What is the first session with a psychologist like?
Psychology Sessions at Huntingdale Psychology, Counselling & Clinical Hypnotherapy. Making the first step to see a psychologist can be a daunting experience for many, the fear of the unknown combined with uncertainty regarding what to expect within the first session with a Psychologist may hold back many people from seeking help with their Mental Health […]
Protecting Yourself As An LGBTI Person From The Coming “Religious Freedom” Debates
It is an unfortunate fact of life that LGBTI Australians are getting “mixed messages” from the Federal government. On the one hand there is a stated wish to reduce suicides. However there are also moves afoot that can be reasonably expected to increase suicidal thoughts, if not actions. By this I refer to proposed laws […]
Fathers And Fathers Day 2019 – A Time To Reflect And Learn
As you (probably) like me start getting emails or see other advertising from companies trying to sell you items or experiences related to Father’s Day, (the first Sunday in September,) I thought it might be appropriate to again reflect on the roles and influences of Fathers and Father Figures. For some of us, our fathers […]
Books For Blokes #1 – “Male Order: Manning Up In The Modern World” By Richard Clune
Books for Blokes #1: Review on Male Order by Psychologist Colin Longworth By way of introduction, I’ve recently started reading (and in the case of one re-reading) three books that could broadly be described as relating to guys. The “Big Daddy” of them is Steve Biddulph’s classic, “Manhood: An action plan for changing men’s […]
LGBTI People And Religion – Is It Like “Trying To Mix Oil And Water”?
The title of this blog is a variation on the chapter title: “Gay men and Religion: Mixing Water and Oil?” from an edited book I first read many years ago (Gay Life: Leisure, Love and Living for the Contemporary Gay Male – edited by Eric E. Rofes). Some people (wrongly) think that it is not […]
FIFO Workers And Mental Health: Telehealth Can Help
I wonder how many other people saw the page 3 article “Stress is greater for FIFO workers” by Cathy O’Leary, in the May 15th 2018 edition of the “West Australian”? Reading through the article, and the just published research article it refers to from the Medical Journal of Australia, I was reminded of my work […]
Cost Benefit Of Psychological Services: Psychology – Doesn’t Cost It Pays (Updated March 2025)
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has looked at the frequency of mental health problems in the Australian population. This (2020-2021) document notes that: In 2020-21, of the 19.6 million Australians aged 16-85 years: Over two in five (43.7% or 8.6 million people) had experienced a mental disorder at some time in their life. One in […]
Review: The Asshole Survival Guide – How To Deal With People Who Treat You Like Dirt
I first came across Bob Sutton’s (2010) book “The No Asshole Rule: Building a civilised workplace and surviving one that isn’t” by chance a few years ago. When I see clients, who work in difficult workplaces, I will often refer them to the original book. I even had one case some years ago after a […]
