instinct and it kicks in when we feel… -
Why do psychologist use different treatments?
01/03/2021TherapyEver wondered why psychologists use different treatment approaches? Some use cognitive behavioural, psychoanalytic, emotions focused, just to name a few. Find out why in… -
What is ACT?
23/02/2021TherapyAcceptance and Commitment Therapy is commonly referred to as ACT, which is said as one word “Act” rather than the individual letters. It is… -
What is EFT?
15/02/2021TherapyEmotion focused therapy (EFT) in its most simplistic form is a type of therapy that is focused on emotions. It is sometimes called “Process…