Counselling Connection

"Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear." (Bertrand Russell) Myrmecophobia Phalacrophobia Hobophobia Acrophobia Pentheraphobia Hypengyophobia Venustraphobia Ailurophobia Gamophobia Ophidiophobia Arachnophobia Hydrophobia Alektorophobia Philophobia Logophobia Testophobia (try to guess what fear each of these words correspond to - answers are at the end of this post). Do ... Read More

“Relapse prevention began with the work of Marlatt and Parks (1982) and Marlatt and Gordon (1985) who noted that after success with the treatment of various behavioural problems – such as smoking, drinking, overeating, drug addiction, obsessive compulsive disorder and gambling – clients very often fell back into their old

Many of us already know that stress is a double edge sword. Stress can be good for us when preparing us for a special or threatening event. Many will be familiar with the concept of the Fight and Flight Syndrome. When a threat is perceived, our brain and body prepares ... Read More

It is important to be aware of the way in which stress may be impacting on you and your counselling work. Which aspects of you are more susceptible to the influence of stress? Relaxation strategies

“What do you find relaxing? Is it dancing, art, meditation, fishing, going for a walk

According to the Australian National Occupational Health and Safety Commission Report, December 2003, high stress levels lead to thousands of stress-related WorkCover claims every year. Cases of mental stress had by far the highest median (8.5 weeks) and average (16 weeks) time lost, and accounted for 29% of all new cases ... Read More