ADHD, Clinical Handouts
22 February 2019
One of the most encouraging trends in the mental health field is that we are getting better at describing mental health problems in more optimistic ways. This includes adopti… Read more »
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Depression, Hope, Self-Compassion, Suicidality
24 January 2019
Last year the suicide rate in Australia increased by 9%. Sorry to bring up such a down topic, but I assure you that things look up at the end. Because that’s how it is with s… Read more »
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Dissociation, Sexual Abuse, Trauma
30 October 2018
I believe the national apologies delivered by Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten in federal parliament last week were an important step in our community response to psychologica… Read more »
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Character strengths, Clinical Handouts, Positive Psychology
12 October 2018
One of the most useful and widely used Positive Psychology strategies for promoting wellbeing is to identify and draw upon our signature character strengths, which relate to… Read more »
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Grief, Soul, Synchronicity
03 October 2018
As a psychologist, when you hear your clients’ deeply personal stories over many years, you learn that their most profound experiences often have a numinous or sacred quality… Read more »
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Hope, Positive Media, Positive Psychology, Well-Being
22 August 2018
Mainstream media, including TV, radio and newspapers can have a very important role in promoting positive physical and mental health. Conveying health messages through popula… Read more »
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Bullying, Clinical Handouts, Work/Life Balance
13 August 2018
Bullying is a significant social problem, partly because of its harmful impact on mental health. I’m especially sensitised to this issue through my involvement in a discussio… Read more »
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Avoidance, Behaviour change, Clinical Handouts, Motivation
31 May 2018
How can we best get unstuck from a problematic behaviour? It might be frequent procrastination or worry, or addictive behaviour, or angrily overreacting to a situation. Most… Read more »
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Clinical Handouts, Dissociation, Trauma
03 March 2018
Nature of Dissociative Symptoms Some of the most distressing symptoms that clients report include dissociative symptoms. These symptoms include persistent daydreaming, forget… Read more »
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Positive Psychology, Soul, Synchronicity, Well-Being
21 February 2018
One of the clearest emerging directions for mental health interventions in the 21st-century is the need to acknowledge a spiritual dimension in life. Spirituality partly invo… Read more »
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