Services
Individual Counselling
We all face challenging times in life like managing stress at work, navigating complex relationships, or coping with personal issues which can impact our quality of life and mental wellbeing. Even with a strong supportive network of family and friends, professional help can be valuable to provide support and guidance to prevent the situation becoming worse and help individuals to emerge stronger and more resilient. Read more…
Anger Management
Anger is a normal, healthy response to a physical or psychological threat, but frequently feeling angry and frustrated is a sign that perhaps something is out of kilter.
Anger management counselling can help you take control of your anger and learn how to safely release your anger rather than hurting or alienating your partner, family or friends. Professional help can help you develop ways to process anger better, express yourself more effectively, and maintain positive relationships. Read more…
Anxiety Counselling
If you’re feeling pressured or vulnerable anxiety is a completely normal response to a stressful situation. Your heart rate increases, breathing quickens, and your sympathetic nervous system releases a surge of stress hormones.
Anxiety is an indicator that something is amiss and when the stressful situation has passed the physical symptoms of anxiety usually subside. Yet for many people, anxiety lingers on past the time that it should.
Prolonged anxiety can interfere with your ability to function normally and negatively impact your relationships. Counselling can help you manage the physical and mental feelings of prolonged anxiety to regain control of your life. Read more…
Depression Counselling
Feelings of sadness and low mood are common and usually pass in time, but untreated depression may last for extended periods and can have long-term impacts on your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Depression can impact your sense of self, motivation, and relationships with others even when there’s no reason to feel that way.
All types of depression can be effectively treated with mood management strategies. Depression is responsive to counselling treatment and when combined with physical exercise, healthy eating, and sleeping well can dramatically improve wellbeing and reduce the symptoms of depression. Read more…
Grief and Loss Counselling
Grief is most associated with a loved one’s death, but it can take many other forms and has been described as the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behaviour. Grief can be felt for the loss of a job, a pet, a home, a relationship, or even an opportunity and can feel totally debilitating.
Grief and loss are very personal and as the Victorian Government’s Better Health Channel points out “grief is a process and not an event.” Grief is a very personal experience, and it’s a non-linear process, but there are common threads and themes that a lot of people experience. Counselling can help you to process and live with your grief. Read more…