Psychologist, Registered Clinical Psychologists - Dr Peter Gibbons and Adri Hunt
The therapeutic aim is to identify obstacles between clients's current state and where they want to be. Strategies involve frustration and distress tolerance, skills development and cognitive behavioural strategies.
Stress is a common and normal physical response to challenging or new situations.
Everyone experiences stress differently.
Stress can be a positive reaction when it helps to overcome challenges and motivate you.
Stress becomes problematic when it makes you feel overwhelmed or continues for a long time however with the right relaxation techniques or professional help, the negative, long-term effects of stress can be prevented
Stress is endemic in our society which places so much emphasis on doing, doing, doing over being. Feeling chronically stressed affects physical and mental health is so many ways. Psychotherapy can help identify and think about what needs to change.
My work focuses upon an holistic view of the individual and their history. This means our focus is less upon individual 'symptoms' and alleviation of these, and more upon what the 'symptom' might be communicating about imbalance in the individual. This leads on to an examination as to what needs to change at the level of body, mind, emotion and spirit.
12% of Australians experience severe levels of stress according to the Stress & Wellbeing Survey conducted by the Australian Psychological Society in 2011. Our therapists employ a variety of approaches to help you regain your balance. These include helping you identify the causes of your stress, managing underlying emotions and value struggles, developing better assertiveness and looking at your overall relaxation strategies