INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY: FROM PLEASURE TO PROBLEM | PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION COUNSELLING MELBOURNE
The rise of what has been popularly termed ‘pornography addiction’ is a rising cause of suffering and malaise within our culture today, as the Internet and the proliferation of pornography accessible on it has most certainly imposed itself as a sexual reality in most cultures around the world (Rodriguez, 2007). The effects of this on men and women are […]
ANXIETY COUNSELLING MELBOURNE – HOW COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY CAN HELP
The sensation and experience of anxiety is something that affects all of us. Along side of depression, anxiety has been diagnosed as the number one mental health concern that effects a significant majority of the population. Although it is common knowledge that a little anxiety can help us perform better in certain situations, the debilitating […]
DREAMS IN COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY
“There is a knowledge you understand in dreams that has nothing to do with what you are left with when you are supposedly awake. That is why it is so important to decipher dream”. (Lacan, 1973-74) The importance of dreams, the process of their production, their articulation and their interpretation in ones everyday life is […]
PTSD COUNSELLING MELBOURNE – HOW COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY CAN HELP
Investigations into the physiological and psychological effects of extreme stress have been a focus in psychological research for more than a hundred years (1) Psychological research into extreme stress reactions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been of primary importance and is of increasing significance in our modern times (2). What is Post-Traumatic Stress […]
PSYCHOSOMATIC COUNSELLING MELBOURNE: UNEXPLAINABLE PAINS THAT DON’T MAKE SENSE
We all experience what are known as stress-related difficulties in our lives and no one is immune from the pressures that life can sometimes create. These stress-related problems can be expressed in our body in a myriad of ways and disappear once the cause of the stress is removed. Yet for some people, they suffer […]
INFIDELITY IN RELATIONSHIPS – CHEATING PARTNERS COUNSELLING MELBOURNE
The act or fact of having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than your husband, wife or partner can be the most painful and bond-breaking act that a relationship can go through. The sense of betrayal that comes with the act of infidelity and when it gets found out is sometimes simply too […]
GRIEF AND LOSS COUNSELLING MELBOURNE: HOW COUNSELLING CAN HELP
The one experience in life that no one can or has ever avoided, despite the many attempts that we have read about in the annals of history, in fiction books or in our own lives, is the experience of loss. The experience of loss is something that begins at the very beginnings of life and […]
DEPRESSION COUNSELLING MELBOURNE
Depression is a highly complex and potentially devastating condition that affects people for all walks of life, regardless of age, gender, and cultural or socio-economic background. People who suffer from depression or who have suffered from this can testify to the fact that it can affect many or all aspects of everyday living, including your […]
ADDICTION COUNSELLING MELBOURNE
Drug and alcohol use is widespread in our culture and prevalent throughout civilization. Our knowledge about the effects of the many legal and illegal drugs and alcohol and the use of these substances have expanded over the last decades and many people now know someone, or have known of someone, who has or has had […]
COMMUNICATION IN MARRIAGE – MARRIAGE COUNSELLING MELBOURNE
“The essence of language has never been to serve the function of communication” – Jacques Lacan One of the most common complaints between couples that are heard by friends, family and therapists alike is that their respective partner doesn’t communicate with them enough or effectively. This is an all too common complaint between all people […]