Fruition Counselling in Elwood, Victoria, Australia | Family therapist

Fruition Counselling

Locality: Elwood, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9015 9515

Address: Meredith St 3184 Elwood, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.fruitioncounselling.com/

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20.01.2022 Great news! Rebates for Counselling are now available from some Private Health Insurances. Fruition Counselling has been awarded approved provider numbers by B.U.P.A., Medibank, and the Police Health Fund. This means that our clients can now claim a rebate for counselling services provided by Fruition Counselling depending on their policies. Please check your health insurance to see if you qualify. Where did February go? Kids are well and truly back at school and parents a...re settled back into old routines. The holiday break is a recent memory, so now we are thinking about what’s ahead of us. New Year resolutions reminded us of our hopes and aspirations for our children, our relationships, our careers and for our own sense of happiness and fulfillment. Now is the time to look to the future. Setting out to transform ‘what if’ and ‘what might’ into ‘what can’ and ‘what will’ can sound more simple than it really is. Counselling can help us to consider how we see ourselves now; our current sense of self and how this has developed. Then we can use this knowledge to support the confidence to build the life we want to lead. Counselling helps us to consider what we want now and in the future and how to turn what we want into a real part of our lives. See more

20.01.2022 We hear about violence against women in the media all the time. Recently. It’s been in relation to court cases and comments attributed to well known individuals. Many women experience violence, often at the hands of men they live with or know. Of course not all men are violent, but unfortunately most violence involves men. Violence can be experienced in many ways physical, sexual, psychological, verbal and financial with lingering consequences. Many women remain in situa...tions where they are vulnerable. If they leave they can take the trauma with them where it seeps into new relationships. Importantly violence breeds in women a way of understanding themselves as responsible for the treatment they experience. They can also come to misunderstand what real love and a caring relationship looks like. Children who experience a violent situation, directly or indirectly, can suffer the consequences for a life-time through residual trauma and because they come to understand violence as somehow normal. Perpetrators of violence need to take responsibility for their feelings, including anger, frustration and the need to be in control. They need to understand that violent ways of behaving are not normal, and do not express masculinity. They need to understand that this behaviour can not be forgiven as a momentary lapse of judgment or loss of control. It turns into a lack of trust that eats away at relationships with loved ones. Counselling, including family counselling, can assist individuals and couples to understand what constitutes violence, how it is triggered and to understand ways of addressing the core issues that underlie it.

11.01.2022 2018! A new year begins Before we get into old routines, 2018 brings us an opportunity to look at our relationships through new eyes. This involves looking at ourselves also our priorities, our strengths and what we want to challenge about the way we think and engage with those around us. Personal growth is the first step towards making relationships more rewarding. At Fruition Counselling we are up for the challenge of helping you challenge yourself.

11.01.2022 A New Academic Year Begins! Many new students are now beginning the university degree they have worked so hard to get into. It should be an exciting time meeting new friends, entering new classrooms and confronting new ways of teaching and learning. Successful school students do not always make successful university students. Many aren’t used to being independent learners and find universities busy, crowded and alienating places. Students can also become overwhelmed tryin...g to fit in with their peers so the many social distractions can take over and academic work can be overlooked. In their last year of school, families and teachers understand the stress students face with exams. Once at university, students’ stress and their ability to manage it can be overlooked. This is the beginning of a new journey and parents need to accept that it is difficult and seek ways of staying in touch with their children’s coping mechanisms before it’s too late. Anxiety and depression can affect many young students. Look out for the symptoms and seek professional help along the way.

09.01.2022 The festive season can be a very difficult time of the year, especially for people already under stress. Loneliness through bereavement, separation or divorce can bring pain. Tensions within families and relationships can come to the fore. We are under pressure to celebrate beyond our means. Counseling can help us to; - develop strategies for self-care - focus on what we have and - engage meaningfully with others who we know may be hurting.

08.01.2022 First Day of School Blues. We spend a lot of time supporting our children at critical times in their lives. Starting school is one of these times; helping them to prepare and familiarize themselves with a new routine. They need support coping with what can be a taxing time on their physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing. Children need to adjust to new teachers, environments, learning and of course the social realities of making friends. However, when our children beg...in school it is also a critical time for parents who need to make adjustments of their own. Leaving your child at school means letting them enter ‘the real world’ and become independent. This can affect parents’ self-image as they struggle to make sense of their own lives now that they are not defined as full-time parents. Many women in particular, feel these emotions deeply the child leaving to begin their own life while the mother is left wondering; ‘Where to now for me?’ We need to remember that looking after our selves is the first step in looking after our children. Maintaining our own health and mental well being not only allows us to better support our children but also allows us to model successful adaptation to change. Happy children, equals happy parents, and happy parents equals happy children. Contact Fruition Counselling where working on education related issues is a specialisation. See more

08.01.2022 It’s that time of the year again! Students are preparing for the end of the academic year and stress levels will be high. This is a tough time for those studying for exams, particularly those in their final year of schooling. So much is invested in these few days and students are often told that the rest of their lives will be determined by their Year 12 results. These are tough times for parents who have to prepare their children for exams, help them do as well as they possi...bly can but also ease their anxiety. Households can become difficult places at a time when they need to be relaxed and nurturing. Help the students in your life by letting them know that results are NOT life determining. There are others ways to achieve, including getting into or completing courses and degrees that are currently the most important. Being happy and healthy is not only important but can also help people to do the things they want. Exercise, diet, sleep and relaxation can help results. It’s a matter of managing time. It’s also importantly, about managing the way in which we see ourselves, current situations we are in and future possibilities. It’s about knowing ourselves, not through comparing ‘us to them’ but in terms of who we really are and who we want to become what really motivates us. Parents need to understand that their children are not an extension of them. Their role is to assist their children blossom into the adults they are becoming, rather than the adults parents might want them to be. Fruition Counselling offers adolescent and adult students support and also assists parents and families work through issues that may be hampering happiness, health and fulfillment.

