Private Health Provider Some private health insurance funds provide rebates for counselling services, depending on whether you have an eligible policy and level of cover. All private health providers have different policies and rules of eligibility in order to access rebates, so please check your level of cover and the requirements needed. I am a registered [...]
Amima now has access to Telehealth services. Telehealth simply refers to the "distribution of health-related services and information via electronic information and telecommunication technologies". We've made Telehealth as simple as possible for our clients. You don't need to login or download anything, you just need to click on the special link we send you. It should work [...]
You probably noticed the news reports of panic buying in retail liquor stores even though the Australian Government announced that the continuation of retail alcohol services was seen as an ‘essential service’, along with supermarkets, pharmacies and petrol stations. So, with liquor shops remaining open through the crisis are people drinking more? Hello Sunday Morning conducted [...]
For many of us alcohol is an accepted and often a habitual part of our lives. But new research is showing that even small amounts of alcohol can have adverse effects on our health and even reduce our life expectancy. For Australians aged 15 years and older, 3 out of 4 drink alcohol and 3 million [...]
Modern technology such as smart phones and tablets were designed to make us more efficient and productive, yet they often led us to distraction and have growingly increased our ability to procrastinate. But there is a difference between innocent procrastination and destructive procrastination. When we avoid getting things done, even when we know that serious consequences [...]
Our mental health is just as important as our physical health. Think of it this way, imagine your driving your car and it starts making some loud, unusual noises. At first you might hope that it just disappears and goes away, but what if over time it actually gets worse, its gets louder and soon you [...]
Stress and the overwhelming demands of being a busy working mum can take their toll. A client Sue describes feeling constantly uptight and wired trying to be the perfect working mum – from dealing with homework, pick-ups and drop-offs to cooking and providing the love and care her kids need, along with running her husbands busy [...]
For most people, Christmas is an enjoyable time of the year when we find time to relax, spend time with family and catch up with friends. However, for others, Christmas can be a time of struggle and regret due to excessive drinking and regrets from associated behaviours. Some people might drink too much at their work [...]
Your life and career are on track, but you like to unwind with a few drinks, so there’s no way you could be an alcoholic, is there? You come home at the end of a long hard day at work, eager to pour some wine even though this morning you promised you wouldn’t. But you [...]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a particular set of mental health reactions that can develop in people who have been through or witnessed an event which threatened their life or safety, or that of others around them and led to feelings of intense fear, helplessness or horror. This could be a car or other serious [...]