When my first client with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and her parents asked me if I could help, I had to admit that I had never heard of FND. It was 2017 and I needed to do some background research where I very quickly became perplexed by the number of names it had!
Resource Therapy (RT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that utilises the multiplicity of our personality parts. In RT, the unique parts of our personality are known as resources or states.
Consultant psychiatrist and lecturer, Steve Peters, has enjoyed an illustrious career. His book, The Chimp Paradox, is a mind management system written in accessible, easy, sometimes humorous language.
I wonder how often in our interactions with others of a 'certain age' we consider their experience of ageing, and what do we make of our own ageing? The western mindset seems to hold a subtle denial of physical death that is perhaps more prevalent than in other cultures.
Were you one of over ten million who clicked on Pop Choir Australia on Tik Tok? You may have visited the website www.popchoir.com.au and discovered director, Sharon Stokes, who declared: 'It is a great way to meet friends and be part of a thriving community. Oh, did we forget to mention that singing is proven to be great for your health?'
I started looking for a solution to help children with behavioural issues more than 10 years ago. To me, the key was to provide parents with a tool that is simple, safe and ethical, to help their children.
In Australia, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and counselling face unique challenges and opportunities in fostering mental well-being across a spectrum of communities that include indigenous populations, immigrants, and various ethnic groups.
