The AISHM Conference 2014 will include a full day of pre-conference workshops on Friday 14 November, offering professionals a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional development. The pre-conference workshops will include 4 workshops designed to augment and enhance knowledge for sex therapists, sexual health counsellors, general practitioners and sex educators. Some topics which will be…
Harville Hendrix PhD is a celebrated therapist, educator, clinical trainer, author and lecturer with over 40 years experience in working with couples. He was propelled to fame in the 1980s when Oprah featured his bestselling book “Getting the Love You Want” on her show and subsequently had Harville appear 18 times on her daytime talk show.…
In this interview, Clinton Power speaks with the Director of PDP Seminars, Carmen Nicotra, about how PDP came about and their philosophy of providing professional development for counsellors and psychotherapists in Australia. In this interview Carmen discusses: How PDP Seminars came about and developed into the professional development organisation it is today. The philosophy and…
by Australia Counselling Member Christina Taylor “Joy and woe are woven fine, A clothing for the soul to bind.” William Blake Standing on the Californian coast at Big Sur is, in itself, a magical experience. However, for me, in March 2014, the excitement was in finally meeting a woman who had just been awarded the 2013…
Did you know that the symptoms of ADHD and Autism can be profoundly affected by diet? Sydney Dietitian Paula Tazzyman knows because she’s been working with children who suffer from these conditions for over 15 years and has helped thousands of children and families suffering from these conditions. In this podcast, Paula speaks about how…
by Clinton Power In 2006 the Better Access Scheme was introduced so Australians diagnosed with mental health disorders could access rebated mental health services. This meant a person had to receive a diagnosis of a listed mental illness from the “bible of psychiatry” called the DSM- the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-…
If you’re working as a counsellor or therapist, it’s only natural you want to create a thriving practice where you can make a difference to many people over time. That’s why you go into this profession isn’t it? If you have a dream of having a successful private practice, it may include a goal…
Have you ever had the experience of struggling to feel empathy towards a client or felt exhausted and dreaded facing sessions with your clients? If you answered yes, it’s likely you have experienced a self-care issue. Self-care issues can emerge on a spectrum from compassion fatigue at one end to total burnout at the other.…
Are you struggling with staying on top of everything you need to do to run your private practice efficiently? Perhaps you know you could be using technology and apps to help make your counselling business more productive but you’re not sure where to start? There are so many apps and new software on the market…
In this podcast, we interview Dr. Sue Johnson, who is a leader in the field of relationships and couple therapy and is the primary founder of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, which is used as an approach to working with couples throughout the world. She calls herself an attachment theorist and researcher and she helps people…
