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by Lyndsay Babcock  Psychologist & Director – The Self Centre   We all experience difficulties in life and experience emotional pain or distress. While none of us can stop distress entering our (sometimes daily) lives, we can learn the skills necessary to...

This beautiful and powerful mindfulness script offers us all a moment to pause, be kind and show ourselves genuine self-compassion.

by Lyndsay Babcock  Psychologist & Director – The Self Centre   “Rest is for the weak” ... or is it?  How many times have you found yourself thinking “I'll rest later”, or “I’ll rest when I’m done”, or “when I’ve just completed one more task”… or even “I...

by Jo Mansergh Consulting Psychologist – The Self Centre   Tweens worry: about starting a new school year with a different teacher, new classmates and different expectations; about performing at school; about fitting in with friends, about unfamiliar situations...

Children do better in therapy when they have a parent supporting them.  Click here to download your FREE PDF resource for supporting children & teens through therapy.:

by Satty Singh Clinical Psychologist - The Self Centre Have you found yourself needing to repeat instructions multiple times to your child? How often have you found yourself wondering whether your child is listening or even paying attention? Do you wonder why they may...

by Carey Little  Clinical Psychologist - The Self Centre   Not finishing something is okay!    Yup…turns out that it is fine to not finish all our projects. Especially or perhaps despite that they were started with enthusiasm, good will, good intentions, or a...

by Carey Little  Clinical Psychologist - The Self Centre No matter who you are, or your religious denomination or lack thereof, the Christmas season takes over in December in ways both wonderful and exhausting. It’s a time of gift giving and showing appreciation of...

by Carey Little  Clinical Psychologist - The Self Centre   Have you noticed, the return to school and work from the recent Covid lockdown has been different to the first?  What has surprised many, is how tiring the return to school and work has been for everyone....

by Carey Little Clinical Psychologist - The Self Centre Did you know there was such a thing as World Smile Day? No? Me neither until I was asked to write this blog 😀. And given the designated day is 1st October, you are likely reading this after the celebration has...

by Carey Little Clinical Psychologist - The Self Centre The dictionary tells us that “Joy” is a feeling of good pleasure; or someone or something that provides a deep and internalised sense of well-being. “Enjoy” is to take delight or pleasure in an action, activity,...

By Lyndsay Babcock Principal Psychologist Director The Self Centre Our ‘tweens’ & teens are struggling! Reports of stress, distress and mental health concerns are on the rise, and COVID has compounded an already complex and difficult landscape for this population....

by Carey Little - Clinical Psychologist at The Self Centre    “omg1 idk2…irl3 be like my p4 so in the olden day5!”  (Don’t understand the lingo? Follow the numbers and check below 😊)    “Oh, my gawd. I do not understand my teenager! When did they become an...

by Carey Little - Clinical Psychologist   Are you an “over thinker”?  Do you see the worst happening in almost every issue or situation in your life? Do you spend time re-hashing something you did or said and each time seeing worse outcomes and everyone seeing...

One in eight men in Australia will experience depression and one in five will experience anxiety at some point in their life.  But guess what?  If you are reading this blog to find out about how to access face to face mental health support, chances are you identify as...

At The Self Centre, we work with a lot of people experiencing negative thoughts and low mood. It is not uncommon to have negative thoughts, or even low mood from time to time, but when these experiences show up regularly in our daily lives we begin to suffer....

The mornings are a little bit darker and a welcome coolness is creeping in to our nights. Autumn is coming and it always makes me think about the changing seasons of our lives, with the beautiful transformation of the leaves changing colour and falling to the ground....

By Satty Singh Consulting Psychologist & Clinical Registrar  Sometimes it is hard to seek help, especially when we feel like we have tried everything and ‘nothing has worked’ This is one of the most common things I have seen in private practice to date. People...

(Written by Carey Little, Clinical Psychologist for The Self Centre 2021) When thinking about depression most people imagine someone stuck in a continual blur of sadness, crying all the time, unable to be happy about anything, having no hope and no desire to engage in...

At The Self Centre we spend a lot of time working with people to discover their values, and live a life aligned with them. When you identify your values, you can set meaningful goals that are congruent with who you are, and this means you are much more likely to...

Self Care means taking care of all aspect of yourself - from your thoughts to your actions. Please feel free to download our Mental Health checklist to assist in tracking each aspect:

Has anyone ever told you that you were moody when you were feeling tired? Even though you may not want to hear it – it’s probably true. Lack of sleep does not only make you feel horrible, it also affects your emotional well-being. After a sleepless night, you are more...

2020 – what a year so far!  A year unlike any others in living memory. As we slowly shift into a ‘COVID normal’ reality, many of us are experiencing the symptoms of stress, anxiety and low mood as we learn to live in this new world. Many people are finding themselves...

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Larissa, can you tell us a bit about your life at The Self Centre? I work at The Self Centre which is a wonderfully calm and welcoming practice. I generally start my day by turning on calm music on and lighting up the candles. A coffee is must, so that is definitely...

  “I just can't turn off my thoughts…. There are so many things that can go wrong.” “I wake up in the middle of the night with a pounding heart and dry mouth- I am almost to scared to fall asleep every night.” “Why hasn’t my friend replied to my message? What if...

“If only I could sleep all night!”   Anyone who has had disrupted sleep knows the power of a good night sleep. However, for those who struggle nightly the consequences are quite huge.  We can become so used to broken sleep that we don’t even realise the impact it...

In times of change and transition, we are more prone to feeling the symptoms of stress. All the more reason to take good care of yourself when you are going through times of change, and COVID-19 has certainly brought about change for us all. Here are our top 5 tips…