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No excuse for abuse

Nov30
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
FACT: One in three Australian women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15. As these women often become isolated and become increasingly dependent on the abuser, it is difficult to seek help.


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One in three women will experience some form of physical abuse during their lifetime.

For Geelong woman Mary-Anne*, that abuse was daily.

Mary-Anne endured 30 years of physical, emotional and financial abuse at the hands of her husband.

She was continually punched, kicked and thrown to the ground.

She was yelled at, sworn at, and embarrassed in front of her friends.

via No excuse for abuse | Geelong, VIC, Australia.

Need help? Contact Vision Psychology’s Brisbane psychologists for advice.

 

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A Person-Centered Approach to Counselling and Psychotherapy

Nov26
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
Carl Rogers, one of the most influential psychotherapists of the 20th century, developed the approach called person-centred counselling.

 

The person-centred approach to counselling and psychotherapy views the client as the expert on his or her life. Counselling, on this approach, can provide a safe space for clients to talk over an issue openly and honestly, so they feel heard and understood.

Most importantly they learn to articulate what they are feeling in a way that gives them the clarity needed to resolve an issue or move forward with their life.

Rather than a method per se, the person-centred approach to counselling is a set of principles that can be applied to any form of counselling or therapy.

via A Person-Centered Approach to Counselling and Psychotherapy.

For your counselling needs, look up psychology Brisbane.

 

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MY HUSBAND IS A CROSS DRESSER

Nov19
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
Being a cross dresser is not easy for both the cross dresser and his family. It’s not an easy thing to deal with and they often experience a sense of despair to face the reality of the situation.

 

Cross dressers are usually hetero sexual men who like to dress up in women’s clothes. They discover their need to cross-dress during childhood starting out by dressing up in their sisters or their mother’s clothes. They soon find out that it is not accepted and are told to stop it. They feel shame become secretive and try to deny and suppress their feelings and need to cross dress.

There are many misconceptions about men who cross dress.

via MY HUSBAND IS A CROSS DRESSER | WellBeing Blog.

There are various support and social groups for cross dressers and their family.For professional counselling with Brisbane psychologists, contact Vision Psychology.

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State surge in cannabis use

Nov16
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfarereport, Tasmania was the only state in Australia in 2009-10 in which cannabis, instead of the more commonly abused substance—alcohol, was the most common primary reason for people to attend drug counselling.


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CANNABIS use was the main problem for more than half the Tasmanians who last year sought help from a drug-treatment service, according to a new national drugs report.

via State surge in cannabis use Tasmania News – The Mercury – The Voice of Tasmania.

Need counselling? Get in touch with Vision Psychology’s Brisbane psychologists.

 

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Into the light

Nov10
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
The Lighthouse Foundation provides shelter, food, counselling, health support and most of all, love—to numerous homeless young people and gives them the opportunity to turn their lives around.

 

On any given day in Australia, about 105,000 people, half of them under 24, are homeless – enough to overflow that monument to community, the MCG.

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Many of those young people are fleeing abuse – sexual, physical and emotional. Many have mental health problems. Many have substance-use issues. Helping them requires far more than providing shelter and nourishment and safety.

For the past 20 years in Melbourne, a non-government-funded organisation has been quietly developing a model that provides the range of things needed to get such young people into the community and make them secure, happy and well.

via Into the light.

For your counselling needs, check out psychology Brisbane.

 

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Is technology making us lonely?

Nov06
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
Feeling lonely on occasion is uncommon and is in fact normal. But chronic loneliness can lead to various  health problems such as anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse. Loneliness has been linked to the use of technology to communicate. Read the full article for details.

 

In this age of social networking, you’d wonder how anyone could ever feel lonely.

But the more you use technology to communicate, the lonelier you are likely to be. That’s according to a recent survey conducted by Relationships Australia, a community-based support services organization.

What we don’t know is which came first: was it that they felt lonely and they used technology as a means to lessen their loneliness; or are they using more social media and that is increasing their loneliness?

via Is technology making us lonely? – Health & Wellbeing.

Are you feeling lonely and needing to talk to somebody? Contact Vision Psychology’s Brisbane psychologistsfor help.

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Help call for sexually abusive children

Nov03
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
Whilst inappropriate sexual behaviour is not common amongst children under 12, there are children that do display such behaviour. The government must therefore make it a priority to help these children so they don’t develop into adult sex abusers and so other children don’t experience sexual abuse.

 

Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service is concerned there are not enough resources to help an increasing number of children displaying inappropriate sexual behaviour.

In the past six months, SASS has seen about 30 children aged under 12 displaying problems or sexually abusive behaviour.

via Help call for sexually abusive children – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

Need therapy and counselling? Contact Vision Psychology’s Brisbane psychologists.

 

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Trauma counselling services under strain

Oct28
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
In the past two decades, the number of refugee survivors of torture or trauma seeking counselling in South Australia has risen by 900% but non-government agencies have insufficient funding to meet this increasing demand.

 

In its 20 years, the Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service has helped more than 6,000 people from more than 90 countries, including parts of Africa and more recently Afghanistan and Iraq.

But demand for the organisation’s services has risen dramatically.

In 1991, 60 people sought counselling but last year the number was 700.

via Trauma counselling services under strain – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

Trauma counselling? Contact Vision Psychology’s Brisbane psychologistsfor assistance.

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Counselling or Psychotherapy?

Oct23
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
It is important to note that whilst the words ‘counseling’ and ‘psycotherapy’ are often used interchangeably, each has a different purpose. Counselling focuses on the present and helps you cope with current issues you are dealing with. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, focuses on developing greater self-awareness for a more meaningful life, as opposed to focusing on a particular issue. Knowing the difference between the two will help you seek out the right professional help for your personal issue.

 

If you are considering professional help for a personal issue, one of the first things you may want to consider is whether you need a counsellor or a psychotherapist.

The terms ‘counselling’ and ‘psychotherapy’ are often used interchangeably but there are important differences. Counselling is usually of a shorter duration and the focus is on a particular difficulty or situation. Psychotherapy is usually of a longer duration because the aim is emotional development and long-term personality change.

via Counselling or Psychotherapy?.

If you need counselling, contact Brisbane psychologists at Vision Psychology here.

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Not feeling happy? Get some sleep

Oct20
2011 Leave a Comment Written by Mike Leembruggen
An online survey devised by Dr Anthony Grant to calculate our happiness score out of 100, depending on a wide range of factors, reveals that sleep deprivation significantly affects our happiness levels.

 

Australians may live in “the lucky country”, but we would be a whole lot happier if we could just get more sleep, says a leading psychologist.

And those in their thirties and forties should pay particular attention to this advice, being the category most in need of bed rest – and most in need of a happiness boost.

via Not feeling happy? Get some sleep.

Learn more about psychology Brisbanewith Vision Psychology.

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