Counselling in Brisbane

 

VOCATIONAL COUNSELLING
GENERAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
CLINICAL HYPNOSIS
SEXUAL & GENDER DIVERSITY (LGBTI)
RELATIONSHIPS
ADDICTIONS

Counselling is working on the issues that are getting in the way of you getting the most in life.   This can include getting help for depression, mental health counselling, overcoming depression symptoms and anxiety.  So it’s about overcoming the road blocks inside of you and in your life that can then enable you to live a more rewarding life.

There is always a reason why you can be feeling down, stressed out, have low self esteem, in a bad place with your career/ workplace or you are unhappy in a your relationship. These issues get in the way of you reaching your goals in life. One of the problems is as humans we tend to get into negative patterns developed over many years which takes away our ability to achieve longer term happiness, satisfaction and success. It doesn’t make sense to keep repeating these things when there are some effective ways of overcoming them. Ways that are easier to utilize than you might be aware.

Counselling provides you with some powerful tools that you learn through the process to allow you to respond differently in various situations. Everyone is different so counselling helps to tailor which tools are the best for you and gives you guidance about how to use these tools in the most effective way.

Given that we’ve all been brought up by humans who make mistakes, had siblings who weren’t always perfect, and been subjected to some less than caring behaviours in the school ground, it makes sense that everyone has some damage inside of them that effects them in their lives today. For some people it’s important to find out what this damage is and do a bit of repair work so it doesn’t keep causing them problems.

Getting control over your feelings:

Some people fear how they might feel and the possibility of losing emotional control when they are going through this type of process. One of the most important things we work with people on is their ability to have control over their feelings.

if you try to numb your feelings out by drinking, doing drugs or working too much, or by disconnecting,, emotions are like trying to push a football under water with your hand. The emotions don’t go away, in fact they can come up suddenly and wack you in the head when you least expect it which can really catch you off guard. So it’s about developing a balance between experiencing your emotions in a healthy and helpful way to make sure you’re not blocking them out or are feeling overwhelmed by them. Counselling assists you to get back in the drivers seat of your emotions, work, social life, relationship issues and self esteem.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE EXPERTISE IN ?

Improving Relationships:

• Do you find that you are always in short term relationships that end in the same way?
• Do you become clingy or push people away when they get close?
• Do you find that you suffocate your partner as you worry that they could leave you?
• Are you only attracted to people who are cold and emotionally unavailable?
• Do you shy away from people who could give you what you really need in a relationship?
• Do you find yourself in relationships where you feel somehow emotionally, verbally or physically abused?
• Are you always the one giving in a relationship and feel that you don’t get anything back?
• Are you in a relationship which feels stagnant but somehow feel trapped?

Well you are not alone. Many thousands of people find themselves in these exact situations over and over again. We’ve worked with hundreds of people over the years overcome these issues and work towards having a relationship that that they hadn’t realized was possible.

There are good reasons why you are experiencing these patterns, and once you and your psychologist have identified what they are, you can then work step by step to make the changes that will bring you what you deserve in life.

Work:

• Do you always feel that you are working well under your potential and feel that you are trapped in some sort of holding pattern?
• Do you know you could be doing a lot better and enjoying your work more, but somehow things keep happening that keep you where you are?
• Is there some sort of deep feeling inside your guts that you’re a failure and don’t want to risk trying anything new in case you do fail?

The great thing is that these types of beliefs and fears are not based in reality. As humans though we tend to believe them and allow them to control our lives which takes away so much from us.

Indentifying them and learning ways of dealing with them in a new and powerful way will enable you to be able to take the risks and make the changes necessary to move forward in your work life and get to the point where you’re feeling successful.