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Helping your Child Prepare for School or Kindergarten
Olga MoisucOct 12, 2023
How to help your child prepare for their first day of school? Your child's first day of school or kindergarten is always a moment for pause. Suddenly your toddler is no longer and your 4 or 5 year old is heading out to start school. While...
Your Questions on Grief answered – Part 2
Gerda MullerAug 24, 2022
Grief and Loss - How You Can Help There can be an overwhelming sense of helplessness when faced with how to best help a bereaved person. They are suffering because they have lost someone so close to them – how do you even begin to...
Your Questions on Grief answered – Part 1
Gerda MullerJul 16, 2022
Grief and Loss The death of a loved one often brings people to seek help from psychologist. Here at The Psych Professionals, we offer specialised grief counselling. Below are the most commonly asked questions about grief as...
Social Isolation Due to Physical Distancing
Behice KaraJun 3, 2022
Are You Still Physically Distancing and Therefore Socially Isolating Socialising has and always will be an imperative and innate part of the human experience. We literally need to socialise to survive. There has been a global...
10 Benefits of Telehealth Psychology Services
Psych ProfessionalsJul 11, 2023
Benefits of Psychology Telehealth Services Many of us are familiar with accessing services through telehealth (either phone or video), thanks to COVID. But did you know that Telehealth is not only still alive and well, but now booming?...
How to do a good “Depression”
Tracy McLeanDec 2, 2014
Did you know that 48.1% of Australian men have experienced a mental health problem at some point in their life? In fact, 1 in 8 men will experience depression and sadly suicide is now the leading cause of death amongst men aged 15-44. Men...
Rest Vs Relaxation
Dr Daphne BryanNov 18, 2014
The difference between Rest Vs Relaxation and why both are equally important Rest and relaxation are commonly used interchangeably. But what do they really mean? Is rest really relaxation? In today’s fast paced world, we are constantly on...
Speech and Language errors: Is it cute, or should I be worried?
Jessica McDadeOct 6, 2014
“Efelent” - “Dop it!” - "I winned you!” - “Pipopopopamus” These are all phrases I have heard on a regular basis working with children as a speech therapist over the past few years. Parents often hear their children misarticulating words...
How to see a Psychologist when you’re on a budget
Gerda MullerSep 22, 2014
These days most of us have to count every penny as life seems to be getting more and more expensive. Often we need to cut expenses in order to afford basic essentials and we start to prioritise our expenses during this process....
Disclosing Mental Illness at work: should you tell?
Gerda MullerAug 15, 2014
The good news is that there is less stigma around mental illness at work than there used to be, though many people remain unsure about whether to share information about their mental health in the workplace. Figures suggest almost half of...
How do you know if you should see a Psychologist?
Gerda MullerMay 25, 2014
Everyone experiences periods of stress, sadness, grief and conflict, so when you're feeling off it can be hard to know if it's time to see a professional about the problem. And apparently, those who would benefit from some therapeutic...
Assertiveness for Women: How to do it right
Gerda MullerMar 9, 2014
Everyday at The Psych Professionals I get to work with an awesome group of women passionate about helping people live their best life. My team of women inspires me with their passion, compassion, energy, and love of life. When I came...
Are you the target of workplace bullying? Here’s what to do ….
Gerda MullerFeb 16, 2014
Bullying isn't just for kids! Everyday here at The Psych Professionals we work with clients whom are struggling with the emotional consequences of workplace bullying and it is not pleasant! So what is workplace bullying? Workplace...
Cancer Support During Recurrence and when Terminal
Gerda MullerFeb 5, 2014
Recurrence and Terminal Disease People who reach this phase often have to cope with the change in prognosis and what that now means for their future. Common conflicts include coping with the idea of a rapid progression, reduced hope,...
Cancer Support during the End of Acute Treatment
Gerda MullerFeb 4, 2014
Cancer Support: End of Acute Treatment The end of acute treatment is often the most difficult phase to cope with as ‘you wait in limbo’. On one hand the treatment is over and therefore you may slowly start to ‘feel like yourself again’....
Cancer Support on World Cancer Day and Beyond
Gerda MullerFeb 3, 2014
Today is World Cancer Day. Held each year on 4 February, this is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), a leading international non-governmental organisation that unites the cancer community to reduce the...
Talking about Cancer this World Cancer Day – 4 February (and every other day)
Gerda MullerFeb 2, 2014
On the 4th February the world will be acknowledging the impact cancer has on people suffering from the disease as well as their families and friends. Cancer is still the leading cause of death in Australia – 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women...
What can you do if your Child is being Bullied?
Gerda MullerJan 29, 2014
This week saw our children return to school, with most parents giving a sigh of relief and others shedding a tear as their littlelies grow another year older. Whilst for most kids this is an exciting event, many thousands of children...
How to talk to a loved one about weight loss?
Gerda MullerNov 26, 2013
When you see a loved one’s weight headed in a physically dangerous direction, you naturally want to help. But, it’s hard to know how to help because weight, for most people, is such a touchy subject. Enmeshed with weight is the idea of...
How To Bully-Proof Your Children by Building Their Resilience
Gerda MullerOct 28, 2013
The heart-wrenching stories and startling statistics coming out about bullying are commanding a justified level of concern in parents. With new data revealing that more kids are affected by bullying and cyber-bullying than we ever...
Jim Carrey on Overcoming Depression
Gerda MullerOct 21, 2013
No one is immune to depression, but with the right support it CAN be overcome Jim Carrey has made a career out of making people laugh. Yet Carrey’s humour was born out of 'desperation' while growing up with an ailing mother and an...
Dealing with Anxiety without drugs: 15 Tips for you
Gerda MullerSep 30, 2013
Dealing with Anxiety - Without the use of Drugs Below are 15 tips to help you deal with anxiety without the use of drugs. Tip 1 Meditate in a quite room. Meditation is simple, free, easy and proven to reduce anxiety and enhance health....