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Edited by Jill Wright,
If you're a parent who just can't make it into a clinic for an appointment, then online counselling may be the solution for you. Online counselling is a convenient and flexible way for parents and children to access expert counselling services and advice in real time. Just like face-to-face counselling, video counselling allows your and your child or adolescent to...
If you’re after a safe and supportive social environment to discuss and work through issues, while being guided by psychologist, than group therapy is the right option for you. Group therapy is a type of psychological treatment that involves a small group of people meeting on a regular basis to talk, interact and discuss issues with each other, led by...
Edited by Jill Wright,
I'd scarcely had time to digest the excellent advice Sharae Coughlan provided in her post (below) on parents becoming "emotion coaches" for children, before an article in the Harvard Business Review popped into my email Inbox which shows just how important attitudes to emotional setbacks can be in adult life too. That article reflects on work by social psychologist Lauren...
Edited by Jill Wright,
Parents often find themselves in situations where they need to help children manage difficult feelings. Imagine this scenario: David is an eight-year-old boy who normally enjoys going to soccer training. You're ready to leave and you go to his bedroom to find him crying on his bed. He says "I'm not going! You can't make me go!" He then mumbles...
As a former senior psychologist with the Australian Federal Police, Psychology Melbourne team member Warrick Arblaster has a great deal of expertise in psychological testing, particularly in the area of security. In this post, he examines some of the issues. All types of business and organisations may choose to use psychological testing, sometimes as part of a preliminary selection process....
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All children need discipline and safe boundaries, but physical punishment is one form that should be avoided. Studies have shown that while smacking - provided it does not constitute illegal physical abuse of a child - has no long-term positive effects on behaviour change, that is the very reason many parents cite for why they use physical discipline in the...
By Natalie-Mai Holmes,
There's a difference between fear and a phobia, says Psychology Melbourne psychologist, Natalie-Mai Holmes, who has a particular interest in this area. She points out that when we feel fear, we are experiencing our body's natural response to actual danger. It can stop us from doing risky things and prepares the body to defend itself. A phobia, however, is an...
Edited by Jill Wright,
Mindfulness essentially is paying attention to one's life, here and now, with kindness and curiosity. The practice of mindfulness can teach children how to pay attention and increase awareness of their bodies, minds, emotions and what is happening around them. This increasing awareness is important because it allows children a greater choice and control over how they respond to events,...
Edited by Jill Wright,
The start of a new year is a great time to review your business plan and refine your objectives and goals. Psychology Melbourne Corporate Psychologist Gavin Sharp has some great ideas that will help you get off on the right foot in 2016: Managing a successful business is usually about being able to manage people effectively, from recruiting the right...
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Did you make a New Year’s resolution last week? Are you full of determination to make that change stick, or are you already feeling your will-power is waning? If you really do want to make a fresh start or break an old behaviour pattern in 2016, Psychology Melbourne clinical psychologist Scott Barnett offers several tips to strengthen your resolve. The...