Now Offering Private Health Rebates

By |2021-01-07T11:35:48+00:00January 7th, 2021|Categories: Addiction, Alcohol, Angry, Anxiety, Binge Drinking, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Family, Gambling, Goals, Health & Fitness, Marriage, Mindfulness, Relationships, Stress, Values|

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 [...]

New: Telehealth is Here!

By |2020-05-26T15:25:32+00:00May 26th, 2020|Categories: Addiction, Alcohol, Angry, Anxiety, Binge Drinking, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Family, Gambling, Goals, Health & Fitness, Marriage, Mindfulness, Relationships, Stress, Values, Work and Study|

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 [...]

Have You Been Drinking More During Isolation?

By |2020-05-26T14:48:05+00:00May 26th, 2020|Categories: Addiction, Alcohol, Angry, Anxiety, Binge Drinking, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Goals, Health & Fitness, Marriage, Relationships, Stress, Values|

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 [...]

What’s the number 1 tool to transform your life?

By |2020-05-26T14:38:35+00:00January 15th, 2020|Categories: Anxiety, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Goals, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Stress, Values|

Gratitude is the number 1 tool to transform your life, I know this sounds very cliché, but gratitude works. In fact, according to a leading researcher on gratitude Robert Emmons, in his new book, Gratitude Works, he found the key trick to gratitude is journaling. Journaling helps you uncover personal insights about yourself, which can really [...]

Procrastination

By |2020-06-17T09:31:14+00:00May 1st, 2019|Categories: Addiction, Anxiety, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Goals, Mindfulness, Stress, Work and Study|

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 [...]

Ways To Thrive Not Just Survive This Christmas

By |2020-06-17T09:35:17+00:00December 4th, 2018|Categories: Alcohol, Anxiety, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Family, Goals, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Stress|

It's hard to believe that it's December already. This time of year finding time for yourself can feel like an impossible task. Whether you feel you just do not have the time or you feel guilty scheduling time for yourself. Maybe your a parent or a caregiver for an elderly parent, maybe you are working multiple [...]

Is therapy something to be ashamed of?

By |2020-06-17T09:43:32+00:00September 28th, 2018|Categories: Addiction, Alcohol, Angry, Anxiety, Binge Drinking, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Family, Gambling, Goals, Health & Fitness, Marriage, Mindfulness, Relationships, Stress, Values, Work and Study|

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 [...]

Does Your Fighting Forecast The End?

By |2020-07-05T14:42:18+00:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: Angry, Boundaries, Counselling, Family, Marriage, Relationships, Stress, Values|

All couples argue to one degree or another. The question is, are you simply a fiery emotional pair? Like in the movies where she yells at him, he yells back that he won’t put up with it anymore, and then suddenly they are passionately kissing. If this is you, then disagreements may be your idea of [...]

Making Peace With Your Past By Choosing Forgiveness

By |2020-07-05T14:45:29+00:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Boundaries, Counselling, Depression, Family, Mindfulness, Relationships, Stress, Values|

Are you haunted by something that happened in your past? Whether someone wronged you or you made a decision you regret, forgiveness is what you do for yourself, not for other people. When you forgive, it doesn't mean that you approve of what's happened. Rather, it means that you're giving yourself permission to move on with [...]

Are You a Binge Drinker?

By |2020-07-05T15:05:56+00:00October 18th, 2014|Categories: Alcohol, Binge Drinking, Boundaries, Counselling|

We have all heard about binge drinking. We all know it is simply drinking a lot of alcohol in one session and being drunk by the end of it. Since 2011, there's been an overall increase in the proportion of Australian drinkers who drink to get drunk from 35 to 47 per cent, So how much constitutes [...]