Resilient children bounce back in the face of setbacks and difficulties. While adults often assume that childhood is a carefree and happy period of life, the reality is that children experience stress too. Though they don’t have the...
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Red flags of disordered eating in your teenager
Danica AdolfssonFeb 24, 2017
Imagine your worst fear… It might seem silly to some, but food can represent a terrifying feat to others… Eating Disorders are extremely serious, complex patterns of behaviour that are often viewed with stigma and superficial...
How To Lose Weight And Maintain It: A Perspective From a Psychologist
Catherine WaightFeb 14, 2017
Many people know what they ‘should’ be doing to lose weight. So why is it so hard to lose weight and importantly STICK at weight maintenance? Here are some common hurdles I see people falling into when they’re trying to lose weight and...
The Secret tool for parents to reduce their children’s anger outbursts: Emotion Coaching
Ine TrompetOct 25, 2016
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your child’s anger outbursts? Have you ever wondered how you can reduce these behaviours whilst keeping a positive relationship with your child? Have you ever used Emotion Coaching? Research has...
How to see a Psychologist when on a “shoestring” budget
Gerda MullerOct 13, 2016
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....
Pet Therapists
Gerda MullerAug 17, 2016
The Psych Professionals is thrilled to have been featured in an article lauding the health benefits of having pets by Bupa Pet Insurance. The recently published post, 'The Health Benefits of Having Pets ', provides our insight into the...
CONFLICT AVOIDANCE AND MANAGING CONFLICT
Danica AdolfssonAug 11, 2016
Conflict evokes strong physical and emotional responses in people, which is often why it is avoided. People avoid conflict for a number of reasons. It may be that we lack confidence, or perhaps we have already made up our mind about how...
Sleep with a Psychologist: Psychotherapy for Insomnia
Tina SarianJul 15, 2016
Many people experience difficulties with sleep at some point in their lives. While for most people this difficulty will be transitory, approximately 10-20% of the population struggle with insomnia on a much more persistent basis. People...
The Truth About Benzos- What you need to know about benzodiazepines
Gerda MullerJul 8, 2016
Monday 11th July is World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day. “What awareness day???” I hear you ask. I’m here to explain the important things you need to know about ‘benzos’ in the hopes to spread awareness about the aspects that not enough...
Parenting: STOP beating yourself up!
Adam HashishJul 1, 2016
Following our last blog topic, I feel it is important to consider how "parenting" and our own expectations of parenting, can impact on our children’s behavior. As a parent myself who has worked therapeutically with children and parents...
Managing Difficult Behaviour in Children
Danica AdolfssonJun 21, 2016
Early Childhood: Red Flags and Intervention Early childhood intervention can be extremely beneficial for young people and their families. With huge amounts of growth and learning, these early years are crucial to development with parents...
Mindful Living
Davina DonovanMay 5, 2016
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is defined as “moment to moment awareness…being fully awake…being here for the moments of our lives, without striving or judging”. By not striving, we remain present and stop searching for those...