When life overwhelms and is full of uncertainty, especially at present with fires engulfing and threatening our land, our towns, our homes, our livelihoods, our holiday destinations, our dear friends and family and so many beloved creatures. What an out pouring of grief as we witness the shocking evacuation…

Given the traffic and the lack of parking at the shopping centres…shopping, in particular gift giving, appears to be paramount again this year. Of course we enjoy Christmas goodies, the food and the beverages that tantalise and add to the specialness of any occasion and buying gifts for the little and big ones in our circle can be one of life’s simple pleasures…

Being kind is virtuous. As wikipedia states, “kindness is a behaviour marked by ethical characteristics, a pleasant disposition and concern and consideration for others”. In other words, being kind includes being nice, polite and caring for others…

Our mental health is just as important as our physical health. Let’s take care of it together. How? By telling our stories and admitting our vulnerability. We all get stressed…

Once again it is R U Ok? Day. This is a day when we are encouraged to reach out and check in with one another. To trust our instincts and ask friends, family and peers if they are ok?…

The doorbell rings…what do we think? An unknown caller rings our number…what do we feel? An unmarked letter arrives…what do we do?…

What motivates us to think about Christmas in the middle of the year? What is causing us to feel whimsical?…

Relationship Counselling covers all types of relationships. Counselling can be used to discuss issues in families, friendships and couples. Problems can involve anything from a poor relationship with a parent, difficulties in a friendship or with a partner, or even your relationships at work…

We are in the business of helping people to deal with the stuff of life. We listen without judgement, we support while gently challenging and we encourage without persuasion to enable our clients to choose whatever it takes to live life better. Our aim is to help bring about lasting positive change…

Research shows that understanding our values can determine satisfaction in our work, our relationships and leisure activities. This is not about goal setting but about our chosen or desired lifestyle and living by our values. Why is it important to reflect on our values?…

Did you know that 1 in 6 people will be affected by brain disease and disorders in their lifetime? The Brain Foundation and its division Headache Australia are raising funds for much needed research…

How are you, is a standard greeting of many. Some habitually ask this but are not attuned to listening or hearing a response and others genuinely want to understand and know how we are…

Hello 2019 and here we go again! How do we feel about this new year? What do we hope will eventuate? How can we enable this to happen?…

We are reminded time and time again that it takes courage to make an appointment. When a crisis happens we generally either reach out or we retreat in. It is a turning point. We can go in either direction. We can use it as an opportunity to move toward growth, enrichment, improvement or we can get stuck in despair and live in pain…

Today is the last day of November and this means that the first day of the month begins tomorrow. No kidding, it’s the same way every month of the year. Yes, but this is the last month of the year! How do we feel about that?…

We may or may not be Royalist’s but it’s difficult not to feel some warmth toward Harry and Meghan. They generously and kindly connect with others in different cultures and situations…

If you travel then you have probably experienced jet lag…that feeling of uncertainty, of not knowing what day it is or what time it is and whether it is an ok time to eat or to sleep. Even just travelling from Perth in the last couple of weeks you would have experienced 4 different time zones as daylight savings kicked in. It effects our equilibrium and it can effect our physical…

Thursday 13th September is R U OK? DAY... a national day of action, dedicated to inspiring people of all backgrounds to regularly ask each other ‘Are you OK?’. It's a national day of action which aims to prevent suicide by encouraging Australians to connect with someone they care about and help stop seemingly little problems turning into potentially big ones…

Everyone gets anxious and most of us feel anxious much of the time. It is normal to be anxious. This is not a bad thing but a fact of life. Knowing that anxiety is part of our very existence not only normalises it but can help reduce the fear that we might have when anxious. Why do we feel this way? Because we all need to be alert to stay safe…

When we want to know something we can pretty much Google it. We can learn a lot about all kinds of things. For this we can thank other people with the experience and the skill that we lack…