Australia’s leading counselling directory for counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists, is excited to announce it is under new ownership and management. Clinton Power founded The Australia Counselling Directory in 2011 and it has been the leading online directory for finding a mental health professional in Australia. “The reason I started Australia Counselling is because I am…
To Whom it May Concern We, Australia Counselling, write to express our support for Marriage Equality. We support diversity in the workforce and recognise the rights of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) employees to live and work, free of prejudice and discrimination, with all the essential freedoms enjoyed by other members of…
by Clinton Power, founder Australia Counselling For World Mental Health Day, October 10 2015, I’m reflecting on the state of mental health in Australia – how far we’ve come, where we are today, and where we need to go next. One of the reasons I started the Australia Counselling Directory back in 2011 is I…
If you were to describe your life at the moment, how many of us would use the word ‘busy.’ How many of you have never ending ‘to-do’ lists? If someone asks you how you are – How many of you would reply ‘Good….but busy.’ Why are we so obsessed with packing our schedules, thinking a…
At Australia Counselling we are passionate about mental health. We have over 200 psychotherapists and counsellors on our national directory who are helping Australians every day in their private practices and clinics. But there are also many amazing mental health organisations in Australia that are doing incredible work to reduce the stigma of mental illness and…
Today, September 10, 2015 is World Suicide Prevention Day and suicide prevention organisation R U OK? is asking us to check with our family, friends and colleagues to ask how they’re doing. It’s an important time to pause, reflect and consider if you need to reach out to people in your community and ask them…
Dr Irvin D Yalom, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Stanford University has been inspiring and training psychotherapists for over 50 years as well as captivating audiences with his rich and compelling tales of psychotherapy. His text books Existential Psychotherapy and The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, have inspired generations of therapists. Dr Yalom’s fiction and non-fiction books…
Australia Counselling is thrilled to announce the launch this week of it’s completely redesigned website! Searching for an Australian counsellor, psychotherapist or psychologist has never been easier with our gorgeous mobile-responsive design that adapts to any computer screen or mobile device. The website redesign has been one year in the planning and taken six months…
In a recent episode of the ABC television show 4 Corners: Bringing the War Home, reporter Quentin McDermott discussed the distressing issue of thousands of our service men and women who are returning from war zones with trauma and PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). In this epsiode of 4 Corners, Exposure Therapy was discussed as…
