Love bombing, guilt-tripping and gaslighting are three common methods of emotional manipulation.

People pleasing is one of the four trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze and fawn). Pleasing (or fawning) is a self- protective behaviour that we tend to engage in when we feel unsafe in relationships. Over time, pleasing can create pain and suffering for ourselves, and can create relationships with others that can feel dysfunctional and unfulfilling.

Pronouns are probably something you've never had to think about if you were born cisgender (which means the sex you were assigned at birth matches your gender identity). If you are cisgender, you probably use he/him pronouns if you’re male or she/her pronouns if you’re female.

Baby blues typically starts between the 3rd and 10th day post birth and is due to changes in hormones. Usually it is experienced as feeling tearful and overwhelmed. This passes after a few days. PND is different in that the symptoms are persistent in nature (more than two weeks), it can start before the birth and can occur any time during the postnatal period. PND requires more support and there is an impact on the baby and partner.

Anyone who is in the healing, teaching, therapy, or coaching professions, as well as leaders, influencers and speakers, must understand that many individuals even if they can seek support, do not have access to the same resources, time, education, job-opportunities and earning potential as others who are born into privilege.

We are neurobiologically wired to see people who look or sound different to us, as a threat.

We’re so pumped to release ‘Let’s Talk about Sex Therapy’, with our Practice Manager, Counselling Psychologist & Clinical Psychosexual Therapist, Pablo Navarro.

Setting up a therapy bubble for yourself or your child requires forward planning, and it is helpful to create some mindful physical and emotional space before and after sessions to transition in and out of your home or work environment.

Break ups are so difficult, and it’s normal to be feeling super emotional, raw, sad, and many other intense emotions as you deal with it.

The festive season can feel pretty awful when you’ve lost someone you care about. However, there are a few things you can do over the holidays that will improve your emotional wellbeing and help you cope.

When we are suffering and experiencing emotional pain, when life feels unsettled and without direction, when we make mistakes or behave in ways that don’t align with who we are, or who we want to be, we often treat ourselves with harshness, criticism and judgment.

The holiday season can be challenging for many people, alongside feeling pressure to be joyous or celebratory. It can magnify painful feelings of aloneness, grief, or anxiety and stress.

Procrastination is a way of avoiding discomfort when studying or preparing for exams. It serves the purpose of providing quick short-term relief rather than facing the discomfort.

I am in favour of well-educated psychologists, however, there is strong evidence that clinical psychologists do not achieve better outcomes than generalist psychologists within the Medicare system.

The space around us can be a reflection of our internal world and vice versa. If we create calm and order in our external world it may help calm our internal world.

We start by explaining that the brain is built like a house, with a downstairs level (brain stem and limbic system) and an upstairs level (Prefrontal Cortex).

Sometimes we can leave sessions feeling stirred up and vulnerable. This is because talking about negative feelings can be uncomfortable. It takes courage to look at these parts of ourselves.

There were weeks in the year when I found myself entranced on my mobile phone hiding under my blanket, and not feeling able to sleep.

Deciding to see a psychologist can be an empowering as well as daunting and/or overwhelming experience. No matter what your situation, a minor or major concern is worth talking about with a supportive therapist.

Giving encouragement can be more effective in building self-esteem in children than giving praise.