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COUNSELLING - AREAS OF CONCERN

With You Every Step of the Way

Almost half of Australians aged 16-85 years reported that they would have met the criteria for a diagnosis of a mental disorder at some point in their life. A whopping 65% of people with mental illness do not access any treatment. Every day, at least 6 Australians die from suicide and a further thirty people will attempt to take their own life.

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ANXIETY

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DEPRESSION

RELATIONSHIP ISSUES

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PARENTING ISSUES

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ADDICTION

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TRAUMA

GRIEF & LOSS

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CAREER

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Stressed Man

STRESS

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ANGER

PSYCHOTHERAPY - AREAS OF CONCERN

If you identify with any number of items from the list below, I can assist you to better manage these issues.

Unstable relationships with partners and/or friends
Loving, then hating, then loving 
Falling in love too quickly
Losing feeling for the person you recently felt strong emotion for 
Consistent irresponsibility
Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
Doing things that are illegal
Frantic efforts to avoid abandonment
Needs to obtain reassurance and support from others
Exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements. 
Expects automatic agreement with his or her expectations

Has difficulty expressing disagreement with others 
Has difficulty making everyday decisions or has difficulty initiating projects, or doing things on his or her own (because of a lack of self-confidence in judgment or abilities)
Impulsivity in at least two areas that are potentially self-damaging (e.g., spending, sex, substance abuse, reckless driving, binge eating)
Takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her, preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
Lack of close friends 
Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another

Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
Needs others to assume responsibility for most major areas of his or her life
Reckless disregard for safety of self or others
Suicidal behaviour, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behaviour
Shows arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes
Requires excessive admiration
Urgently seeks another relationship as a source of care and support when a close relationship ends
Obsessive reoccurring patterns of thinking
Odd thinking and speech 
Feel personally attacked but you are the only one who thinks it is an attack. You reply with defence and/or a counter attack.  
Reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into other people’s comments or actions
Thinking that people are thinking bad things about you

Significant worry about how you might be seen by someone else. Thinking on behalf of other people.

Reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into other peoples comments or actions

Thinking that people are thinking bad things about you

Significant worry about how you might be seen by someone else. Thinking on behalf of other people.

Automatic defensive/ aggressive reaction to others for something you perceive as threatening or attacking. 

Exhibiting emotions too intense for a situation

Difficulty calming down when upset

Difficulty decreasing negative emotions

Being less able to calm themselves

Difficulty understanding emotional experiences

Becoming avoidant or aggressive when dealing with negative emotions

Experiencing more negative emotions


Exhibiting more extreme emotions

Difficulty identifying emotional cues

Difficulty recognizing their own emotions

Focusing on the negative

Difficulty controlling their attention

Being impulsive

Difficulty decreasing their negative emotions

Difficulty calming down when upset

Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults

Regularly thinking about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or family

Reluctant to trust in others because of fear that the information will be used against him or her

Persistently bearing grudges (i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights)


Worried or obsessed about your partner cheating.

Emotional instability 

Chronic feelings of emptiness/ boredom

Unable to sit in silence alone

Inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger (e.g., frequent displays of temper, constant anger, recurrent physical fights)

Stress-related paranoid thoughts.

Frequent zoning out

Scattered feelings which are misplaced given the context

Social anxiety 

Flat, depressed, heavy

Feeling uncomfortable or helpless when alone 

Preoccupied with fears

Suspicion that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving 

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      I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Dharawal Nation & I pay my respects to their Land, Water, Sky and Dreaming of which I live and work.

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