Search Results - Counselling services

1. Why ‘Wasted Time' Isn't Wasted Time
March 16, 2018

If you are a human being, you will almost certainly have regretted doing certain things with your life that you subsequently considered to have been a waste of your time. It may have been time spent in a soul-destroying job, enduring a toxic relationship or simply a period of years when you seemed to lack productivity and direction. It’s true that there are many things in life that one can waste. You can, for example, waste food by not eating it before it passes its ‘use by’ date, or waste money on products or experiences that bring no pleasure or other tangible benefit to your life. ... (read more)

Author: Smith Lara

2. Holistic Psychotherapy
July 06, 2017

The word holistic has been used to describe health care practices that include acupuncture, massage therapy, Reiki, naturopathy, and homeopathy. These practices attempt to bring harmony to the physical, energetic, and/or nutritional states of individuals. Holistic Psychotherapy also seeks to bring balance between these systems. However, as with all psychotherapy, its primary focus is the treatment of psychological and emotional pain that manifests in depression, anxiety, trauma and related disorders. It is the way in which holistic psychotherapy treats these disorders that marks its depar... (read more)

Author: Innes Donaldson

3. Counselers and Psychotherapy
July 06, 2017

The last few decades have lead to a strong recognition for Counselers and Psychotherapy as a way of helping individuals to deal with and overcome a number of personal problems and emotional issues from historical experiences to work or relationship issues, or behavioral concerns. In addition to assisting individuals to deal with personal issues, many leading organisations are increasingly using psychologists and other professionals with a background in Psychology to research and design new products, or assist with marketing strategies. As a result the demand for psychotherapists and counselors... (read more)

Author: Innes Donaldson

4. Studying a psychotherapy degree
July 06, 2017

Psychotherapy degree does not exist. Psychotherapy can only be attained by first becoming a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a social worker, or even a registered nurse with vast psychiatric experience. Then, special courses for the subject would be taken to certify the candidate to practice psychotherapy. There is a wide range of opportunities in becoming a competent psychotherapist such as working as a counselor in a school setting, doing private practice, a therapist in hospitals, and many other specialties. Psychotherapists can also work in federal organizations and groups as analysts and cou... (read more)

Author: Innes Donaldson

5. Anxiety Can Be Useful - But Also Difficult To Manage
June 30, 2017

Anxiety Can Be Useful – But Also Difficult To Manage We are all familiar with those telltale symptoms of anxiety – the shaking and trembling, the shortness of breath, the headaches and general tightness throughout our bodies that many of us want to suffer less from. However, many of us also fail to truly understand the differences between anxiety and fear, and why anxiety can be so useful but also so difficult to manage. Fear And Anxiety Both Produce A Stress Response Anxiety can often be helpful as an alert to possible danger. If you are walk... (read more)

Author: Smith Lara

6. 4 Emotional Health Issues That Can Be Assisted Through Professional Counselling
January 31, 2017

Do you often feel suffocated by your thoughts to an extent that you cannot hear your inner voice? Do you suffer from addictive impulses or thoughts? Is anxiety making ordinary living difficult? Are you feeling confused and lonely? Due to our busy lives, it often becomes difficult to find someone non-judgemental to talk to and be heard. Counseling is a professional activity involving an interpersonal relationship to enable people to develop self-understanding and to make changes in their lives. Professional counsellors and psychotherapists work within a clearly contracted, principled relat... (read more)

Author: Alice Campbell