Our psychologists explore goals and adopt a range of proven strategies shown to facilitate positive change and life satisfaction. We strive to create a safe and non-judgemental setting for you, that fosters forthright communication and trust.
A confidential service offered by employers to their employees, designed to help employees overcome work-related and personal issues that may affect workplace attitudes, performance, productivity, and personal wellbeing.
Our warm and compassionate psychologists deliver individual psychological services to support capacity building, improve daily living, and increase community engagement for plan-managed and self-managed participants under the NDIS.
A registered psychologist assesses for symptom severity and the impact on personal, social, and occupational functioning. Using valid and reliable tools, recommendations will be provided to help make an informed decision about suitable treatment options.
The evidence suggests that women with PCOS have higher rates of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorders. PCOS s a hormonal disorder in women. Interestingly, despite what the name suggests, it is not just an ovary condition. PCOS is complex and unique to each woman. It tends to present itself differently in each woman.
One thing we know is that research is that depression is not caused by one single factor. There is a multitude of factors that can play a part in the onset and maintenance of depressive episodes. Depression is characterized by persistent sadness and a lack of interest or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities.
The therapeutic alliance is considered one of the most important aspect of the therapeutic process and can play a significant part in your treatment outcomes. Research has found that selecting a prospective psychologist comes down to your emotional impression more so than the psychologists practised treatment approach.
Depression has been found to increase our feeling of loneliness during COVID lockdowns. It's also been found to significantly reduce our sense of feeling connected to our loved ones. Individuals have described finding a complete lack of motivation in doing usual daily interests, even hobbies or interests that used to be exciting. Prolonged lockdown periods have left lost of people feeling a lack of motivation to get up and out of bed in the morning.
It is really important to know the warning signs that everything is not okay. Therefore we discuss a few reasons why individuals reach out to a skilled psychologist to explore proven strategies to assist in restoring greater life satisfaction and balance.
Being tired and not sleeping well disrupts genes that govern circadian rhythm, effectively reducing your ability to perform a task. The lack of sleep reduces activity in your hippocampus – the memory centre of the brain. Research has also shown lack of sleep to affect memory and ability to retain information.
Anxiety is characterised by feelings of excessive worry, anxiety or fear that result in disruption to daily activities. Often this can result in avoidance of the thought stressor to provide short-term relief.
A large volume of research found that clinical outcomes with telehealth are as good as or better than usual care and that telehealth improves intermediate outcomes and satisfaction.
Our warm and compassionate psychologists are experienced in supporting individuals to restore life balance and improve their independence, confidence and activities of daily living within their local community.
Research has found that finding the best Melbourne psychologist or best online psychologist largely comes down to the therapeutic relationship.
The festive season is an exciting time to connect with loved ones and to celebrate. But for others, it can be the most stressful time of the year. Financial issues, family conflict and loneliness can increase stress.
ADHD is characterized by hyperactivity and impulsivity, inattention or by a combination of hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention that is inconsistent with developmental level and impairs daily function.
Body image is how you perceive, think, and feel about your body. This can include your body size, weight, shape, or your appearance more generally. A positive body image can improve self-esteem, self-acceptance and a healthy relationship with food and physical activity.
A psychologist is trained to help support participants under the NDIS to develop and maintain life skills, capacity building, independent living and increased participation within the local community.
A mood swing is a sudden or intense change in an emotional state. During a mood swing, a person may quickly switch from feeling happy and upbeat to feeling sad, irritable, or angry.
Positive Wellbeing Psychology wants to help you set up your telehealth home set-up. To get it right, several factors need to be considered.
Communication is found to rapidly transform conflict and misunderstanding into trust and intimacy, thereby improving one's mood, self-esteem, and overall interpersonal functioning.
Depression is not about just ‘feeling down’ and presents with a number of emotional and behavioural symptoms that interferes with daily life and interpersonal relationships.
The Australian Government announced the extension of telehealth services with a psychologist, and the ongoing availability to access Medicare rebates with a GP referral letter and valid Health Care Treatment Plan.
Our discreet psychology practice prides itself on providing clients with high quality of care, with a registered psychologist, within the comfort and confidential setting of your own home, office, hotel or hired space.
COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus pandemic, has an impact on our mental health and wellbeing.
What a good night’s sleep means for one individual might be different for another. Some people often require more than 8 hours of sleep to feel rested while others might need less.
