Beginning A New Year

What is this blog all about? This blog will consolidate all the previous blogs I have written. These have all been based around
counselling psychology and how it might help you in your life. This time I will be including art work that I have created.  In the corner to the left are my details if you would like counselling. This can be done via messenger, text, Skype or in person if you live in Brisbane.

Who am I? I am a student of life, aren't we all. I am a qualified counselor and I am currently studying a postgraduate in psychology. I also work as a support worker and as a behavior technician. I am the mother of four men and grandmother of two granddaughters. I am an learner artist and an animal lover.

My aim is to demystify counselling and psychology so that you are able to be your own counselor with the occasional help of others around you. This may take the form of a professional like myself or friends and family members. Preferably a mixture of all these people. "No man is an Island"(John Donne). Life really is worth examination and self awareness is a big part of becoming the best version of yourself. Psychology and Counselling are the first step to understanding and self development.

Mental Wellness is all part of overall well-being. If we look after our mental health we are more able to look after our overall health. If we feel better and have the right attitude we are more likely to go to the gym, pursue an interesting hobby, look to build our careers and find a partner that matches our own feeling of well-being.

Next week I will explain counselling and in the coming weeks I will write about changing behavior, different counselling modalities and building relationships. I will provide sources where I have gained the information and links to interesting websites.  I look forward to revamping some of my old writing and sharing my knowledge with you.  In the meantime a beautiful poem mentioned earlier.


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