Counselling Conversations with Julie

When you step into a mental health professional room, you are not walking through the door ‘alone’; in a sense, you bring your family with you.

Have you ever wondered what makes some families more cap…

Grief is complicated and fluctuating, a painfully normal part of life and an experience universal to every one of us. Grief and loss feelings may never entirely disappear; however, we can learn to ma…

Studies show that our social connections with other people can have a profound effect on our well-being. Strong social connection is vital to our existence, it has a significant effect on our mood an…

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is a term used to describe very stressful and traumatic events or circumstances that children may experience during their childhood. Adverse childhood experiences…

Play is fun and vital to children’s healthy development; it has enormous psychological benefits. However, what happens when your family or child feels overwhelmed, stressed, or anxious?

Challenges and…

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Stress can affect the quality of our close relationships. When life and environments get stressful our partners may feel we are not invested in the relationship. This can lead to interfering with or…

Parents inevitably come to parenting counselling for many varied reasons. Parents may come to counselling through an event that has an evident and significant effect on their child. In other instance…

During the Olympics, there was a buzz around one of the male athletes knitting whilst in the stands. This episode provides the history and possible reasons this Olympian is one knit and purl from oth…

We often hear about authenticity in the media, about people being real or not. What is being authentic and is it a big deal if we are not authentic, is that going to be a problem?

A big question, one …

Anxiety may cause a serious inability to function to our highest capacity. The intense worry and fear about everyday situations can elevate our heart rate, breathe more rapidly, perspire, and feel sh…

Most people have experienced sleep struggles sometime in their lives. Insomnia is a disorder characterised by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or getting adequate restorative sleep, these ca…