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 [...]
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 [...]
In May 2019 the World Health Organisation (WHO) added burnout to its International Classification of Diseases. The term was first used as a psychological diagnosis in 1974 by Herman Freudenberger but there are descriptions of people suffering burnout long before then. “Burnout is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been [...]
Amima Counselling Brisbane Happy New Year! Learning an easy two-step process is a great way to help you start the year off strong and is also perfect to do anytime you have so many things on your plate that you feel like your head is going to explode. I want you to grab a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The 2017 Sensis Social Media Report confirms that Australia’s obsession with smartphones is growing, in fact almost 8 in 10 Australians (79%) are now on social media, which is up 10 points on last year. The report also found that locations and places that were once regarded as taboo for accessing social media, such as at [...]