Why Australia’s Counselling Standards Must Remain Inclusive
Australia’s mental health sector stands at a crossroads. The recent draft of the National Standards for Counsellors and Psychotherapists has […]
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Tips to build up the counselling relationship
For counselling to be successful, it requires the client to share their experiences and behaviour honestly. Ideally, the counselling relationship
Advice for when you feel stuck with a client
Clients go to counsellors often because they feel stuck in some way and need help to resolve or get past
Helping clients struggling with loneliness
Loneliness is a very common human experience and different people experience different levels of it, with differing causes and effects.
The NDIS and providing counselling to people with disabilities
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a national scheme that provides funding to eligible people with disabilities and connects
Recognising and addressing shame as a counsellor
The difficulty in addressing shame is that it can be so heavily concealed. Shame is not necessarily always traumatic or
The Importance of Networking for Counsellors
Networking is essential to your professional success as a counsellor. When you are starting out, making connections with other mental
The Challenges and Benefits of Online Counselling
With modern technology it has become more viable for almost anyone to access the expertise of a counsellor online through
Dealing with Difficult Clients in Counselling
As a counsellor, you will inevitably come across difficult clients in your career and will need to deal with them
Confidentiality in Counselling
The purpose of confidentiality Ethical behaviour is fundamental to the counselling practice and one of the ethical concepts that are