Teaching Your Child Impulse & Self-Control Does your child ever blurt out inappropriate comments? When your child is dared, do they take the risk and act without thinking? Does your child ever overreact emotionally? These are a few...
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Dealing with Adult Bullies
Dealing with Adult Bullying When we talk about bullying, we think of school yard scenarios involving children. It is important, however, to consider the impact bullying can have in the context of adult interactions. The outcomes...
How to Support a Loved One With Depression
HOW TO SUPPORT A LOVED ONE WITH DEPRESSION For loved ones, caring for someone with depression can be very difficult and emotionally taxing. It can be hard to know how to respond to low and frequently changing moods, and withdrawal...
OCD: Breaking the Myths
OCD vs Anal Retentiveness Often when I hear people talk about OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) they are usually making reference to anal retentiveness, having to order things in specific ways or being overly clean. People will say “I...
Back to school? What to pack in the school lunch box
School Lunches for a Healthy Mind The holidays are over and its time to head back to school. This can be an exciting time for many children as they look forward to seeing their friends again and sharing all their holiday tales....
How to Re-establish a School Routine After the Holidays
Is Routine Important For Kids So: the holidays are nearly over and your normal routine is out the window. How do you get the kids back into their routine? Is it even important? Routine is important to kids and is defined as an established...
Benefits of Lego Club Therapy
Benefits of Lego Club Therapy Lego Therapy is a play-based therapy method that uses Lego bricks and other similar construction toys to help children with autism and other special needs develop social and communication skills. The therapy...
How to Manage First Day Separation Anxiety
Managing Separation Anxiety The first day of school is an important milestone for both children and parents and is often met with excitement and delight. It’s also natural for children (and parents) to feel anxious about saying goodbye,...
Getting Ready for High School
Managing The Transition from Primary to High School Transitioning from primary to high school is often an exciting and nerve wracking time for children and parents alike. High school is often a different social, academic and behavioural...
Your Questions on Grief answered – Part 2
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
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
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...