I’ve been a therapist for over three decades so I’ve seen relational and individual patterns and trends come an go. Today, I thought I’d talk about something that has become a hot topic. It literally is everywhere. If I go on to social media, I’m inundated with lists, reels, memes, or people commenting in some […]
When people come to see me for relationship counselling and I ask, “what is the biggest thing that requires work in your relationship?” Conflict resolution always is in the top 5 answers given, usually by both partners. My practice utilises several techniques for conflict resolution. Below is a short overview to give people some food […]
I originally wrote this post about Sandy Hook in America for another site. Recently in Australia we have had a tragedy surrounding a primary school in Devonport, Tasmania. Although I have changed up some details here, the principles of the post are intrinsically the same – feelings of grief and worry or anxiety. A few […]
One of the things we like to do as sex therapists is to help normalise and destigmatise sex, sexuality, and sexual diversity. Discussing desire is one of the topics that I cover to help build a solid foundation. Generally no two people have the same level of desire at the same time. Sure, it’s more […]
Empathy forms a significant part of my relationship counselling. It’s important for all counselling. I think we’ve all met people over the years who declare themselves as ’empathetic’ but then tend to “at least” others when they have pain or hurts in their life – “I’m feeling depressed right now, “at least you’ve got a […]
Affairs/cheating/infidelity, whatever name you prefer, is an emotive topic because we see it as the ultimate betrayal. Society labels it as such. Some cultures, family, friends, print media, and online/social media weigh in heavily. No matter what, it certainly causes hurt, strong emotion, opinion. Sex is a taboo topic at the best of times, and infidelity […]