What is BDNF and how does it impact brain health?
1 January 2025 What is BDNF and how does it impact brain health? Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor: The Science behind Brain Health Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor There’s been a lot of talk about Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, or BDNF—and for good reason. It’s not just some random made-up acronym, it plays a very important role in […]
Medicare Better Access, Expectations and Negative Treatment Effect
5 December 2024 Medicare Better Access, Expectations and Negative Treatment Effect Setting realistic expectations of the 10 Medicare sessions per year Thoughts about Medicare Rebates from a Clinical Psychologist Having informed and reasonable expectations is very important in any treatment, especially if someone’s internal landscape includes a harsh, critical, rejecting part of themselves that would cause even […]
Are your gut issues hidden anxiety? Exploring the Gut-Brain Connection
11 November 2024 Are your gut issues hidden anxiety? Exploring the Gut-Brain Connection “Your gut and brain are inextricably linked in a bi-directional communication system” Listen to your gut… Ever felt butterflies in your stomach? Had a strong ‘gut feeling’ about something? Or maybe you’ve had your stomach ‘tied in knots’ after an unpleasant encounter […]
When to consider Trauma Informed Therapy
6 September 2024 When to consider Trauma Informed Therapy General guidelines for when to use Trauma Informed Therapy Trauma Informed Therapy in a Nutshell In some ways it is obvious – when someone has experienced trauma which has left them avoidant, emotionally shut down, acting out or crippled with anxiety, then you might recommend they […]
Thinking Things to Death
8 July 2024 Thinking Things to Death Stuck in your head with overthinking? “Stuck in My Head & Thinking Things To Death” We’ve all heard someone say they are over analysers, always up in their heads, or they think things to death. More times than not you will also hear these words accompanied by a […]
When Feeling Better Costs You
1 May 2024 When Feeling Better Costs You The cost of becoming well… “People who are suffering generally want things to change so that they can feel better and enjoy life” However, some people may be resistant to feeling better if it costs them something obvious, like the chances of a big pay out following […]
Psychological Metrics Worse but Feeling Better?
10 April 2024 Psychological Metrics Worse but Feeling Better? DASS and K10 marks worse even though you’re feeling better? “Higher scores do not always equal deterioration in psychological health, it can often be a sign of healing” We all hear about the importance of measurable outcomes, and in mental health these are often measured with […]
Practical Breathing Techniques
12 March 2024 Practical Breathing Techniques Regulating your nervous system, by actively breathing… Where to start… As we all know by now, how you breath affects how your body feels, the thing is when it comes to your nervous system it can either slow it down or amp it up depending on the patterns of […]
Remembrance Day Mental Health
11 November 2023 Remembrance Day Mental Health Their sacrifice & the mental health impact felt across generations Armistice Day 2023 marks the 105 years of Armistice Day, also known as Remembrance Day. Originally an acknowledgement of the end of World War 1 following the unconditional surrender of Germany to Allied forces in 1918, Remembrance Day […]
Blastocystis: What came first, anxiety or the parasite?
10 November 2023 Blastocystis: What came first, anxiety or the parasite? Your racing thoughts and middle of the night wakings could very well be a result of a blastocystis hominis infection. Being labelled as having IBS-A or IBS-M, you may believe that your anxiety is affecting your digestion… your anxious mind causes your muscles to tense and […]
