Mental Health Topics

Stress and Trauma Trauma Life-shattering events: The debriefing debate Recent debate over the effectiveness of psychological debriefing following trauma has sparked some interesting opinions, discusses Dr Stan Steindl, director of Psychology Consultants. Trauma Responding to people’s trauma Trauma regularly touches …

Sleep Insomnia case study Can’t Sleep? by Kathryn Smith, BA GradDipPsychEd MPsych(Clin) MAPS Everyone likes to have a good night’s sleep, but not everyone sleeps well all the time. John is 43 and divorced from his wife five years ago. …

Separation and Divorce Kids Needs after parental separation Psychologists can provide practical advice to parents going through separation. Recent research published in the APS’s latest InPsych magazine indicates that the reactions of children and adolescents to their parents’ separation differ …

Medicare Rebates Medicare Referrals and Rebates It is common for misunderstandings to occur regarding the Medicare requirements for a client to claim the rebate for their session with a Psychologist. To help our valued clients and GP’s who refer to …

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Getting out of our heads: ACT and Defusion By Clinical Psychologist Erika Fiorenza There is a great scene in Finding Nemo where Nemo’s dad, Marlin, and his newly found friend, Dory, have been swallowed by a …

Living with depression The value of accepting depression in your journey to wellness Kathryn Smith, Psychology Consultants, Brisbane If managing depression is one of your life challenges, you may at times feel isolated and alone in your journey. The reality …

WE SAY NO TO BULLYING WE SAY NO TO BULLYING ON NATIONAL DAY AGAINST BULLYING In her 17 year professional career Clinical Psychologist Miranda Mullins has seen many cases of bullying and the serious effects that it can have on …

Worry Why do we spend so much time worrying? By Clinicial Psychologist Elizabeth Galt Worry is something that almost everyone will do from time to time. However, sometimes people find that their worry has become a large and interfering part …

By Clinical Psychologist Erika Fiorenza There is a great scene in Finding Nemo where Nemo’s dad, Marlin, and his newly found friend, Dory, have been swallowed by a whale and are holding on for their lives. Dory: “It’s time to …

Today it seems that parents and particularly mothers are expected to be super heroes, their superpower is multi-tasking. The question is what is a working motherʼs kryptonite and how do we sustain the juggling act? The decision to go back …