Metacognition (‘thinking about thinking’) and a Novel Treatment for People with Severe Mental Illness
Recently, there’s been a noticeable increase in interest in mental health services for people with a severe mental illness - schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and major...
Planning for Peace of Mind: A Structured Approach to Wellbeing in Times of Uncertainty (and for any other time)
Whether you’re adjusting to working from home, navigating the challenges of home-schooling, coping with your local gym being locked down, or just missing your morning coffee from your favourite café, you’ve no doubt experienced a significant disruption to your daily...
Tips for Coping with Isolation and Global Uncertainty
Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexel If you are spending more time at home it is important to continue with a regular routine. Maintain a regular time for waking up and going to bed, eating at regular times, and getting ready and dressed each morning. You could use a...
Introducing Psychologist Kate Brayley
Psychologist Kate Brayley has joined the Brisbane Wellbeing Psychologists team as of March. Kate is consulting here every Monday and Tuesday. Kate enjoys working with her clients to overcome barriers to exercise and physical activity, weight-loss, with a focus on...
Introducing Psychologist Alicia Firth
Psychologist Alicia Firth has joined the Brisbane Wellbeing Psychologists team as of early February. Alicia is consulting here every Tuesday and Wednesday. Alicia may be new to our team, but has had lots of experience in the field. With experience in non for profit...
Coping Strategies for Worrying Thoughts
When an individual is no longer able to shrug off worry, it is time to take charge and learn the skills to manage these excessive worries. With the help of a psychologist, you can learn specific techniques which have been proven to effectively help people to reduce...
School Stress Through the Eyes of an Adolescent
This article is a guest blog from our lovely Year 11 work experience student, Isla, who recently had a placement at the clinic to learn more about working in the field of psychology. As the world around us has rapidly evolved, so have the experiences of different...
Introducing Clinical Psychologist Priyanka Komandur
Clinical Psychologist Priyanka Komandur has joined the Brisbane Wellbeing Psychologists team over the past few weeks, and has already hit the ground running! Priyanka is consulting here every Tuesday and Wednesday, and is currently studying a PhD which has allowed her...
Sleep
If you are having long term problems with your sleep, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) can help with insomnia. We have some 'heavy duty' strategies that work well, but first it can be helpful to try some of our suggestions below first. Remember: One strategy alone...
Cultivating a Sense of Wonder- How novel experiences and information can help us to feel happier
One of the most interesting ways to help our brain move from feeling stuck, depressed, stressed or anxious is to introduce new or novel information into our mind or our environment. A little bit of change can make quite an impact. We don’t need to completely overhaul...