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Hope Counselling Service NSW

Locality: Muswellbrook, New South Wales

Phone: +61 403 065 254

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24.01.2022 Mental Health First Aid for the Suicidal Person is running in Muswellbrook on the 9th of October, this runs from 9am to 1pm, there is some spaces left but pleas...e be quick if you are wanting to attend as these are limited. I can be contacted on 6542 3555 or via email [email protected] for bookings. See more

22.01.2022 If you're interested to learn more about boundaries, check out our informative video at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=305537687258578 (Hailey Magee)

20.01.2022 Free mental health peer support line. BEING Supported is peer support service staffed by trained Peer Support Specialists, all of whom have had their own person...al experiences of mental health issues, system access, and trauma histories. The 'Warmline' is open to take your calls from 10am to 4pm and 6pm to 10pm 7 days per week. Call 1800 151 151. If you or anyone you know is needing support during these challenging times, our peer support specialists are here to support you.

18.01.2022 Today is World Mental Health Day! Every year, we ask our community to share stories, uplifting words and tattoos across the internet to raise awareness. Thank y...ou for always following through and showing the world that no one with a mental illness struggles alone. #worldmentalhealthday #projectsemicolon See more

17.01.2022 Some good ideas here that can be adapted to suit your situation. For example, If you can’t hug a person, hug a tree, an animal, a pillow... Struggling? ... Check in with yourself... What might you need right now? Reach out. See more

17.01.2022 The term ‘highly sensitive person’ was first coined in 1996 by Dr. Elaine Aron. Being a highly sensitive person is not a diagnosis, it is a trait that comes fr...om having a sensitive nervous system. It is hereditary and has been validated in several studies. What is it like to be an HSP? As an HSP the world can feel overwhelming. Bright lights, loud noises, itchy fabrics can be incredibly disturbing. For me, I have found the subtleties of relationship particularly intense. I have always been hyper aware of other people’s feelings. The tiniest nuance in the face or bodily shift, would seem to reveal to me how someone was feeling, even a stranger across a crowded room. I seemed to be able to scan a room and know which people needed something. Who was feeling uncomfortable, who was a bit drunk, who was flirting with who. In one brief look across a crowded room there was always a lot of information to process. For non-HSPs this probably sounds ludicrous. But this is how the world has always been for me. Mostly I have learned to balance the intensity out with time alone. I like to go out and have fun, and I LOVE to be alone. When I am alone there is so much less sensory information to have to process. On the upside, I think being an HSP makes me a better therapist. I am naturally attuned to the subtle shifts in my clients. I am used to receiving and processing a lot of data all at once both verbally and non-verbally. For me, when I am with a client, I feel like I am listening in multiple ways. I am listening to what is being said, and I am listening to the person’s being. What is their body saying to me, what is their inner child saying, what else is coming through in this moment in other ways? I wonder how many other people are like this? Does this resonate with you? _____ Reference Aron, E. N. (2016). The Highly Sensitive Person. NY, New York; Random House. Boterberg S, Warreyn P. Making sense of it all: The impact of sensory processing sensitivity on daily functioning of children. Pers Individ Differ. 2016;92(2):80-86. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2015.12.022 Craig AD (2009). How do you feel--now? The anterior insula and human awareness. Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 10 (1), 59-70 PMID: 19096369 #mentalhealth #psychology #relationships #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthrecovery #counselling #mentalhealthsupport #positivepsychology #healing #anxiety #depression #anxietyrelief #psychotherapy #healingjourney

12.01.2022 Just a few of the signs:

12.01.2022 Boundaries with yourself refers to the idea of drawing a line between what is okay for you and what is not okay. Sometimes we don’t know where the boundary... needs to be until we cross it and we feel angry with ourselves, disappointed or ashamed. Boundaries with yourself and others keeps us healthy and prevents burnout. Here is an example of learning a healthy personal boundary. Let’s imagine work is crazy. It is an especially busy time of the year and all hands are on deck. Over a two-week period, you find yourself online answering emails later and later at night. At first this is fine, and you find yourself fast asleep by 10pm and getting a good 8 hours sleep. After two weeks you find you are still answering emails at 12pm and then you are struggling to get to sleep. The last few nights you have fallen asleep at 3am and are getting 3-4 hours of sleep per night. This is time to PAUSE. This is time to re-think what you are doing and set up some healthy boundaries with work and with yourself. If you continue like this, you are going to end up with burnout. Boundaries help us to have respect and trust in ourselves. It can be helpful to write down our boundaries and carry them around with us as a reminder. They are like little promises to yourself that lead to greater self-respect and self-trust. What boundaries do you find helpful? _______________ #wellbeing #selfcare #selfcarethreads #selfcaretips #selfcarethread #selfcarematters #selfcarefirst #selfcarelove #selfcarepage #therapy #healing #psychology #holistichealing #psychotherapy #counselling #psychologyfacts #healingjourney #mentalhealth

10.01.2022 Maybe humans should come with warning labels.

05.01.2022 To learn more about attachment theory, check out our blog post at https://northbrisbanepsychologists.com.au/attachment-theory/ (thebraincoach)

01.01.2022 I don't know about you, but this has been a tough parenting season for us. The fear is real, the hard conversations are in full swing, and it seems like the sma...llest things require significant cost/benefit analyses. I thought it might be a good time to dig back into The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting research. It's been helping us (huge thanks to all of the research participants). This first learning is a reminder of the core finding from this research: Some of the best strategies rely on modeling the behaviors we want to see. Turns out that we need to be the adult that we want our kids to grow up to be. Dammit. There is immeasurable power in our children watching us practice self-kindness vs. berating ourselves or putting ourselves down when we stumble, fail, or make mistakes. And, no matter how we encourage them to talk to themselves, they are definitely watching to see what really matters. And, letting them in on our process is equally as powerful: "I really dropped the ball today and I'm struggling to be kind to myself about it and talk to myself the way I'd talk to someone I love." Modeling, normalizing that it isn't easy, and connecting. Y'all have a great weekend! Awkward, brave and kind, folks.

01.01.2022 Self-care doesn't need to be expensive! (@therapyforwomen)