What makes a therapy treatment ‘trauma informed’?
What is trauma? What makes something ‘traumatic’? The word ‘trauma’ is used a lot these days. Sometimes it is flippantly used (“the length of time I had to wait for my coffee this morning was traumatic”), but the fact that the word is in common circulation at all is a recognition that the things […]
Fear of flying
Fear of Flying It’s not unusual to be an Australian and to have a fear of flying. Most people living in here who like to travel will tell you, we’re a long way from anywhere else! In fact, we’re considered one of the most remote countries in the world, all the while being the 6th […]
Our Inner Dialogue
Our Inner Dialogue The way we talk to ourselves – our inner dialogue – is not just a passive reflection of our self-image. The things we say to ourselves, and the stories we tell ourselves not only mirror our existing beliefs and self-perceptions, but also actively construct and reinforce them. This process occurs in […]
Philip Hollingdale – hypnotherapy can make it much easier
Hypnotherapy can make it easier – Philip Hollingdale I am lucky that I get to talk to hypnotherapists every day – they always have something interesting to say, and I’m always reminded that the people who are really great at this work are strongly motivated to provide care and help to people who are struggling. […]
Mindfulness, meditation and hypnosis
Mindfulness, Meditation & Hypnosis Mindfulness practices are increasingly finding a place in the lives of people seeking to optimise and improve their experience of life. While it is popular to associate mental distress with modern life, ancient practices have long held that where we are unable to self-regulate our attention we are more likely to […]
Online Sessions
As we settled into and moved through the Coronatimes, we’ve all adapted to different ways of working. During 2020 we spent most of the first half of the year working exclusively online, and gained a lot of good experience in helping our clients in this way. In fact, we even wrote and filmed a course […]