At Amima Counselling Brisbane we see numerous clients who present for counselling with binge drinking problems. Most of the time these clients want to gain more control of their drinking and its associated problematic behaviours such as violence, arguments, risky sexual behaviour and gambling. In order to help our clients who drink alcohol as binge drinkers, [...]
Jasmin Lill a reporter, recently interviewed Amima's counsellor David Ferguson on relationship issues caused by Facebook. This article was featured in The Australian and The Courier Mail. FACEBOOK infidelity is on the rise, with private sex chats ending relationships once they're discovered on the social network. David Ferguson from Amima Counselling in Brisbane said [...]
Here at Amima Counselling Brisbane, many of our clients present looking for gambling counselling due to their betting being out of control. Some play the pokies too much while others find it difficult to leave the casino or the TAB. Wherever there are people gambling there are people with gambling problems who could benefit from some [...]
Whether it’s betting online or in a casino, betting on sports, roulette, scratchies or pokie machines – problem gambling can put enormous stress on relationships, interfere with work and lead to financial ruin. You may even find yourself doing things you never thought you would, like stealing money to gamble or pay your debts. With the [...]
You may have hundreds, even thousands of friends on facebook but can you really have and maintain meaningful friendships with that many people? At home, families may be sitting together but they are texting or reading emails, at work staff are texting during meetings and during class at school students are busy on their phones or [...]
Sex addiction is becoming more visible during these times of online dating sites, porn websites, Facebook and SMS technology. It is becoming increasingly easier to meet new people online and to develop a relationship with them without even meeting them. Some of these online liaisons can lead to fulfilling and meaningful relationships while others can lead [...]