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The Right Therapist For You Therapy is not always a walk in the park and often requires a lot of courage, but with a therapist who “gets you,” this process can be made much easier. By considering your options to improve your life through counselling, you...
You might have heard about your ‘attachment style’ – the way in which you connected with and relied upon your parents or caregivers when you needed emotional support as a child. Attachment styles often play out amidst your romantic relationships too. The three most common...
By: Elizabeth Landau, Provisional Psychologist & Associate MFT Mindfulness meditation is a particular form of meditation involving present-moment awareness, openness, and non-judgmental curiosity to one’s experiences. Mindfulness encourages you to invite in all experiences, without labelling them as ‘good’ or ‘bad.’ What does this look like in...
You might have heard about various forms of counselling – from Freudian psychoanalysis, to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, exposure therapy, art therapy, and some of the more modern treatments like somatic experiencing and Brain Spotting – these days there are plenty of psychological treatments...
In intimate relationships, control looks like when one partner takes ‘ownership’ over the other partner’s sense of reality. If one partner is frequently attempting to manage their partner’s feelings, either by minimising, exaggerating, or altogether denying their partner’s feelings, this is control-abuse and not healthy...
After having met a special someone, lots of the feel-good thoughts and emotions can come rushing in. The first stages of romantic attraction often coincide with feelings of excited anticipation and a positive mood and outlook on life, even increases in the hormone oxytocin –...
By: Elizabeth Landau, Provisional Psychologist & Associate MFT The Triangular Theory of Love was developed by Professor Robert Sternberg, and American Psychologist who distilled down the top three necessary pillars that any healthy relationship should have. What are they? According to Sternberg, the top 3 most important...
By: Elizabeth Landau, Provisional Psychologist & Associate MFT Does my mental health impact my ability to fight illness and disease? Seems so! New insights from research in psychology have begun to show us that there are links between common mental health issues like anxiety and depression and...
Between work, school, parenting, and running all the necessary errands for life, it’s no wonder that sleep often gets the back burner. But research shows us that sleep is crucial for various processes of life, including growth, maturation, and the clearing of toxic waste built up...
Depression and anxiety are different for each person. You might have feelings of profound sadness and emotional emptiness, a sort of “flatlining” of the spirit. Or you may experience severe irritability and anger over small things. You may feel tired and unmotivated much of the time....