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19 08, 2026

Self-Care Is More Than Bubble Baths: Understanding Burnout and Why Looking After Yourself Matters

2026-08-19T17:41:45+10:00August 19th, 2026|Categories: Blog, Featured Articles, Mental Health, Treatments, Useful info and Links|

When you hear the words self-care, what comes to mind? A warm bath? A face mask? A relaxing holiday? Perhaps scrolling through social media while someone reminds you to "put yourself first." While these activities can certainly be enjoyable, they often only scratch the surface of what self-care really means. True self-care is not about [...]

19 08, 2026

The Overlooked Signs of PTSD in Children, Teens, and Adults

2026-08-19T17:07:41+10:00August 19th, 2026|Categories: Blog, Featured Articles, Mental Health, Treatments, Useful info and Links|

When most people picture Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), they imagine dramatic flashbacks, recurring nightmares or someone becoming visibly distressed when confronted with memories of a terrible event. And yes, it can look like that. But trauma does not always announce itself so clearly. Sometimes it looks like anxiety. Sometimes it looks like anger, withdrawal or [...]

14 01, 2025

What is ADHD ?

2025-01-14T15:51:07+11:00January 14th, 2025|Categories: Assessments and Testing, Child and Adolescent, News, Useful info and Links|Tags: , , |

What is ADHD? “What is ADHD?” is a question I’m frequently asked, and while it seems straightforward, the reality is far more complex. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects people in different ways depending on factors like gender, age, and individual circumstances - even within the same family. Although we have come a long [...]

29 08, 2024

Navigating Mental Health in Young Adulthood

2024-09-10T10:12:35+10:00August 29th, 2024|Categories: Blog, Child and Adolescent, Groups and Workshops, Mental Health, Self-Help, Tip sheets, Useful info and Links|Tags: , , , , , , |

Navigating Mental Health in Young Adulthood - Tips for a Balanced Mind Young adulthood is a pivotal time in life, marked by the pursuit of independence, career development, and for some, selecting a life partner. While these years can be exhilarating, navigating mental health in young adulthood can be a time of stress and uncertainty. [...]

16 08, 2024

Virtual Reality VR Therapy

2024-09-10T11:56:57+10:00August 16th, 2024|Categories: Child and Adolescent, Mental Health, News, Treatments, Useful info and Links|Tags: |

Virtual Reality in Therapy - VR Therapy We are excited to offer VR virtual reality therapy to tackle fears and address a range of psychological problems, and to have virtual reality in our psychology practice.  VR, or virtual reality therapy is a fantastic tool that we enjoy using with clients who present with a wide [...]

16 07, 2024

6 Tricks to Stop Anxious Thoughts In Their Tracks

2024-09-10T12:20:11+10:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health, Self-Help, Tip sheets, Useful info and Links|Tags: , , , |

Do you have racing thoughts and anxiety? It can be hard to focus on anything else when anxiety and anxious thoughts take over your mind. You’re filled with worries and uncertainties. it becomes hard to calm down, rest or sleep. Fortunately, there are ways to control anxious thoughts, and although it may take some practice [...]

19 05, 2024

8 Ways You Sabotage Yourself

2024-09-10T12:19:48+10:00May 19th, 2024|Categories: News, Self-Help, Useful info and Links|Tags: , , |

Sometimes it can feel that either the Universe or other people are out to get you. Interestingly, the greatest enemy you’ll ever face is staring back at you in the mirror. Self sabotage... It knows all your tricks and how to push your buttons. You sabotage yourself in ways you’ve never imagined. Consider these ways [...]

18 03, 2024

How to help your child build resilience

2024-09-10T12:21:06+10:00March 18th, 2024|Categories: Child and Adolescent, Mental Health, Self-Help, Useful info and Links|Tags: , , , |

Resilience Training. It’s the start of the year, and I’ve started to think about the new school year and building resilience.  The new school year offers a lot of hope and new opportunities for children, the chance to see their friends again, make new friends and learn lots of new things. It’s a good time [...]

17 03, 2024

Make the Shift From Mindless Eating

2024-09-10T13:02:31+10:00March 17th, 2024|Categories: Mental Health, Self-Help, Useful info and Links|Tags: , , , |

Binge eating is one of the problems many clients seek help for. Do you find yourself mindlessly eating? Or eating far too much? Understanding and treating binge eating disorders can take some time - our focus is to pay less attention to the food, and learn about some of the emotional reasons that may trigger [...]

3 03, 2024

Stop expecting your child to be more incredible than you are yourself!

2024-09-10T11:57:54+10:00March 3rd, 2024|Categories: Child and Adolescent, Mental Health, Self-Help, Useful info and Links|Tags: , |

Stop expecting your child to be more incredible than you are yourself!  Yeah, that's right. Do you expect your child to be perfect, all the time? And are you perfect? Do you have some unrealistic expectations for your children?  It's quite normal to fail a lot of the time, and yet sometimes parents have these unrealistic expectations that their child will not do so. For example, that their child will sit down night after night for years and always be motivated to do their homework well.  Or that they will always wake up in a good mood, always feel like eating the meal you cooked, always manage their temper, always remember to pack away… Just like us, children cannot be perfect. And that's okay.

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