07.01.2022 Chocolates, Red Roses, Champagne! How will you be spending Valentine’s Day? As Valentine’s Day approaches, we are surrounded by reminders that we should be in a relationship and celebrating our love. But we may be in an unhappy relationship. ... Let's use Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to review our relationship. Are we taking our relationship for granted? How can we sustain and maintain the things that work for us? How can we challenge the things that aren’t working for us as a couple? Many of us are not in a relationship and in these circumstances, Valentine’s Day may make us feel like failures. Am I happy or unhappy being single? One of the best ways of building and maintaining a relationship is to look first at ourselves. Good relationships begin with loving who we are, and entering relationships as independent individuals who can provide love and commitment to our partner and receive the same from them in return. Fruition Counselling supports individuals and couples work on their relationships. A relationship needs to be nurtured each and every day. It’s an investment worth making.

06.01.2022 Today, many students will begin or get back to university study. Most will be eager young students who have just completed school. They have made it into a course after what can be a gruelling system that grades them as ‘good enough’ or ‘not good enough’ to continue with study and career plans. For those who may be a little disappointed, some readjustment may be necessary. This is especially so given the feelings of failure that often accompany not getting into a desired co...urse or university. They need to understand that the final years of school are just that then there is the rest of your life! Confidence may need rebuilding, aspirations evaluated afresh and some examination of what is important as future to pathways are reconsidered. University study is different from school and many students find the readjustment necessary difficult. Sometimes the realisation that independent study is required comes too late and experiences of failure which are unfamiliar need to worked through. There are also those students who are working full-time, many raising children, who have decided to go back to study part-time. These are often the forgotten students who it is assumed have the skills and resilience to cope. In these situations, partners and families are tested and study can become a burden, which in turn affects relationships. In all these circumstances counselling can assist students and those close to them adjust and come to terms with priorities and future pathways. Fruition Counselling can assist with these issues and help individuals achieve their aspirations for the future. See more

03.01.2022 Many of us are shocked, angered and saddened by the events in Christchurch. Regardless of your religion or your political beliefs we all lose when something like this happens. We are brought face to face with how fragile our lives and our way of life has become. We can lose our sense of everyday safety. We can become suspicious of those around us. We can relive previous experiences of danger and pain. Switching off from the shrillness of political debate can provide some rel...ief. But importantly, we can look around us and remind ourselves that we are surrounded by good people who have been brought together because they each share a disregard for those who are filled with hate. There are forms of mindfulness that can assist us to focus on the positives of the everyday. There are also ways of deepening self-care so that previous traumas can once again recede into the background of our lives.

03.01.2022 The first major break of the year is here. For many of us, this is a hectic time. We take the opportunity to prepare for marked celebrations; for the religious, Easter and Passover are approaching. There are other significant days including Anzac Day and Mothers Day. Such days provide the opportunity to share special time with family and friends. This can be at home, trips away or at organized events. It’s worth savouring the time we have together and the effort we and others... bring to the table when we celebrate special occasions. We should also remember that, for many, these events could stimulate pain. We may be tempted to dwell on what is missing in our life parents, partners, children, grandchildren. We need to prepare ourselves for the potential risk of feeling down, because we imagine ourselves as different from the idealised forms of family or love as beamed through televisions and magazines. This time of the year also marks the end of term or semester for those studying. We face up to assignments, exams and the threat of poor results. Our stress levels can peak. For those beginning university this is the first time, for example, we face scrutiny in this way; have we socialized too much, emphasizing friendships over study? Fruition Counselling can assist people to deal with emotional ‘hot spots’ recognise what these are, when they may occur and what to do to pre-empt them or deal with them. Dr Georgina Tsolidis is highly qualified and experienced and can facilitate getting you where you want to be.

02.01.2022 It’s the time of year when students are receiving news about their study options. It’s easy to judge yourself by a number or whether you got into a particular university or a particular course. Don’t! The score tells you how well you did at a series of exams. Your future is about a lot more than that. Resilience allows you to construct different pathways if this is necessary. And for those who enter their chosen pathways, transitioning from school to university is difficult and also requires resilience. At Fruition Counselling we have specific experience when it comes to education and can help you determine pathways and develop successful ways of travelling to where you’re heading.

01.01.2022 Are you in a relationship with someone who doesn’t share your cultural or religious background? This can be exhilarating, but it can also create difficulties, especially when it comes to rearing children together. For many couples compromise seems impossible. Decisions about how children are reared can be linked to parents but also grandparents and their expectations. And if particular ways of doing things are not honoured, it can feel like a piece of yourself is left behind. At Fruition Counselling we have specific expertise in cross-cultural counselling, built on years of conducting research within multicultural Melbourne. We can assist from a basis of understanding what it’s really like.