Psychology Articles

Articles and Guides To Help.

Learn more about the way our psychologists can help by reading our articles. We specialise in helping children, teenagers, and young adults understand the obstacles in their lives and build the skills needed to overcome them. 

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The Psychology of Pain

Pain can be debilitating. But as it is processed by the brain, can psychological support and strategies help you lessen its impact on your life?  

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Communicating With The Deaf Community

Being able to communicate defines us as humans and as a society. It helps us create the foundations of decision making and relationships. When communicating with people from the Deaf community, there is no one size fits all.

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What Is A Child Psychologist?

A child psychologist undergoes the same core training as other psychologists, which is a minimum of six years of higher education and clinical placements in Australia.

Managing Risk
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Managing Risk

Is someone you care about thinking about suicide? It can be very distressing when we are worried about the safety of somebody we care about.

Struggling With Worry and How We Can Help
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Do You Or Your Child Struggle With Worry?

Here is a handy little strategy for taming your inner worrier. Postpone your worrying to your allocated worry time. Say to yourself or your child, “we can take time to worry about this during the scheduled worry time”.

Better Self Psychology How To Set Boundaries
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How to Effectively Set our Boundaries with Others.

Setting (and sticking to!) boundaries is an essential step to maintaining our own wellbeing. Doing so allows us to make our expectations clear and ensure that our needs are being met in our relationships with others.

Better Self Psychology How Mental Health GPs Can Help
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How a Mental Health GP can Help

You may have come to the understanding that your mental health may benefit from seeking help, the next challenge is knowing where to start.

Better Self Psychology What Is a Mental Health Treatment Plan
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What is a Mental Health Care Plan?

A MHTP is a Mental Health Treatment Plan, or Mental Health Care Plan. It is Medicare-subsidised and allows you up to 10 sessions with a Psychologist.