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Technology Assisted Counselling at CQ Psych Services We’re all in this together now! While we are all preparing for the impact of COVID-19 and people are taking important precautions such as social distancing and self-isolation, CQ Psych Services is continuing to support our community by temporarily adding Technology Assisted Counselling (TAC) sessions to our available…

What is Technology Assisted Counselling? A Technology Assisted Counselling (TAC) appointment is just like any other appointment you have with your treating psychologist or allied health worker. The only difference is it is not face to face in the usual sense. What you should know For a long time, the use of technology has made…

The adolescent years are often like being in a funhouse of mirrors – easy to get lost and not always reflecting an accurate self-image. Supporting young people in navigating these times can be draining and confusing for a parent. A confident and resilient adolescent is more likely to make positive social connections, avoid negative peer…

Stress and anxiety share many of the same physical and psychology symptoms, making it difficult to spot the differences between them. Getting a proper diagnosis is key to receiving the right management and treatment. With the right help, you can learn how to reduce the impact of stress and manage your anxiety. What is Stress?…

Resilience Good parenting means letting your children fail often While it’s perfectly natural for parents to want to protect their children and keep them safe, it’s often the case that parents take this need to protect too far. Often, kids are not permitted to explore and navigate their world without close supervision for fear that…

Most of us spend a lot of time inside our own mind. We worry about our present, the future, and replay events from the past – often in the form of ‘what if’ statements. This negative focus can result in a generally pessimistic view of life and prevent us from enjoying experiences. This can be…

Sleep is a vital part of our health and wellbeing, and yet we rarely take any notice of our sleep patterns until an issue occurs. The time we spend sleeping is restorative for both the body and mind. The Centre for Clinical Interventions promotes sleep as “important for general physical health, restoring energy, repairing injuries…

Depression, Anxiety and Stress. Few of us avoid the impact of this trio in our modern day lives. Unfortunately, they all have us viewing life through a negative lens and predicting the worst. We filter our environment looking for evidence that supports our negative predictions and ignore or brush off what doesn’t fit (the gratitude…

Having a teenager in the family leads to many challengers. As a parent we need to adjust our perceptions to recognise the emerging adult while managing the behaviours which are not always as mature as we would like. Understanding the development of the adolescent brain can be very helpful in understanding a teenager. On average,…

We’ve all heard the catch phrase “work, life balance” but we need to think of this with a third prong – SELF. As parents we often must prioritise the multiple commitments and responsibilities that occur in day-to-day life. Unfortunately, many parents place their own needs low in the list or worst still forget to include…