This section is not meant to replace the care and experienced advice and treatment programs of qualified health practitioners; however, it is only to supplement their advice and treatment, with some basic resources for those times when personal attendance at the clinic is not possible. At all times we recommend seeking suitable consultation and follow …
What is effective communication? Effective communication is the sharing of information from one person to another. In relationships, effective verbal communication allows you to explain your perspective and your needs. By merely utilising correct communication, your needs can be met, and so can your partners and thus establishing a connection. The key to success at …
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for Trauma How It Supports Trauma Recovery In CISD, these professional debriefings help people cope with and recover from an incident’s after-effects. I have found that over the past 20 years of facilitating CISD groups and individual sessions – it enables the person to understand that they are not alone in …
Stress Management Strategies and Techniques What is Stress Stress can provoke fear, anxiety, and worry, but each represents a different emotional reaction. By appreciating the differences and the relationships between emotions, we can put our problems into perspective. It is a popular belief that stress is bad, to we must be avoiding stress at all …
Self Esteem Building Self Confidence Self-esteem, sometimes referred to as self-worth, can be a major factor behind success. High self-esteem will feel good, feeling of self-worth can be the best defense against negative thoughts. Low self-esteem can leave you feeling defeated or depressed, and to feel bad is to sabotage whatever you are working towards. …
What does Couples Counselling involve Marriage counselling, also called couples therapy, comes under the umbrella of psychotherapy. Marriage counselling helps couples of all types recognise and resolve the conflict stage by stage, and this improves the couple’s feelings towards one another. Through marriage counselling, you may even make a choice between rebuilding and strengthening your …
5 Stages of Grief and Loss Dealing with Grief Grief, a natural reaction to losing someone very important to you, can be an overwhelming sensation. The gloomy realisation of the loss and the dawning of the heartbreaking reality. You may feel a variety of emotions, with some main ones being sadness or loneliness. In combination …
10 common depression symptoms Do you think you might be depressed? Feeling down from time to time happens in life, but when emotions such as hopelessness and despair really dig in, take hold and won’t go away, you may have Depression. Experiencing Depression is more than feeling a degree of sadness in response to life’s …
Gambling addiction help and treatment What it is a Gambling Disorder? Gambling Disorder – Also known as compulsive gambling. This is an impulse-control disorder for when a person repeatedly gambles despite whatever significant problems or distress it causes themselves and others. Gambling engages people as it is the thrill of winning, which releases dopamine from …
What is self-care? Mental Health 101 In an ever-changing world, with extra pressures to perform and keep up with changes in technology, personal, and family obligations, it is a huge challenge to find balance in our lives to care appropriately for our wellbeing. The following topic is about learning to care better for yourself and …