Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers

A new Mum: "I'm physically exhausted. I'm emotionally drained. I'm struggling to know what to do. I've lost my independence; my previous sources of validation; and my sense of control. I'm grumpy with my partner. And I can't think straight." more ...

Children

When the child is struggling and stumbling through the tasks of childhood (to play, to learn, to share experience), intervention at this age may remove the emotional impediments to growth and allow the cycle of achievement to kick in, which in turn inspires self-esteem, providing the best launching pad for adolescence. more ...

Adolescents

Adolescence is a time of significant cognitive development, body changes and developing sexuality. The teen seesaws between childhood and maturity, amidst grief for what is lost and fear of what is ahead. There is a desire to differentiate oneself from parents and develop a sense of identity. The external environment includes academic, peer, media, and society pressure, with cultural and counter-cultural messages relating to sexuality, body image, drugs, alcohol and outsider behaviour. Typically there are times when there is more happening in the adolescent's life (internally and externally) than he/she is able to process. Moodiness and/or provocative behave results. It can be a turbulent and chaotic time. The adolescent can evoke in the parent the feelings that are too hard for the adolescent to contain, and so we feel angry, anxious and overwhelmed - sometimes almost unbearably so. more ...

Couples Therapy

We will often, in an unconscious way, elicit in our partners the very behaviours we found so difficult in our parents. It is often the ghosts of painful imprints from the past that get in the way of us responding differently in the current relationship. more ...

Separation Counselling

Sometimes one person (or both) within the relationship are unable to break from relationship-defeating patterns and one decides that separation would be the lesser of two painful options. Then the new question is how to achieve this without escalating the inevitable pain and anger. more ...

Divorced Parents

Therapeutic and Child-Informed Family Dispute Resolution can assist separated parents develop and refine workable parenting arrangements that are in the best interests of the children. more ... more ...

Seniors and Carers

Caring for a sick and elderly loved one in decline is one of the most emotionally and physically difficult undertakings in life. It is also one of the most noble and humane. To stay afloat, the carer endeavours to manage their own emotional reactions, and recognise and respect the emotional responses of the patient. more ...